{"id":699,"date":"2019-02-05T09:46:02","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T08:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heteropolitics.net\/?p=699"},"modified":"2019-02-05T09:46:02","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T08:46:02","slug":"call-for-a-phd-student-at-university-of-amsterdam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/heteropolitics.net\/index.php\/2019\/02\/05\/call-for-a-phd-student-at-university-of-amsterdam\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for a PhD student at University of Amsterdam"},"content":{"rendered":"
Research at the Faculty of Humanities is carried out by six research schools under the aegis of the Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research<\/a>. The Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis<\/a>, one of six research schools of the Faculty of Humanities, has a vacant PhD position as part of the Cross-lingual Event-centric Open Analytics Research Academy (CLEOPATRA ITN), led by Prof. dr. Richard Rogers.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ASCA is home to more than 110 scholars and 120 PhD candidates, and is a world-leading international research school in Cultural Analysis. ASCA members share a commitment to working in an interdisciplinary framework and to maintaining a close connection with contemporary cultural and political debates.<\/p>\n Project description<\/strong> As a successful candidate, you will:<\/p>\n Your research will focus on selected topics in the area of multilingual information science in a challenging and unique research environment.<\/p>\n Requirements<\/strong> Furthermore, as our successful applicant you must have:<\/p>\n Successful candidates will have a strong background in Digital Methods (an outstanding MA or MSc degree in the corresponding discipline). Good proficiency in English is expected, knowledge of further European languages is an advantage. International experience during your studies or afterwards as well as good social and communication skills are helpful.<\/p>\n Further information<\/strong> Appointment<\/strong> Job application<\/strong> Shortlisted candidates may be requested to provide additional materials. Research at the Faculty of Humanities is carried out by six research schools under the aegis of the Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research. The Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis, one of six research schools of the Faculty of Humanities, has a vacant PhD position as part of the Cross-lingual Event-centric Open Analytics Research Academy (CLEOPATRA … <\/p>\n
\nThe PhD position is in digital methods and concerns \u2018Wikipedia as first draft of history<\/strong><\/em>\u2019. It is connected to the CLEOPATRA EU research project that aims to make sense of the massive digital coverage generated by the events of global importance in Europe over the past decade. CLEOPATRA offers a unique interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral research and training programme, which explores how we can begin to analyse and understand the major events that influence and shape our lives and our societies. It facilitates advanced cross-lingual processing of textual and visual information related to key contemporary events at scale, and develops innovative methods for efficient and intuitive user access to and interaction with multilingual information.<\/p>\n\n
\nTo be eligible you must satisfy the mobility requirements of Marie Sk\u0142odowska-Curie actions. According to these guidelines, at the time of recruitment, the potential candidate \u201cmust not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the recruiting beneficiary for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the recruitment date. Compulsory national service, short stays such as holidays, and time spent as part of a procedure for obtaining refugee status under the Geneva Convention (1951) are not taken into account.\u201d Furthermore, according to the Marie Sk\u0142odowska-Curie rules, Early-Stage Researchers shall, at the time of recruitment by the host organisation, \u201cbe in the first four years (full-time equivalent research experience) of their research careers and have not been awarded a doctoral degree\u201d.<\/p>\n\n
\nFor further information, please contact:
\nProf. Richard Rogers <mailto:R.A.Rogers@uva.nl<\/a>?subj
\nAs PhD candidate you will be appointed to the University of Amsterdam\u2019s Faculty of Humanities, Department of Mediastudies. The appointment will be for 36 months, full-time, under the terms of employment currently valid for the Faculty. You will be a part of the Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis (ASCA). The first contract will be for 12 months, with an extension for the following 24 months, contingent on a positive performance evaluation. The intended starting date is 1 July 2019. The gross monthly salary will be \u20ac 2,325 during the first year to reach \u20ac 2,835 during the third, based on 38 hours per week. The Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities<\/a> is applicable.<\/p>\n
\nThe UvA is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We value a spirit of enquiry and endurance, provide the space to keep asking questions and cherish a diverse atmosphere of curiosity and creativity.
\nPlease submit your application in a single PDF file (not zipped). Your application must consist of the following:<\/p>\n\n
\nApplications must be submitted to asca-fgw at uva.nl<\/a> <mailto:asca-fgw@uva.nl<\/a>?subjec