This statement also implies that this Professor is wiling to act as a promotor if the elaborated research proposal is selected in the second round. On the basis of this file a number of applicants will receive an invitation to submit an elaborated research proposal to the Faculty. With this invitation, additional information will be supplied about the documents to be submitted in the second phase. The second research proposal should be submitted to the Faculty within one month. An interview by the selection committee is part of the second phase of the procedure.
Appointments are temporary positions, full-time as a rule, for a period of maximally four years.
Around 85 per cent of a PhD student s time is reserved for research and training, the rest of the time is reserved for teaching. As a result, the willingness and capacity to teach courses, both in the projected research area as well as in a broader scientific area, play a role in the selection procedure. At the time of appointment, a training and supervision plan will be drawn up. 5. Applications should be submitted to the following address, within three weeks of publication of this advertisement. The Netherlands Leiden University encourages women to apply under its Equal Opportunities policies.