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Deadline: 4 May 2014
Two Chairs in Sociology (Universiteit van Amsterdam)
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences - Department of Sociology and
Anthropology
Salary indication
€5,003 to €8,795 gross per month
Hours
38 hours per week
Vacancy number
14-104
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology is one of the departments in the
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG). Research and education are
carried out by special institutes. The College of Social Sciences (CSS) and the
Graduate School for the Social Sciences (GSSS) are responsible for the
undergraduate and graduate teaching programmes in the social sciences. One of
the programmes that is in need of strengthening is General Social Sciences.
Research takes place under the aegis of the Amsterdam Institute for Social
Science Research (AISSR), a multidisciplinary research institute, the biggest
one of its kind in the Netherlands. The broad scope and pluralism of our
education and research programmes are inspired by and reflect a strong degree
of internationalization. The AISSR Programme Groups ‘Political Sociology:
Power, Place and Difference’ and ‘Institutions, Inequalities and Life Courses’
consists of researchers involved in sociology (aissr.uva.nl). These scholars,
alongside colleagues from other groups and disciplines, collaborate in various
interdisciplinary centres, including the Centre for Urban Studies, the Centre
for Global Health, the Amsterdam Centre for Inequality Studies, the Institute
for Migration and Ethnic Studies (IMES) and the Amsterdam Center for Gender and
Sexuality (ARC-GS).
One of the BA Programmes of the CSS—Interdisciplinary Social Sciences—is in need
of further strengthening, notably in the fields of ‘migration and social
cohesion’ and ‘labour and inequality’. The Department of Sociology and
Anthropology has therefore openings for two Chairs in Sociology.
Chair in Sociology, in particular the study of Migration and Social Cohesion
The first chair will be embedded in the program group ‘Political Sociology:
Power, Place and Difference’, and focuses on the interdisciplinary study of
migration and social cohesion. International migration in recent decades has
become a major phenomenon worldwide and European metropoles,
Amsterdam being one of them, have obviously served as loci of attraction. These
cities have developed a ‘glocal’ character that draws together global and local
identities. They have become veritable laboratories of diversity in which new
ways of living together are constantly negotiated and in which new forms of
social and political mobilisation are manifest through new conflicts and
persistent frictions.
The chair’s area of study will pertain to the mobility of individuals and groups
across national boundaries as well as the process of integration of immigrants
and their descendants in the society of destination and the concomitant
development of social cohesion. While acknowledging transnational realities,
integration and social cohesion are used as umbrella terms covering a variety
of other concepts that refer to specific dimensions of the settlement process
(acculturation, incorporation, adaptation, inclusion, etcetera). Central
questions are: How do social, political, economic and cultural processes at the
international or transnational level influence new forms of diversity and new
forms of belonging, and what does this mean for the allocation of citizenship
rights to individuals and groups? What is the role of the government herein and
what are the (perverse) effects of governmental interventions? And, vice versa,
how do new forms of diversity and integration (in metropoles) influence
international and transnational political, economic and cultural processes?
Chair in Sociology, in particular the study of Labour and Social Inequality
The second chair will be embedded in the program group ‘Institutions,
Inequalities and Life Courses’, and will focus on the interdisciplinary study
of labour and social Inequality. This field has become particularly interesting
lately, due to the expansion of higher education, the flexibilisation and
feminisation of the labour market, the increased involvement of international
workers, the greying of the population and—more generally—the globalisation of
the economy and the restructuring of the welfare system. Together they shape
new differentiations, uncertainties, and inequalities in the current
post-industrial society. Labour, to be sure, should not be approached as just a
socioeconomic factor, but also as an vector for social inequality and social
cohesion.
The two new chairs are currently expected to spend 60 percent of their time on
teaching (of which two thirds would be in the BA Program Interdisciplinary
Social Sciences and one third in the MA Program), and 40 percent on research.
Both activities include administrative tasks and services to the academic
community.
Job description
Contributing to the broad and diverse research and teaching profile of Sociology
in Amsterdam, notably the AISSR and the Interdisciplinary Social Sciences BA
Programme;
developing, carrying out and supervising empirical sociological research at a
high academic level, further developing international leadership in this field,
developing a line of research in collaboration with junior staff members and
other researchers working at the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science
Research (AISSR) and its sociology Program Groups;
teaching general, specialist and methodological courses in the Bachelor
Programme Interdisciplinary Social Sciences of the CSS as well as other
relevant Bachelor's-, Master's-, Research Master's- and PhD-programs of our
department, and supervising graduate students;
acquiring and helping to acquire external funding for research (also on behalf
of junior researchers);
actively contributing to the development of sociology in the national and
international context by publishing and participating in national and
international research networks and educational initiatives;
carrying out administrative tasks on behalf of the Department of Sociology and
Anthropology, the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR) and
their interdisciplinary centres, the teaching programs, and so forth.
Requirements
Strong general knowledge in the field of sociology as well as knowledge and
experience in combining sociology with other disciplines;
commitment to the research agenda of the AISSR in general and either the Program
Group ‘Political Sociology’ or ‘Institutions, Inequality and
Internationalisation’ in particular, and commitment to enhance
interdisciplinary collaborations in one of these specific fields;
outstanding track record in empirical research either on the theme of ‘migration
and social cohesion’ or ‘labour and inequality’, as exemplified by a strong
publication record in internationally peer reviewed journals and/or books
published by internationally recognized press;
demonstrated ability to acquire research funding from external sources (e.g.
Netherlands’ Organisation for Scientific Research or other research councils,
European Union, or other national and international funding agencies);
thorough mastery of quantitative and/or qualitative research methods;
a proven record of high-quality teaching, preferably at Bachelor's-, Master's-
and PhD-level. Also a commitment to teaching general courses as well as
specialist courses in the Bachelor's and Master's programs in Sociology and in
the interdisciplinary Research Master Social Sciences;
track record in administration and commitment to carry out administrative tasks;
adequate knowledge of Dutch, or the willingness to learn the Dutch language
within two years;
in possession of the Dutch Basic Teaching Qualification (or foreign equivalent),
or willingness to acquire such a qualification on a fairly short term.
Further information
For more information about this position, please contact:
Prof. Dr. Jan Rath, Chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology
T: +31 (0)20 525 2504
Appointment
Depending on qualifications and experience, the salary will range from €5.003 to
€8.795 in conformity with the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities.
Secondary benefits at Dutch universities are attractive and include 8% holiday
pay and an 8.3% end of year bonus.
Job application
Applications by email only. These should include:
1a concise statement of motivation (2 pages max.);
2CV and list of publications;
3a statement outlining research plans (2 pages max.);
4a statement outlining teaching philosophy (1 page max.);
5a list of three referees.
At this stage of the procedure, please do not send letters of reference or
proofs of your academic writing. All documents should be collected and sent as
one single pdf email attachment with your name in the title to
[log in to unmask] Please mention ‘HL ASW Sociology Application ’ in
the subject line, along with either MSC (Migration and Social Cohesion) or LSI
(Labour and Social Inequality), depending upon which one of the two chairs you
are applying for.
The deadline for applications is 4 May 2014.
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