[EGOV LIST] FW: 2 PhD vacancies Utrecht Uni on data and societal challenges

[Susha, I. (Iryna)]

Dear fellow digital government scholars,

I just announced two PhD positions at Utrecht University (The Netherlands) to work with me on the DATA ALLY project. The PhD candidates will research the value of data for addressing societal challenges, with a specific focus on business-to-government data sharing. Please be so kind to spread the word and forward to potential candidates in your network. Application deadline: January 15. The PhDs will be supervised by Dr. Iryna Susha and Prof. Koen Frenken and will be part of Innovation Studies group. The link to the vacancy is provided below. Many thanks in advance.

Best regards,
Iryna Susha
­­Dr. Iryna Susha | Assistant Professor | Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development | Faculty of Geosciences | Utrecht University | Vening Meineszbuilding A, Princetonlaan 8a, 3584 CB Utrecht | room 7.36 | P.O. Box 80115, 3508 TC Utrecht | i.susha at uu.nl<mailto:i.susha at uu.nl> | www.uu.nl/staff/ISusha<http://www.uu.nl/staff/ISusha> | On parental leave on Wednesdays

Two PhD positions in Business-to-government data sharing for addressing societal challenges (0.8 -1.0 FTE) - Working at Utrecht University - Utrecht University (uu.nl)<https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/working-at-utrecht-university/jobs/two-phd-positions-in-business-to-government-data-sharing-for-addressing-societal-challenges-08-10>

Job description

Utrecht University is offering two fully funded, four-year PhD-positions on the value of data for addressing societal challenges, with a specific focus on business-to-government (B2G) data sharing.

Vacancy 1. The PhD-candidate will map and compare approaches of local governments in large European cities towards accessing business data. The candidate will investigate the tensions, strategies, and outcomes of B2G data sharing and how the shared business data is used by governments to address which societal challenges. The research will involve the use of survey research methods, as well as interviews and case studies.

Vacancy 2. The PhD candidate will investigate the value of private sector data for the production of official statistics. The candidate will compare the approaches to access private sector data of national government statistics offices throughout the European Union and investigate the challenges and trace the outcomes. The research will involve the use of interviews and case study research methods.

Your PhD-project is part of a wider NWO-funded Vidi-project called DATA ALLY which investigates regulatory and non-regulatory approaches of governments across the EU to institutionalize access to private sector data when public interest is at stake. DATA ALLY is an interdisciplinary project connecting scholarship in public administration, information systems, and innovation studies. As a PhD student, you will be part of a four-person team with access to a network of collaborators in other Dutch universities and abroad. The PhD candidates filling in the two vacancies will closely collaborate with each other and with the team of supervisors.

The PhD candidate will be part of the Innovation Studies group of the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development at Utrecht University, and supervised by Dr Iryna Susha and Prof. Koen Frenken.


Qualifications

Vacancy 1. We seek highly motivated candidates who:

  *   have an interest in digital innovation, data-driven policy, big data in government or the like;
  *   have a background in public administration, political science, digital government, information systems, organization studies, innovation studies and/or a related discipline;
  *   are willing to learn about institutional theory and related theories;
  *   have experience with qualitative (case studies) and/or quantitative (survey) research methods;
  *   have an interest (or prior experience) in collaborating with city governments (municipalities);
  *   are proficient in English (proficiency in Dutch or another European language is an advantage but not a requirement);
  *   have an interest (or prior experience) of working in an international/EU context, as well as good (stakeholder) communication and project management skills;
  *   have solid scientific writing skills.

Vacancy 2. We seek highly motivated candidates who:

  *   have an interest in digital innovation, data-driven policy, big data in government or the like;
  *   have a background in public administration, political science, organization studies, innovation studies, information systems, and/or a related discipline;
  *   have an interest (or prior experience) in collaborating with national statistics offices;
  *   are willing to learn about institutional theory and related theories;
  *   have experience with qualitative (case studies) research methods;
  *   are proficient in English (proficiency in Dutch or another European language is an advantage but not a requirement);
  *   have an interest (or prior experience) of working in an international/EU context, as well as good (stakeholder) communication and project management skills;
  *   have solid scientific writing skills.

The project can start between 1 June 2024 and 1 September 2024.


Offer

We offer:

  *   a position (0.8-1.0 FTE) for 4 years;
  *   a full-time gross salary between €2,770 in the first year and €3,539 in the fourth year of employment in scale P of the Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities;
  *   8% holiday bonus and 8.3% end-of-year bonus;
  *   a pension scheme, partially paid parental leave, and flexible employment conditions based on the Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities.

Deadline for application is 15 January 2024. First-round interviews will be conducted on 30 January 2024.

To apply, please provide, via the 'apply' button, your CV, motivation letter, an example of written research work, and contact details of 2 reference persons. In your motivation letter, indicate whether you are applying for vacancy 1 or vacancy 2 or for both.