Four PhD positions at the Institute for Historical, Literary and Cultural Studies

Vacancy number: 23.07.16
Application deadline: 1 April 2016

Responsibilities

As a PhD candidate you will participate in the research institute for Historical, Literary and Cultural Studies (HLCS) of the Faculty of Arts. Projects should be in accordance with one of the institute’s research groups. Click here for descriptions of the HLCS research groups.

What we expect from you

You should have a Research Master’s degree (or expect to complete the degree before September 2016) or similar qualifications in one of the disciplines related to HLCS. You are result-oriented, are fluent in English and have excellent writing skills in the language in which you intend to write your dissertation. Demonstrable research experience in the field of your proposal will be considered an advantage.

What we have to offer

Employment: 0.8 – 1.0 FTE
In addition to the salary: an 8% holiday allowance and an 8.3% end-of-year bonus

The gross starting salary amounts to €2,174 per month based on full-time employment, and will increase to €2,779 per month in the fourth year.

The total duration of the contract is 4 years. You will be appointed for an initial period of 18 months, after which your performance will be evaluated. If the evaluation is positive, the contract will be extended by 2.5 years.
You will be classified as a PhD student (promovendus) in the Dutch university job-ranking system (UFO).
Would you like to know more?

For more information about this vacancy, please contact:
Peter van der Heiden, Coordinator of the Graduate School for the Humanities
Telephone: + 31 24 3615559
E-mail: P.vanderHeiden@let.ru.nl

Are you interested?

Your application must be supported by a declaration of approval written by your intended supervisor within HLCS, whom you should contact well in advance of the deadline. (Information on possible supervisors and their fields of expertise is available here.)

The application consists of a summary (500 words maximum) of your proposal, the names of the intended supervisors of your project, your curriculum vitae and a list of all grades obtained for your BA and MA degrees. Please make sure that all information is provided in one PDF document, which can be uploaded here.

Selected applicants will be invited to write a full proposal, to be submitted before May 1st, according to the guidelines you can download here (docx, 16 kB).

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