LeidenPhDs2025
| 3 PhDs in Leiden | |
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| Type | Job |
| Categories (tags) | Uncategorized |
| Dates | 2025/06/19 - 2025/07/19 |
| Link | https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/vacancies/2025/q2/15761-phd-candidate-interpersonal-conflicts-and-violence |
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| Abstract due | |
| Submission deadline | 2025/07/18 |
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| Tweet | Three PhD positions on 'Interpersonal Conflicts and Violence' at University of Leiden. Deadline for applications 18 July |
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3 PhD candidates Interpersonal Conflicts and Violence (48 months, 1 fte)
Why and how do interpersonal conflicts turn physically violent? What are the turning points towards the beginning and ending of violence in encounters between civilians and between police and civilians? If you want to work on these questions, have a master’s degree in communication science, social science, or psychology, and would like to conduct qualitative video analysis, this may be the job for you.
What you will do
The main aim of this ERC TURNING VIOLENT research is to identify turning points towards one-sided violence in interpersonal conflicts. Projects will focus on conflicts between civilians or between police and civilians in Berlin, Paris, or London. We will be using publicly available video data, complemented with video elicitation interviews. Please go to this page to read the full research proposal.
We are seeking candidates who are interested in learning or who are already experienced in video based ethnomethodological conversation analysis and multimodal analysis and who are comfortable working with qualitative research methods and video annotation tools (e.g. ELAN, NVivo, or similar).
As a PhD candidate, you will:
- Systematically retrieve publicly available video data and additional sources to compile a high-quality dataset;
- Perform ethnomethodological conversation analysis and multimodal analysis of these video data;
- Conduct video-elicitations interviews with police trainers and/or other violence experts;
- Conduct in-person interviews in Berlin, Paris or London
- Present results at academic conferences and workshops;
- Publish in academic journals;
- Participate in and co-organize data sessions, joint research projects, workshops as well as communication and dissemination activities of the team;
- Take relevant courses and training and participate in team workshops;
- Actively contribute to the Violence & Violence Prevention Group and participate in the intellectual life of the Institute of Security and Global Affairs.
What you bring
Every job is different, so in the beginning we will devote attention to your onboarding. If some of the work activities are new to you, we will consider together what your needs are, and draw up a development plan.
This position is a good fit for you if you recognise yourself in having the following:
- (Research) Master’s degree in Criminology, Sociology, Communication Studies/Science, Psychology, Crisis and Security Management or a related social science field;
- Good study results and academic skills, demonstrated in the Bachelor’s and Master’s course transcripts;
- Solid knowledge of and experience with using qualitative research methods; experience with ethnomethodological conversation analysis and multimodal analysis of video material is a plus;
- Substantive interest in and knowledge of violence and policing research, especially interactionist studies of violence and policing;
- Willingness and ability to contribute to teaching in the Minor Violence Studies and in other courses in Bachelor Security Studies and in the Master Crisis & Security Management;
- Ability to work independently, and to contribute to the Violence & Violence Prevention Group, demonstrated in prior research, work, or internship experience
- Excellent command of English and, for the projects focusing on Berlin and Paris, excellent command of German or French. This is an essential criteria for being considered for the position. Proficiency in Dutch is considered an asset.
If you immediately recognise yourself in this profile, or if do you not quite meet all the requirements but believe that this is the right job for you, we look forward to your application!
Your application should include:
- A CV; In your CV, please include your language skills in English, French and/or German
- A motivation letter; Please indicate your preference and suitability to study either civilian-civilian or police-civilian conflicts and a motivation for this preference in your letter; Please also indicate your preference and suitability to focus on either Berlin, Paris or London in the letter and a motivation for this preference in your letter;
- A writing sample, for instance a chapter of your MA thesis.
