Phd Position On Understanding The Global Movement - Leiden, Nederland - Universiteit Leiden

Universiteit Leiden

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Leiden, Nederland

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Geplaatst door:

Daan Van den Berg

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Beschrijving

Vacaturenr.

14858

Functie-categorie

Omvang (fte)

1,0

Extern/intern

Extern

Locatie

Leiden

Geplaatst op

14 mei 2024

Sluitingsdatum

4 juni 2024

PhD Position on Understanding the Global Movement for Open Research Information

What you will do
The purpose of this position is to produce original PhD research that contributes to the goals of the CWTS strategic Focal Area on Information and Openness

The research will entail:

Developing a theoreticallyinformed social science account of this emerging reform agenda.
Mapping, explaining and/or evaluating the contemporary open research information landscape.
Surfacing opportunities, challenges and frictions in attempts to challenge closed, proprietary forms of research information ownership and control.
Empirically exploring what it means in practice to promote and implement broad values such as openness, transparency, inclusiveness, and community ownership of information.

Further information about the potential problems you might wish to address are available in this document: CWTS PhD extended project description.

Where you will work

The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences consists of five institutes: Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, Political Science, and Psychology.

The faculty has approximately 7000 students and 1000 staff members.

Within the institutes, not only education is provided but also groundbreaking research is conducted that pushes the boundaries of our understanding of human behaviour and societal structures.

What makes our faculty unique is the diversity of research topics, the various styles of teaching, and the way professional support is organized; this provides you with the opportunity to explore and develop your interests and expertise.

Visit our website for an impression:
Welcome to the Leiden Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences - Leiden University.

Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS)_

The Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University is a renowned research institute in the field of research on research.

Our mission is to improve how science is practiced and governed and how it serves society.

We perform cutting-edge research in which we use large datasets to analyze the activities of researchers, the outputs resulting from these activities, and the downstream impact of these outputs.

We also support research organizations by providing them with sophisticated data-driven research analytics and research intelligence. For more information, please visit our website.

What you bring

An interest in theoreticallyinformed empirical social science research
Fluency in English language
Degree in sociology, science and technology studies, organization studies, information studies, or related relevant discipline.
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Impeccable project management and time management skills
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

What we offer

Our goal is to work together to create a transparent and inclusive work environment in which everyone feels welcome and appreciated.

Our organisation is always evolving, and we need your ideas for improvement and innovation to take us further. We want to devote attention to your personal development.

You can expect an enjoyable job within the socially relevant world of education and research.

The University's challenging and international work environment is located just steps away from Leiden's lively city centre or the bustling city centre of The Hague.

We also want to work with you to devote attention to your health and vitality, for example with the fun activities we organise through Healthy University.

We also offer:

A salary of a minimum of €2.541 in the first year and a maximum of €3.247 in the last year gross per month, based on a fulltime appointment (38 hours) (scale P);
A holiday allowance (8%), an endofyear bonus (8,3%), and an attractive pension scheme at ABP;
Flexible working hours: as a standard, you are entitled to a minimum of 29 leave days on the basis of a fulltime working week of 38 hours; you can also save for extra leave, for example by working 40 hours a week, and in this way accrue an extra 96 leave hours, or exchange 96 leave hours for a 36hour week.
Lots of options when it comes to secondary employment conditions; we can, for example, discuss options for a sabbatical or paid parental leave. Within our terms of employment individual choices model, you can exchange leave days and/or salary for benefits such as an advantageous sports subscription or bicycle scheme, and we also offer childcare options;
If your work allows it, hybrid working is possible within the Netherlands;
A homeworking allowance (day and internet allowance) and attention for good workplaces. The University will also provide you with a laptop and a mobile telephone (if applicable for the positi