A postdoctoral researcher in the field of history or economics focussing on the long-term development of Southeast Asian economies since 1850. You will have the liberty to set up a research project on one of the following topics:

• Intra-Asian trade and trade networks
• Labour markets, education and human capital formation
• Government borrowing and foreign direct investment

You will be part of a research team working on the NWO-funded VICI-project 'South-South Divergence. Comparative Histories of Regional Integration in Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa since 1850', led by prof. Ewout Frankema and embedded in the Rural and Environmental History Group (RHI). An elaborate project description is available upon request, via: ewout.frankema@wur.nl.
Your research is to result in scientific publications (min. 3 international peer-reviewed articles). Furthermore, you will contribute to the teaching programme of the RHI group and assist in the development of the educational resources by the project team. You are also expected to actively contribute to the organisation of the project's expert meetings, conferences and public events.

You are an ambitious, enthusiastic scholar and a team player, devoted to research and education in an international and interdisciplinary academic environment.
You also have:

• a (soon to be) completed PhD in Asian history, Economic history or a related history field; Economists with a PhD in Development Economics and a proven interest in questions of long-term development in Southeast Asia are also invited to apply;
• an excellent early-career research track-record, incl. peer-reviewed publications;
• proven experience with archival research and the application of statistical/econometric analysis;
• excellent command of English in oral and written form; proficiency in other languages would be considered an advantage, depending on the chosen research focus;
• good organizational skills and the proven capacity to work with deadlines;
• enthusiasm for teaching and working with (international) students;
• ability to work both independently and in small teams.

Wageningen University & Research offers excellent terms of employment. A few highlights from our Collective Labour Agreement include:

• sabbatical leave, study leave, and paid parental leave;
• working hours that can be discussed and arranged so that they allow for the best possible work-life balance;
• the option to accrue additional holiday hours by working more, up to 40 hours per week;
• there is a strong focus on vitality and you can make use of the sports facilities available on campus for a small fee;
• a fixed December bonus of 8.3%;
• excellent pension scheme.

In addition to these first-rate employee benefits, you will, depending on your experience, receive a gross salary of between €3.408,- and €4.474,- for a full-time working week of 38 hours, in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreements for Dutch Universities (CAO-NU) (scale 10). We offer a temporary contract for 1 year which will be extended for the remaining period of the project if you perform well. The total duration of this project is 4 years.

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