Job Information
- Organisation/Company
- Utrecht University
- Research Field
- Cultural studies
- Researcher Profile
- First Stage Researcher (R1)
- Country
- Netherlands
- Application Deadline
- Type of Contract
- Temporary
- Job Status
- Not Applicable
- Hours Per Week
- 40.0
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
- Not funded by an EU programme
- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
- No
Offer Description
During this PhD project, you will study why in some families gender inequality in the division of labour persists generation after generation.
Your job
Why is there still gender inequality in the division of labour? Is it reproduced generation after generation? Although women’s labour force participation has increased over the past decades, women still work fewer hours and earn less income than men. Adding to this gender inequality, is the persistent gendered division of housework and childcare, with women doing the lion’s share of unpaid work.
An important explanation for the persistence of this inequality is that gendered patterns in paid and unpaid work are transmitted from one generation to the next. This PhD project aims to better understand the role of intergenerational transmission for gender inequality by:
- studying similarity in paid work and unpaid work for fathers and mothers, sons and daughters;
- studying sources of variation in intergenerational transmission; and
- testing theoretical explanations for these moderating effects.
The project will use large scale existing data and survey data that will be collected for the purpose of this project.
The PhD project will be carried out at the department of Sociology and consists of the following tasks and responsibilities:
- conducting the research (literature review, analysing data, reporting results) resulting in international scientific publications and a dissertation;
- collecting survey data on the parental division of labour as an addition to the LISS-panel;
- presenting at national and international conferences;
- active participation in activities of the department;
- teaching (max. 10% of your time).
Requirements
We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate, who
- has (almost) finished a (Research) Master programme in Sociology, Interdisciplinary Social Science, or a comparable field;
- has a strong interest in the study of gender inequalities and/or families;
- has experience with quantitative research and advanced statistical methods;
- enjoys doing research and reporting the results in scientific articles;
- wants to share scientific knowledge with the general public;
- has good social skills and is creative;
- has good writing and presentation skills in English (and preferably also Dutch).
Additional Information
We offer:
- a position for one year, with an extension to a total of four years upon successful assessment;
- 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 (CAO);
- 8% holiday bonus and 8.3% end-of-year bonus;
- a pension scheme, partially paid parental leave, and flexible employment conditions based on the CAO.
In addition to the employment conditions from the CAO for Dutch Universities, Utrecht University has a number of its own arrangements. These include agreements on professional development, leave arrangements, sports and cultural schemes and you get discounts on software and other IT products. We also give you the opportunity to expand your terms of employment through the Employment Conditions Selection Model. This is how we encourage you to grow. For more information, please visit working at Utrecht University.
As Utrecht University, we want to be a home for everyone. We value staff with diverse backgrounds, perspectives and identities, including cultural, religious or ethnic background, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. We strive to create a safe and inclusive environment in which everyone can flourish and contribute.
To apply, please send your curriculum vitae, including a letter of motivation, via the ‘apply now’ button.
The first round of interviews takes place in March or early April. Our preferred start date is 1 September 2024 or earlier.
For more information, please contact Ineke Maas at i.maas@uu.nl.
Please note that international candidates that need a visa/work permit for the Netherlands require at least four months processing time after selection and acceptance. Our International Service Desk (ISD) can answer your questions about living in the Netherlands as international staff. Finding appropriate housing in or near Utrecht is your own responsibility, but the ISD may be able to advise you therewith. In case of general questions about working and living in The Netherlands, please consult the Dutch Mobility Portal.
Candidates for this vacancy will be recruited by Utrecht University.
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Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- Universiteit Utrecht
- Country
- Netherlands
- City
- Utrecht
- Postal Code
- 3584CH
- Street
- Padualaan 14
- Geofield
Where to apply
- Website
Contact
- City
- Utrecht
- Website
- Street
- Domplein 29
- Postal Code
- 3512 JE