Postdoc position in Sociology of Occupations | University of Amsterdam Institute of Advanced Labour Studies (AIAS)

The Amsterdam Institute of Advanced Labour Studies (AIAS) is an interdisciplinary research institute of the UvA focusing on labour issues. It is a unique centre on industrial relations, organisation of work, working conditions, wage setting, labour-market inequalities, employment and labour market governance, including research concerning a range of methodological issues related to these topics. AIAS maintains a large portfolio of internationally funded research projects and international data bases and data collections.

The objective of the Marie Curie Initial Training Network EDUWORKS is to train talented early-stage researchers in the socioeconomic and psychological dynamics of the labour supply and demand matching processes at aggregated and disaggregated levels. EDUWORKS brings together researchers from several academic disciplines. Supply and demand matches at the aggregated levels of the national or European labour force are widely studied in Labour Economics. Processes of supply and demand matching at the meso-level are studied in Sociology, especially the dynamics of occupational boundaries and occupational licensing, educational institutions regarding the skill demands in local labour markets, and adult individuals regarding the future skills needed to ensure their continued employability. At the disaggregated level the person’s demands - ability fit refers to a wide body of knowledge in HRM. Increasing segments of the demand side and the supply side of the labour market are digitized, ranging from job sites and cv’s at Facebook and Linkedin to extensive databases with job descriptions and related skills demands.

Project description

Identifying companies’ skill needs.

This ER project will be embedded in the field of sociology of occupations and focusses on the development of insights into the processes skill needs’ formulation in companies and the skill set of jobholders in companies in the industry. The project is in close cooperation with Ecorys, EDUWORK’s associate partner in the Netherlands.

Research results will confront the companies’ skill needs and the task and skill profiles of the jobholders in the same sector to analyse the volumes and the characteristics of the mismatch.

Two methodologies are applied: literature review and statistical analyses. After a literature review of skill needs theories, the survey data of HR officers in companies in two countries concerning the current and future skills needs in their companies will be analysed with respect to the patterns of companies’ skill needs and the determinants of their skill needs, focusing on within and between country differences. Next, the jobholders survey data in these two countries will be analysed with respect to their educational attainment, the self-perceived skill match of their job and their tasks clusters, and finally comparing supply and demand patterns.

Requirements

1. PhD in Sociology/Economics;

2. experience with statistical packages;

3. experience with the use of survey data;

4. ability to work in a team and independently, and basic knowledge of the Dutch language;

5. highly motivated to pursue a career in science;

6. background/expertise in PhD in related field, knowledge of literature about job vacancies and employer’s job demand, as well as occupational classifications and coding.

Preferably

1. High thesis grade;

2. publications(s) in peer reviewed journal(s);

3. honours distinction.

Further information

Project information can be obtained from:

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Appointment

Based on a full-time appointment the duration of the appointment as a Marie Curie ITN fellow will be for maximum period of 22 months. A Personal Career Development Plan will be drafted that includes the attendance of EDUWORKS courses and (international) meetings.

The gross monthly salary will be according to the salary scales for Post-Doc in the host country. Based on a full-time appointment (38 hours per week) it will range from €2,427 to € 5,070 depending on qualifications, expertise and previous experience. The collective employment agreement (CAO) of Dutch universities is applicable. Besides the salary, the postdoc will obtain a mobility allowance for the duration of the 22 months of the Marie Curie ITN project. Positions are aimed at being full‐time, but by exception, if needed for family reasons, part-time appointments are possible.

Job application

The deadline for applications is 15 October 15, 2013. Please state the vacancy number in the subject line of your application.

Applications can only be submitted through the online form.