项目介绍

2024年9月5日

Your position 
Society and academic research increasingly embraces the potential of all individuals in society, noting that people experience and interact with the world differently. Instead of ignoring or penalizing such neurodiversity, organizations increasingly embrace the strengths of different individuals. For instance, individuals with autism or dyslexia have been found to have strong skills in pattern recognition, memory, and mathematical skills (Austin & Pisano, 2017). Although we know that neurodiverse individuals carry unique strengths, there has been hardly any research in how neurodiversity plays a role in the highest echelons of the organization, i.e. in top management and the board of directors. In this PhD project, you will develop, execute, and publish research related to neurodiversity in the upper echelons of the organization. We invite you to think about specific research questions related to this topic. You will collaborate with prof. dr. René Bakker and dr. Koen van den Oever.

A PhD dissertation at CentER requires the design and execution of 3 studies. The execution of the research work itself typically involves the conceptualization of the research questions and ideas, data collection, qualitative and/or quantitative analysis of the data, and writing and presenting of academic papers. The aim is to publish about those projects in high-quality academic journals. Two advisors will be assigned for supervising your PhD research. Upon successful completion of your courses and your research work, as demonstrated by a submitted and approved PhD dissertation and the subsequent defense, you will be awarded a doctoral degree by Tilburg University. 

You will be enrolled as a PhD candidate in the world-class PhD program of CentER Graduate School of Business, where you will receive extensive training in theory and methods by taking several PhD-level courses. The courseload amounts to 36 ECTS, which is the equivalent for 6 full courses. The course program is composed by your supervisor and PhD program coordinator.  
There is also a travel budget for attending PhD level courses outside of CentER, work visits and conferences. The training can be adapted to the previous educational achievements of the PhD candidate by mutual agreement with the supervisors

80% of the position’s time will be dedicated to the completion of your PhD research, and 20% to the acquisition of academic skills through teaching courses and supervising master/bachelor theses within the department.

Your profile 
1)    An academic Master’s or MPhil/Research Master’s degree in business, management, entrepreneurship, strategy, or another relevant field that is deemed an equivalent to the previous education profile.
2)    Completed the previous degree with an excellent GPA (top 10% of class as guideline)
3)    Proficiency in English to be proven by means of an IELTS score of at least 7.0, with no sub scores below 6.5, a TOEFL score of at least 100 (internet based) or 600 (paper based), a Cambridge CAE (at least B) or a Cambridge CPE. Exemptions can be provided upon request to native English speakers or to candidates who have obtained their bachelor’s and master’s degree in English in Europe, Canada, USA, Australia, or New Zealand.
4)    A solid quantitative background, to be proven in one of the following ways:
1.    candidates with a MSc or MPhil degree from a Research University in the European Union need to have at least 24 ECTS credits in quantitative and research methods courses during their BSc and/or MSc or MPhil programs. If this is not the case, but you would still like to be considered for admission, you are welcome to hand in a GRE or GMAT test score to show your quantitative competences.
2.    candidates with a MSc or MPhil degree from a university outside the European Union: please provide a recent GRE or GMAT test score.

What do we offer?
Tilburg University offers excellent benefits in a pleasant working environment. Our offer includes:
•    A position based on 1,0 fte (40 hours per week)
•    A salary of €2872 gross per month in the first year, up to €3670 gross per month in the fourth year for full-time employment, based on UFO profile Promovendus and salary scale P. 
•    This is a vacancy for a temporary position in accordance with Article 2.3 paragraph 8 under b of the CLA DU. You will initially receive a temporary contract for the duration of 18 months to assess your suitability. The evaluation will take place after about 14 months. If suitable, this contract will be followed by a new fixed-term contract of 30 months. (N.B. program is 4 years, fulltime).
•    Vacation pay of 8% and a year-end bonus of 8.3%. 
•    Over 8 weeks of vacation leave. 
•    The opportunity to work partly on campus and partly from home with a home office allowance of €2 per day.
•    Reimbursement for sustainable commuting: walking, cycling, and public transportation. 
•    A monthly internet fee of €25.
•    An Options Model in which you exchange benefits for things such as additional leave, more pension, a bicycle or personal training at our Sports Center. 
•    A moving allowance (subject to conditions). 
•    Employees from outside the Netherlands may be eligible for the 30/20/10% tax facility.
•    A pension with ABP; the most sustainable Dutch pension fund.
•    Training in personal development, career development, leadership, education, and research or a language course at our Language Center. 
•    A work culture in which we embrace differences, everyone is welcome and given equal opportunities. 
•    A vibrant campus in green surroundings that is easily accessible by public transport. 

For more information, see our website and the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities. 

Information and application 
Would you like to know more before applying? Feel free to contact Koen van den Oever at k.f.vdnoever@tilburguniversity.edu or René Bakker at r.m.bakker@tilburguniversity.edu.

We cordially invite you to apply before 25 October; this can only be done online. Address your cover letter to Koen van den Oever and René Bakker and attach your CV. In order to make a good selection, we also ask you to provide the following documents: 

1.    Letter of motivation, including research area/topics of interest.
2.    Curriculum vitae.
3.    Official copy of your university degree and grades (full transcripts of BSc and MSc).
4.    A pdf copy of your master thesis or other research-oriented output (such as a Bachelor Thesis or a term paper). This work must be single- or first-authored. If you are currently working on your master thesis, feel free to submit your thesis draft.
5.    The exact contact details of at least two references.
6.    Proof of proficiency in English, or a request for exemption  
7.    If applicable, a recent GRE or GMAT score.  
8.    Course list and grades of your BSc and MSc programs.

Shortly after the letter selection you will receive notification from us. It is expected that the first selection interviews will take place in beginning of November and a potential second round of interviews mid-November.

You will ideally start working for Tilburg University on the first of December 2024. 

This job posting has been published simultaneously internally and externally. In case of equal suitability, our preference is for an internal candidate. 

Tilburg School of Economics and Management

Tilburg School of Economics and Management (TiSEM) is the university largest faculty.  TiSEM offers well reputed academic research and education. Its research belongs to the European top. The education programs, of which the majority are offered completely in English, are on the international map with the AACSB accreditation awarded in 2002. Employees and students form an ambitious international community.

Tilburg School of Economics and Management

Recruitment code
Tilburg University applies the recruitmentcode of the Dutch Association for Personnel Management & Organization Development (NVP).