PhD Candidate in the area of professional skill development in higher education at Maastricht University

PhD Candidate in the area of professional skill development in higher education at Maastricht University
PhD Candidate in the area of professional skill development in higher education at Maastricht University

Published	Deadline	Location
13 Apr	30 Apr	Maastricht

Are you self-motivated, curious, and interested in scientific research? Do you have the ambition, mindset, and skills required to become an impactful researcher? If so, this PhD position at the ERD department might be the challenge you are looking for!
Job description

The Department of Educational Research and Development (ERD) at the School of Business and Economics (SBE) of Maastricht University offers a 4-year PhD position for a student with a (Research) Master of Science degree or equivalent, starting in September 2023. 

At SBE, we offer a dynamic and challenging job in an internationally oriented organisation where students receive advanced education and scholars conduct exciting research. The PhD Candidate will have the opportunity to carry out research within the ERD department, in the context of the topic described below, and within the PhD programme of the Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE). As such, the PhD student will contribute to the development and outreach of our research. Working at SBE enables the candidate to be part of an (inter)national network of top universities and renowned scholars.

The selected PhD Candidate will work on a project aimed at studying ‘Professional skill development in higher education’. One of the main aims of higher education is to prepare students for a dynamic and constantly evolving labour market. To this end, students need lifelong professional skills such as leadership, teamwork, and reflective skills. The primary goal of this PhD project is to advance knowledge on characteristics of effective professional skill development of students in higher education. This PhD project will focus primarily on the scholarly fields of Educational Research, Educational Psychology, and Counselling. Yet, it also seeks to integrate knowledge from the field of Learning and Development as well as Business and Organizational Psychology to produce a more novel, rounded, and in-depth investigation into this phenomenon. Another unique aspect of this PhD project is that it involves a collaboration between different faculties across Maastricht University in which you will work closely together with colleagues at SBE and the faculty of Law.

Specifications

• max. 38 hours per week
• €2541—€3247 per month
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Maastricht University (UM)

Requirements

You hold a 1-year master’s degree or a 2-year research master’s degree. You have a strong affinity for research, have developed research skills over the course of your studies and are willing to develop them further over the course of your PhD. You are fluent in both spoken and written English and share our ambition to conduct high-quality research with scientific and practical/societal impact. You have a background in the field of (organizational, social, or experimental) psychology, educational sciences, learning and development, (human resource) management or other related fields.

Conditions of employment

Fixed-term contract: 4 years.

The full-time position is offered for four years. The first year will be a probation period, after a positive assessment the position will be extended for another 3 years.

Remuneration will be according to standard salary levels for PhD-candidate.
Your salary will be € 2,541 gross per month in the first year up to € 3,247 gross per month in the fourth year. An 8% holiday and an 8.3% year-end allowance is also provided.

This PhD position involves a division of research tasks (80%) and teaching/educational tasks (20%), for example serving as a tutor, supervisor, coach or course (co-)coordinator at SBE and/or the faculty of Law. In these tasks, you will be supervised by a multidisciplinary team based at SBE and the faculty of Law.

You have to be willing to move to (the vicinity of) Maastricht. If you do not already live in Maastricht (or its direct surroundings), you will be eligible for an allowance for moving costs. If you do not already live in Maastricht (or its direct surroundings), you might be eligible for an allowance for alternative housing. Other secondary conditions include a pension scheme and partially paid parental leave.

The terms of employment of Maastricht University are set out in the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities (CAO). Furthermore, local UM provisions also apply. For more information look at the website www.maastrichtuniversity.nl  > About UM > Working at UM .

Employer
Maastricht University

Maastricht University is renowned for its unique, innovative, problem-based learning system, which is characterized by a small-scale and student-oriented approach. Research at UM is characterized by a multidisciplinary and thematic approach, and is concentrated in research institutes and schools. Maastricht University has around 22,000 students and about 5,000 employees. Reflecting the university's strong international profile, a fair amount of both students and staff are from abroad. The university hosts 6 faculties: Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Faculty of Law, School of Business and Economics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience. 
For more information, visit www.maastrichtuniversity.nl .

Department

School of Business and Economics
SBE is the youngest economics and business faculty in the Netherlands with a distinctively international profile. It belongs to the 1% of business schools worldwide to be triple-crown accredited (EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA). SBE strongly believes in close connections with its academic partners and societal stakeholders, with its students and alumni, and with businesses and organisations in the Limburg Euregion, the Netherlands, Europe and the rest of the world. SBE is committed to increasing the gender diversity of its academic community and wants to stimulate the creation of a more diverse and inclusive community. For more information see: https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/about-um/faculties/school-business-and-economics

Department
The Department of Educational Research and Development is a vibrant international group of academics dedicated to examining fundamental and practical issues in professional education. We are particularly interested in (under)graduate business and economics education, training, and design of management learning practices. Our staff members probe the ways education influences student learning. Special attention is paid to problem-based learning and other innovative ways of organising learning in (under)graduate education. We conduct research on various aspects of innovative education and learning, develop courses and provide training and consultancy to educators in higher education. For more information see: https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/research/department-educational-research-and-development-erd

Additional information

For more information regarding this vacancy, you can contact:
Dr. Laurie Delnoij, Assistant Professor at the ERD department
E: [email protected]

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Application procedure

Applications should include a letter of motivation and a curriculum vitae.

Send your application, stating the vacancy number AT2023.165, by email to:
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Maastricht University is committed to promoting and nurturing a diverse and inclusive community. We believe that diversity in our staff and student population contributes to the quality of research and education at UM, and strive to enable this through inclusive policies and innovative projects led by teams of staff and students. We encourage you to apply for this position.

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