The Department of Sociology has a vacancy for a Postdoctoral Researcher for the NWO Vidi project ‘Evaluating the effect of experiences with the police on legitimacy and crime’. The project aims to analyse the following questions:
- What structural, social, and individual factors shape perceptions of police legitimacy independent of experiences with the police?
- What situational factors influence how individuals perceive and react to experiences with the police?
- Do changes in perceived police legitimacy cause changes in criminal behaviour? If so, under what circumstances?
These questions will be examined using advanced quantitative analyses of both secondary longitudinal survey data and new experience sampling data. The postdoc will work within a team including the PI (dr. Amy Nivette) and a PhD candidate. The Postdoc will focus particularly on the first research issue as well as dissemination to academic and non-academic audiences (including the police). They will also have the opportunity to work with the research team and collaborators to expand the topic based on their own expertise and ideas, and play a role in supervising the PhD project.
This project will involve close collaboration with the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement within the programme ‘What works in policing: Towards evidence-based policing in the Netherlands.’ This may involve travelling occasionally to the NSCR in Amsterdam. The position involves research activities within the Department of Sociology.
The core tasks include:
- publishing research findings in (high impact) international scientific journals;
- presenting and disseminating the research project results to academic and non-academic (policymaker) audiences;
- being involved in the implementation and analysis of experience sampling data;
- contributing overall to the outcomes of the research project.
Qualifications
We are looking for a researcher with a quantitative background, who recently finished their PhD in sociology, criminology or a related social science discipline.
Furthermore your suitability is ideally exemplified by:
- familiarity and experience with research on crime and policing;
- strong quantitative analytical skills;
- strong interest in theory-driven empirical research;
- an interdisciplinary outlook;
- proven track record for writing for academic and practitioner audiences;
- excellent written and spoken English;
- excellent organisational skills;
- ability to work effectively within a team;
- ability to work independently;
- Dutch language skills are a plus.
Offer
We offer a temporary position (0.8 FTE) for a period of 1 year and 5 months. The gross salary - depending on previous qualifications and experience - ranges between €3,974 and €5,439 (scale 11 of the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities) per month, at a full-time employment. Salaries are supplemented with a holiday bonus of 8% and a year-end bonus of 8.3% per year. In addition, Utrecht University offers excellent secondary conditions, including an attractive retirement scheme, (partly paid) parental leave, a minimum of 29 leave days per year (for a full-time appointment) and flexible employment conditions
(multiple choice model).About the organisation
A better future for everyone. This ambition motivates our scientists in executing their leading research and inspiring teaching. At Utrecht University
, the various disciplines collaborate intensively towards major societal themes. Our focus is on Dynamics of Youth, Institutions for Open Societies, Life Sciences and Sustainability. is one of the leading faculties in Europe providing research and academic teaching in cultural anthropology, educational sciences, interdisciplinary social science, pedagogical sciences, psychology, and sociology. More than 5,600 students are enrolled in a broad range of undergraduate and graduate programmes. The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences has some 850 faculty and staff members, all providing their individual contribution to the training and education of young talent and to the research into and finding solutions for scientific and societal issues.Additional information
Additional information about this position, please contact dr. Amy Nivette
via a.e.nivette@uu.nl or drs. Ellen Janssen via e.janssen@uu.nl.Apply
Everyone deserves to feel at home at our university. We welcome employees with a wide variety of backgrounds and perspectives.
To apply, please send your curriculum vitae, including a letter of motivation and the names and contact info of at least two persons who are able to provide professional references, via the 'apply' button.
We expect interviews to take place in the week of November 7-11, 2022. Preferred start date: February 1, 2023.
The application deadline is 28 October 2022.
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