[Jobs] European Research Council - Research Position

[Leora Lawton]

*PhD position: Linking People & Places & Redefining Neighbourhoods *

*One fully funded PhD position *(4 years) for the European Research Council
(ERC) funded *Consolidator Grant research project DEPRIVEDHOODS*:
Socio-spatial inequality, deprived neighbourhoods, and neighbourhood
effects, led by the principal investigator Professor Maarten van Ham.
DEPRIVEDHOODS is a methodologically challenging inter-disciplinary and
international 5-year research project with 10 researchers in four
countries, using unique geo-referenced longitudinal data from Sweden,
United Kingdom, Estonia, and The Netherlands. The objective is to come to a
better understanding of the relationship between socio-economic inequality,
poverty and neighbourhoods, at a time when the spatial concentration of
poverty within cities is of great concern to national governments.

The candidate must hold at least a Master degree in *human geography or
another spatially aware social science *(demography, sociology, economics).
The candidate must have a *strong quantitative background *with experience
using SPSS, STATA, SAS or R for secondary data analysis (including
regression analysis). In addition the candidate should be *familiar with
spatial data analysis and the use of geographic information systems *(e.g.
ArcGIS). The candidate is willing to go on short trips and has a good
command of spoken and written English (Dutch is an advantage but not
necessary). A willingness to work in a team, good communication skills,
excellent study results, and academic writing skills are regarded as
assets. The PhD student will work on a PhD thesis based on co-authored,
peer-reviewed publications under the supervision of Prof. van Ham, a
post-doc and international collaborators. The student will use GIS to
investigate how to better operationalise neighbourhoods, including using
alternative neighbourhood geographies, and how to take into account the
impact of neighbourhood definition when modelling neighbourhood effects.

See for more information: www.academictransfer.com/22075

Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement
for Dutch Universities. Monthly salary range €2083- €2664 (salary increases
from 1st to 4th year). In addition an attractive end-of-year award and
holiday pay award will be paid.

*When applying for this position, please refer to vacancy number BK2014-04.
*

*The positions are open to applicants from all around the world. *

 For more information about this position, please contact Prof. Maarten van
Ham, phone: +31 (0)15- 2782782, e-mail: m.vanham at tudelft.nl.

To apply, please send a detailed CV and the contact information of two
references along with a letter of application by 27 June 2014 to Mrs. C.
Moualed, HR-OTB at tudelft.nl.




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Leora Lawton PhD
Executive Director
Berkeley Population Center
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