Postdoc Position: RUNOMI Research Programme on Labour Migration

1. Introduction

Are you a passionate quantitative researcher eager to tackle societal challenges related to labour migrants’ work and living conditions in the Netherlands and beyond? Do you have the organisational and entrepreneurial skills to help expand RUNOMI’s research partnerships and inspire students through teaching? Join us as a postdoctoral researcher in the RUNOMI Labour Migration Research Programme.

2. Job description

As a postdoctoral researcher in the RUNOMI Research Programme on Labour Migration you will be employed at the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment of the Nijmegen School of Management. As a member of RUNOMI, an internationally renowned hub of expertise on migrant inclusion issues, you will also join a large team of scholars working in various thematically related projects. We are seeking a highly energetic and entrepreneurial colleague specialised in quantitative research methods to collaborate on scientific publications on the basis of previously collected survey data, develop competitive funding proposals for new research partnerships (national or international), initiate and co-organise knowledge exchange activities between academia and practice, and teach quantitative research methods to students in the Geography, Planning and Environment BA programme.

Your role will entail: (i) collaborating on scientific publications on the basis of data collected between 2021 and 2024 in seven surveys among labour migrants in the Netherlands that are part of the Kenniscentrum Arbeidsmigranten (KCA) panel on labour migrants. This data provides unique insights into the perspective of labour migrants on themes that are relevant to their lives in the Netherlands, including housing, work, living environment, health, access to facilities, schooling and future prospects, and their language skills. More information about the data can be found here, (ii) initiating and co-organising thematic knowledge exchange activities connecting academia and practice, and (iii) playing a central role in the development of competitive funding proposals (national/international) for research partnerships to further develop the RUNOMI track record on labour migration in the Netherlands and beyond, (iv) contributing to the departmental education programme by teaching the Dutch-taught Statistics & Methods course in semester 3 (end of January to mid-March).

3. Profile

• You should have a PhD degree in a relevant social science area or provide proof that your manuscript has been accepted by the manuscript committee.
• You have a pipeline of thematically relevant publications in high-impact international journals.
• You have experience working with relevant software for quantitative data analysis (R, SPSS and/or Stata).
• You have experience with interdisciplinary collaboration activities related to the theme of migrant inclusion, more in particular, to labour migration issues.
• You have experience organising professional networking events with various audiences (scholars, practitioners).
• You have experience writing research grant proposals and/or are motivated to develop these skills further.
• You are comfortable with teaching Dutch- and English-taught courses, and you have effective communication and scientific writing skills in both languages.
• You have proven managerial, leadership and team-working skills.
• You have a flexible, creative mindset and entrepreneurial spirit.

4. We are

The Radboud University Network on Migrant Inclusion (RUNOMI) is a network of more than 120 scholars working at different Radboud University faculties, who integrate Radboud University-wide knowledge from various disciplines to study the multifaceted phenomena of migration and migrant inclusion. RUNOMI activities focus on three domains related to migrant inclusion: economic inclusion, social inclusion, and migrant access to public services, healthcare and housing. RUNOMI has established a strong reputation as an internationally renowned hub of expertise on migrant inclusion issues. It has been successful in acquiring substantial funds to implement various large-scale innovation programmes in research, education and societal impact. RUNOMI is organisationally embedded in the Nijmegen School of Management (as a so-called ‘hotspot’). The network office is located at the Department of Geography, Spatial Planning and Environment (GPM).

Our living environment is constantly changing, and this creates societal challenges. The Department of Geography, Spatial Planning and Environment (GPM) focuses on the question of how individuals and society, whether nearby or far away, interact with their living environments. Geographers analyse the relationship between the activities of individuals, businesses and institutions and their spatial environments; spatial planners decide how to intervene in spatial developments; and environmental scientists mainly study the consequences for nature and the environment, and how we can attain sustainable societies. Considering they all explore the same themes from different perspectives and often work together professionally, they are all united in one department at Radboud University.

5. We offer

• We will give you a temporary employment contract of 2 years.
• Your salary within saryal scale 10.0-10.5 depends on your previous education and number of years of (relevant) work experience. The amounts in the scale are based on a 38-hour working week.
• You will receive an 8% holiday allowance and an 8,3% end-of-year bonus. 
• We offer Dual Career Coaching. The Dual Career Coaching assists your partner via support, tools, and resources to improve their chances of independently finding employment in the Netherlands. 
• You will receive extra days off. With full-time employment, you can choose between 30 or 41 days of annual leave instead of the statutory 20. 

6. Practical information and applying

You can apply only via the button below. Address your letter of application to Pascal Beckers. In the application form, you will find which documents you need to include with your application.

The first round of interviews will take place on Monday 16 June between 9.00-12.30 hrs. Dates for a possible second round of interviews will be discussed during the first interview. You will preferably start your employment by mid-August 2025.

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