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PhD position Socio-economic aspects and the implementation of hydrogen (4 year)

Updated: 21 Sep 2024

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Rotterdam

Driven by its ambition to expand its position as a leading research institute in Europe, Erasmus School of Law, Department Law & Markets, is looking for a PhD researcher within the research project Hy-SUCCESS (fulltime, 4 years).

Job description
Passionate about regulation and contributing towards the creation of a hydrogen economy?

Laws, policies, and underlaying public values, shape the room for the development of the H2 economy, throughout the value chain. Within this context, the project aims at Conceptualizing an Adaptive Regulatory and Policy Framework (ARPF) for the hydrogen economy. This includes using a law-and-economics approach and a multilevel governance perspective. Amongst other, it is the aim to formulate criteria for the evaluation of the adaptiveness of policy and regulatory frameworks (such as public acceptability; willingness to innovate; willingness to invest; societal and environmental objectives). The PhD project is part of the Hy-SUCCESS project, NGF: Socioeconomic aspects, Groenvermogen NL, Work Package 7.

Supervisors: Prof. dr. Leonie Reins and Dr. Alberto Quintavalla

Requirements:

We are looking for candidates who:

  • hold a master’s degree in Law or other discipline relevant for this PhD position;
  • have a background in public law and technology regulation
  • can demonstrate scientific research skills;
  • have excellent oral and written skills in English (requirements: see application format) and Dutch (as close cooperation with national project partners is required).

Salary Benefits:

An internationally oriented and varied job in an enthusiastic team, with good working conditions in accordance with the Collective Labor Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU).

The position starts with a temporary employment contract for 18 months. This probationary period consists of an educational programme, offered by Erasmus Graduate School of Law, and individual research and entails an evaluation of the progress of the research after one year. In case of a positive evaluation, the contract will be extended. In the remaining 30-month period the PhD researcher will focus on the research and the completion of the thesis. In both phases structured guidance is provided by the thesis supervisors and a doctorate committee composed of senior researchers and one of the PhD coordinators of Erasmus Graduate School of Law. Every PhD candidate is supervised by two or three (co-)supervisors.

The start date of this position is 1 December 2024 and you will be based at Erasmus School of Law, Department Law & Markets in Rotterdam. In accordance with the conditions applied at Erasmus University Rotterdam as indicated in the Collective Labour Agreement (CAO NU) of the Dutch universities, the salary is based on the P-scale, with a minimum of € 2.872,00 and a maximum of € 3.670 gross per month, on a fulltime basis. Every PhD candidate starts in step 0 of the P-scale.

Next to that, we offer you:


Erasmus University Rotterdam aspires to be an equitable and inclusive community. We nurture an open culture, where everyone is supported to fulfill their full potential. We see inclusivity of talent as the basis of our successes, and the diversity of perspectives and people as a highly valued outcome. EUR provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, functional impairment, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We look forward to welcoming you to our community.

Work Hours:

40 hours per week

Address:

Burgemeester Oudlaan 50