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UtrechtOn site34 hours/week>12months
This position supports the appointment of a chair on the theme 'Equity from Within: Maroon Governance and the Future of Development in Suriname'.
- The researcher will be based at an academic institution and will work closely with the chair holder.
- The position is designed to enhance high-quality academic scholarship and leverage evidence-based research for equity and development, with an emphasis on Suriname and the advancement of Inclusive Governance in Suriname.
What you do
- Combine theoretical and methodological expertise in research with organizational and social skills.
- Conduct research focusing on the intersection of traditional governance, post-slavery legacies, and inclusive development, placing communities in Suriname in a comparative global context.
- Design and conduct research approaches and methodologies aimed at understanding Inclusive Governance.
- Be involved in developing research proposals, instrumentation, design, sampling, data collection, data analysis, and report writing.
- Publish and disseminate research findings to (inter)national academic, public, and practical audiences, in multiple (written and oral) ways.
- Take on editorial roles related to writing and publishing a book on public governance and administration.
- Approximately half of the available time is reserved for research and the other half for organizational and project support.
- Facilitate international collaboration, for example by organizing events.
- Develop and implement activities within the institution in line with the chair's workplan.
- Manage visits of the chair holder and organize events, workshops, and meetings.
- Provide practical support related to proposal writing, book publishing, and other activities.
What they ask
- Ongoing or completed PhD in a relevant field.
- Written and oral fluency in Dutch and and English.
- Expertise in both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies.
- A keen interest in governance, institutions, equity and development, and global perspectives.
- Experience with interdisciplinary research projects.
- Strong social and organizational skills, including project management and event coordination.
- A proactive attitude, with a hands-on but (culturally) sensitive work approach.
- Knowledge of and/or previous working experience in Suriname is an asset.
Profile
- Strong social and organizational skills.
- Extensive methodological expertise.
- Cultural awareness.
- Ability to work collaboratively in an international academic environment.
- Commitment to advancing (interdisciplinary) research and practice.
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