Two PhD positions in Business-to-government data sharing for addressing societal challenges (0.8 -1.0 FTE)

Vacancy 1. We seek highly motivated candidates who:

• have an interest in digital innovation, data-driven policy, big data in government or the like;
• have a background in public administration, political science, digital government, information systems, organization studies, innovation studies and/or a related discipline;
• are willing to learn about institutional theory and related theories;
• have experience with qualitative (case studies) and/or quantitative (survey) research methods;
• have an interest (or prior experience) in collaborating with city governments (municipalities);
• are proficient in English (proficiency in Dutch or another European language is an advantage but not a requirement);
• have an interest (or prior experience) of working in an international/EU context, as well as good (stakeholder) communication and project management skills;
• have solid scientific writing skills.

• have an interest in digital innovation, data-driven policy, big data in government or the like;
• have a background in public administration, political science, organization studies, innovation studies, information systems, and/or a related discipline;
• have an interest (or prior experience) in collaborating with national statistics offices;
• are willing to learn about institutional theory and related theories;
• have experience with qualitative (case studies) research methods;
• are proficient in English (proficiency in Dutch or another European language is an advantage but not a requirement);
• have an interest (or prior experience) of working in an international/EU context, as well as good (stakeholder) communication and project management skills;
• have solid scientific writing skills.
  

We offer:

• a position (0.8-1.0 FTE) for 4 years;
• a full-time gross salary between €2,770 in the first year and €3,539 in the fourth year of employment in scale P of the Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities;
• 8% holiday bonus and 8.3% end-of-year bonus;
• a pension scheme, partially paid parental leave, and flexible employment conditions based on the Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities.
  

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To apply, please provide, via the 'apply' button, your CV, motivation letter, an example of written research work, and contact details of 2 reference persons. In your motivation letter, indicate whether you are applying for vacancy 1 or vacancy 2 or for both.