(V24.0390)
Job descriptionWe are offering a 36-month PhD position (full time, 1.0 FTE) within the Horizon Europe project Rethinking Co-creation of Digital and Environmental Policy in Systems of Multilevel Governance (RECODE-MLG), under the direction of Dr Pier Domenico Tortola (page: https: // www. rug.nl/staff/p.d.tortola/), coordinator of the University of Groningen unit of RECODE-MLG.
RECODE-MLG will analyse the functioning, limits, and opportunities of multilevel governance systems—in the first place the European Union one—in the area of the twin (energy and digital) transition, focusing particularly on co-creation as a tool for effective and legitimate policy-making and implementation. The project will be carried out by a consortium of nine partners across Europe, working from different disciplinary angles and promoting the participation of a variety of stakeholders. In addition to advancing scholarship on the topics covered by the project, RECODE-MLG aims to formulate actionable advice for policy-makers at different levels of government.
The University of Groningen unit of RECODE-MLG, within which the PhD candidate will be embedded, will focus primarily on transnational municipal networks (TMNs) as actors as well as arenas of policy co-creation. The prospective doctoral candidate is expected to work at the intersection of the multilevel governance and TMN scholarships, advancing both by formulating conceptual and theoretical connections between them, proposing explanatory arguments on the origins, functions and effects of TMNs within Europe's system of multilevel governance, and validating these by means of empirical investigations in areas connected with the twin transition, but also beyond, where appropriate.
The PhD candidate will be a member of the Graduate School for the Humanities of the University of Groningen, and affiliated with the Groningen Research Institute for the Study of Culture (ICOG). In addition, the PhD candidate will be connected with the Chair group of European Politics and Society.
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Organisation Since its foundation in 1614, the University of Groningen has established an international reputation as a dynamic and innovative university offering high- quality teaching and research. Its 34,000 students are encouraged to develop their own individual talents through challenging study- and career paths. The University of Groningen is an international centre of knowledge: It belongs to the best research universities in Europe and is allied with prestigious partner universities and networks worldwide.
The Faculty of Arts is a large, dynamic faculty in the heart of the city of Groningen. It has more than 5000 students and 700 staff members, who are working at the frontiers of knowledge every day. The Faculty offers a wide range of degree programmes: 15 Bachelor's programmes and over 35 Master's specialisations. Our research, which is internationally widely acclaimed, covers Archaeology, Cultural Studies, History, International Relations, Language and Literary Studies, Linguistics and Media and Journalism Studies.
QualificationsThe employment for this position will be full time for three years and will be under the PhD conditions of the collective labour agreement (CAO) of Dutch Universities.
Organisation Conditions of employmentIn accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, the University of Groningen offers you
The appointment will commence on 1 January 2025. We allow 3 months from selection in case of VISA applications.
ApplicationApplications should be made in English and contain the following materials
Please send in your application as two PDF files (one for the MA thesis, and one for all other documents). You may apply for this position until 25 August 11:59pm / before 26 August 2024 Dutch local time (CEST) by means of the application form (click on "Apply" below on the advertisement on the university website).
Online interviews with selected candidates will be held on 16 September 2024.
The University of Groningen strives to be a university in which students and staff are respected and feel at home, regardless of differences in background, experiences, perspectives, and identities. We believe that working on our core values of inclusion and equality are a joint responsibility and we are constructively working on creating a socially safe environment. Diversity among students and staff members enriches academic debate and contributes to the quality of our teaching and research. We therefore invite applicants from underrepresented groups in particular to apply. For more information, see also our diversity policy webpage: https: // www. rug.nl/about-ug/policy-and- strategy/diversity-and-inclusion/
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