3 PhD positions in Business Administration and /or Operations Research
Amsterdam, 1081 (Noord-Holland), 38 hours per week
VU University Amsterdam

Job description
The Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam offers:

3 PhD positions in Business Administration and /or Operations Research f/m
For 1,0 fte (each)

Vacancy number 1.2009.00078

Information
Candidates may select one of the available research themes or submit their own research proposal (www.feweb.vu.nl/link.asp?itemnumber=9893). PhD students can rely on the intensive supervision and the extensive training offered by the faculty’s leading researchers in the field. The Faculty offers opportunities to attend conferences, to meet other international researchers and to participate in high-quality discussion groups in support of publications. The prospects for the Faculty's doctoral graduates on the labour market are excellent, both inside and outside the academic world.
A contract of employment is offered, initially for a period of 12 months, extendable to four years upon a positive evaluation.

Requirements
Required education/skills:University Graduate
Qualifications
Applicants should have a MSc or MPhil with good grades in Economics, Business Administration, Operations Research, Sociology, or a related discipline, depending also on the topic of the research project. We expect candidates to show a proactive research orientation and to be proficient in written and spoken English. A GMAT/GRE test is required from all the applicants.

Workfield(s):
- Research trainees, non-tenured lecturers, researchers(Scientific discipline: Economics)

Organization
VU University Amsterdam
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, has been a renowned cultural, scientific and commercial centre for many centuries. It was here, in 1880, that the VU Amsterdam first opened its doors to students. Throughout the past century, the university has continued to expand. It now comprises twelve faculties (Arts, Earth- and Life Sciences, Dentistry, Human Movement Sciences, Economics and Business Administration, Law, Medicine, Philosophy, Psychology and Education, Sciences, Social-Cultural Sciences and Theology) and has teaching facilities for 15,000 students.

The university campus and university hospital are situated in the south part of Amsterdam, one of the most dynamic and fast-growing business districts in the Netherlands. The international airport of Schiphol-Amsterdam is 10 kilometres away, just 8 minutes by train.

With more than fifty undergraduate (or bachelor's) programmes and almost a hundred postgraduate (or master's) programmes, the VU Amsterdam offers a wide choice of study options. The programmes are of a high quality, the atmosphere is very conducive to study, and the teaching staff is easily accessible.

Conditions of employment
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: temporary
Maximum hours per week: 38
Additional conditions of employment:
Salary
The gross salary is minimum € 2.042,- in the first year and maximum € 2.612,- in the fourth year, based on full-time employment. More information about our fringe benefits you can find on: www.vu.nl/vacatures

Additional Information
Or additional information can be obtained through one of the following links:

* About the organization (http://www.vu.nl)
* About the department (http://www.feweb.vu.nl/)
* About the function (http://www.vu.nl/vacatures)

Application
You can apply for this job before 01-06-2009 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:
VU University Amsterdam
Faculty of Economics and Business Admin.

De Boelelaan 1105
1081 HV Amsterdam
The Netherlands
E-mail: vacature@feweb.vu.nl

When applying for this job always mention the vacancy number 1.2009.00078.