Tilburg University PhD Research Programme Position

July 21, 2008

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PhD position on ‘Flexicurity and cross border mobility in Europe’ at Tilburg University
(m/f, 1 fte, vacancy number 681.08.36)

The Faculty of Law has a vacancy for a PhD on the topic of ‘Flexicurity and cross border mobility in Europe’. The project is part of a mulidisciplinary research programme that involves the Department of European and International Public Law, the Department of Labour Law and Social Policy and the Flexicurity Research Programme at Tilburg University.

The Faculty of Law of Tilburg University
Tilburg University is a modern and specialized university. With a broad variety of international programmes and innovating research, the Faculty of Law stands for high quality. Research at the Tilburg University Faculty of Law is conducted in an organisation that fosters diversity. The Tilburg Graduate Law School is responsible for the training of and supervision over its Research Master students and of the Faculty’s PhD researchers. With its open and inspiring atmosphere, this Faculty is a congenial working environment.

Research programme
The flexicurity concept is considered a key concept within the European Employment Strategy. The concept is used to describe a labour market system that aims at combining flexibility in employment relations with an adequate level of security for the dependent labour force. A major role is attributed to the social partners in designing flexicurity. At this moment, flexicurity is to be organised at the national level. The increased geographical openness of the labour market challenges this national orientation. This raises several questions. In the PhD proposal the question should be addressed whether autonomous regulation, in the form of collective labour agreements or other collective arrangements, hinders or promotes the internal market. Which standards does EC law impose on autonomous regulation and how does this affect the role of the social partners and the design of flexicurity within the national labour market and social security systems?

Position
The position will open on 1 November 2008. The selected candidate will be awarded a 16 months contract with extension to four years upon positive evaluation. The salary will be in accordance with Tilburg University regulations for academic staff, and will range from € 2000 (first year) up to a maximum of € 2558 (fourth year) gross per month (various allowances are not included). The collective employment terms and conditions for Dutch universities will apply.

Applications:
Applications and accompanying documents should be submitted before 1 September 2008 to frw.pz@uvt.nl. Applications should include a motivation letter and curriculum vitae. Please indicate the vacancy number. For further questions you can contact ms. dr. A.A.H. van Hoek, Aukje.vanHoek@uvt.nl

Promising candidates will be asked to prepare an assignment in September and be invited for an interview in October.

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