Three PhD-positions and a Postdoc on Emerging Technologies at Work

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Three PhD-positions and a Postdoc on Emerging Technologies at Work

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Offer DescriptionAre you interested in studying how emerging technologies such as Robots, Artificial Intelligence, Immersive technology, and Smart Devices, are changing work activities, work spaces, professions and organizational practices; and vice versa, how such technologies are shaped during development, implementations and use in organizational settings? Are you interested in studying such changes as an ethnographer embedded in organizations for a longer period of time? And are you interested in collaborating on such research with a leading team of researchers, including dr Ella Hafermalz, dr. Marleen Huysman, dr. Maura Soekijad and dr. Anastasia Sergeeva? Then please apply for a PhD position at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam’s KIN research group.Emerging Technologies are rapidly changing work, and predictions about job losses as well as increased work efficiency are continuously reaching newspaper headlines. Current debates however are typically framed around hypes and speculations, though seriously lacking in-depth empirical academic grounds. At the KIN Center for Digital Innovations, we have a long tradition to go beyond such hypes and go to the field where the action is, to study the changes. Typical to our research is that we take the development of these emerging technologies seriously as already during its design, assumptions about its use are included. Also typical to our research is that we include multi-stakeholders in our ethnographies, ranging from designers, decision makers, end-users and key actors in the particular industry. With such long-term organizational embedded research, PhD candidates are contributing to theories of technology’s role in work and organizations.Your duties

• The PhD student will conduct theoretical and empirical research on themes such as the sociotechnical construction of emerging technologies; the impact and unintended consequences of deploying new technologies into organizations; the role of management in buying and implementing emerging technologies.
• The PhD student will do field studies during a longer period in time, which sometimes imply being full-time ‘in the field’ doing observations and interviews
• The PhD student will give a modest contribution to the Department’s teaching programme, with the opportunity to obtain a basic qualification teaching certificate (shortened BKO).

Duties Postdoc

• You will design and conduct ethnographic studies of robotics focusing on how they are developed in the lab and how they are later used on the work floor.
• You will be performing ethnographic fieldwork, conducting literature review, writing empirical research papers for conferences and journals, and presenting at conferences.
• You will contribute to teaching.
• You will also collaborate with industry partners and organize workshops and symposia, disseminating your findings.

RequirementsSpecific Requirements

• Motivated to do high quality research with the aim of publishing top level articles for both an organizational science and practitioner audience.
• Communication skills required to collaborate with industry partner(s)l academic writing skills.
• High proficiency English language; Dutch proficiency (or willingness to learn) preferred.
• Research Master or MSc in business administration, sociology, anthropology, philosophy of science/technology.
• Expertise in and affinity with qualitative research methods e.g. ethnography, interviews, and observations.

Requirements Postdoc

• PhD in Business Administration, Management, Sociology, or related social science field. Candidates close to defending their PhD are also invited to apply
• Strong experience with qualitative inductive research methods and ideally strong experience with ethnographic research
• Excellent academic skills; demonstrated for example by the quality of publications or conference papers
• Motivation to do high quality qualitative research
• Ability to combine creative and analytical thinking
• Flexible and communicative skills required to collaborate with industrial partner(s)
• Excellent English language skills; Dutch language proficiency is a significant advantage due to the need to conduct ethnography among Dutch speaking employees

Additional InformationBenefitsA challenging position in a socially involved organization. The salary will be in accordance with university regulations for academic personnel and amounts € 2.770 (PhD) per month during the first year and increases to €3.539 (PhD) per month during the fourth year, based on a full-time employment. The job profile: is based on the university job ranking system and is vacant for at least 1 FTE.The appointment will initially be for 1 year. After a satisfactory evaluation of the initial appointment, the contract will be extended for a duration of 4 years.For the Postdoc

• a salary of minimum € 3.226,00 (Scale 10) and maximum € 5.090,00 (Scale 10) gross per month, on a full-time basis. This is based on UFO profile Researcher 4. The exact salary depends on your education and experience.
• a position for at least 0.8 FTE. Your employment contract will initially last 1 year. Afterwards, the possibility of expansion for another year exists.

We also offer you attractive fringe benefits and regulations. Some examples:

• A full-time 38-hour working week comes with a holiday leave entitlement of 232 hours per year. If you choose to work 40 hours, you have 96 extra holiday leave hours on an annual basis. For part-timers, this is calculated pro rata.
• 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus
• solid pension scheme (ABP)
• contribution to commuting expenses
• optional model for designing a personalized benefits package

Additional commentsAre you interested in this position and do you believe that your experience will contribute to the further development of our university? In that case, we encourage you to submit your application and upload a short letter (maximum one page) in which you describe your abilities and motivation, accompanied by a curriculum vitae and two references (names and e-mail addresses).The position will stay open until filled with the most fitting candidate.Submitting a diploma is part of the application process.Applications received by e-mail will not be considered.Acquisition in response to this advertisement is not appreciated. Website for additional job detailsWork Location(s)Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Country Netherlands City Amsterdam Postal Code 1081HV Street De Boelelaan 1105 GeofieldWhere to apply WebsiteContact CityAmsterdam WebsiteStreetDe Boelelaan 1105 Postal Code1081 HVSTATUS: EXPIRED

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Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Job date

Sat, 06 Apr 2024 00:15:15 GMT

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