PhD in Decolonising Reparations and Participatory Research

Radboud International; Nijmegen; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8% holiday allowance

8.3% end-of-year bonus

Extra days off

Job summary

Radboud University invites applications for a PhD candidate position in the Decolonising Reparations project. The role focuses on participatory and creative research methods to foreground Indo and Indonesian communities affected by colonialism.

The project involves interviews, co-produced multimedia outputs, and cross-case comparisons with Belgium and Central Africa. Strong qualitative skills and Indonesian language proficiency are valued.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in political science or related discipline.
• Proven interest in justice, reparations, decolonisation and theories of justice.
• Trained in qualitative research and analysis; fieldwork experience preferred.
• Familiar with Indonesia or Indo diaspora experiences.
• Willing to conduct extended fieldwork in Indonesia.
• Excellent command of written academic English.
• Experience planning, initiative, organizing events and presenting work.
• Trained in participatory and/or arts-based research methodologies.
• Experience working with communities; knowledge of Bahasa or another local language.
• Proficient in Dutch.

Responsibilities

• Developing a concrete and feasible research project leading to a defence of an article-based PhD thesis.
• Setting up and carrying out in-depth and independent participatory fieldwork.
• Authoring and co-authoring publications with team members.
• Participating in conferences, workshops and seminars.
• Contributing to the team’s organisation and strategy.
• Being an active member of the Department of Political Science and CICAM.
• Teaching contributions (max 5%) and potential BKO portfolio work.

Skills

Qualitative research

English proficiency

Fieldwork experience

Presenting work

Dutch language

Indonesian language (Bahasa)

Research planning

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in political science or related field

Job description

Radboud University invites applications for a PhD candidate position in the Decolonising Reparations project. The role focuses on participatory and creative research methods to foreground Indo and Indonesian communities affected by colonialism.

The project involves interviews, co-produced multimedia outputs, and cross-case comparisons with Belgium and Central Africa. Strong qualitative skills and Indonesian language proficiency are valued.