Senior researcher​/organizations

At NIDI, we conduct cutting-edge social scientific research in the broad field of population studies. To future strengthen our institute, we are seeking a senior researcher (associate professor level) with expertise in work, employment and/or organizational dynamics. The successful candidate will play a key role in developing innovative research lines, enhancing

IDI’s national and international profile, and shaping the institute’s future by acquiring new research projects, training the next generation of scholars (including PhD students and postdocs) and disseminating research findings.

You will build and expand a focused research line at NIDI around work, employment and/or organizations, embedded in broader societal and demographic changes (e.g., aging societies, labour market flexibilization, changing work‑family dynamics and health). You are expected to play a leading role in the theme group “Demographic change and the labour market” and to actively shape its substantive direction and future research agenda.

You will foster collaborations within the institute and between NIDI and other institutes and universities at the national and European level. You are expected to strengthen and innovate the future position of the institute, participating in management, engaging in institute‑wide responsibilities, and developing the institute's research agenda. You will participate in national and international academic research networks and publish in international scientific journals.

You will be involved in the acquisition of competitive research grants either as a lead applicant or as a co‑applicant. Furthermore, you will be involved in co‑supervision of PhD students, together with senior staff. At NIDI, everyone engages in knowledge sharing and dissemination.

NIDI is one of the research institutes of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and one of the leading demographic institutes in Europe. At NIDI both PhD students and postdocs, as well as professors at all levels are employed. The mission of NIDI is to carry out the most excellent scientific work and share this knowledge with societal stakeholders to address challenges related to demographic change.

NIDI is located in a historical building in the city centre of the Hague. NIDI employees work at least half of their work time on‑site, a practice that fosters cohesion, creativity, and productivity. We expect employees to live within manageable travel distance.

The work climate is based on mutual respect, openness, and direct contact. Many employees collaborate both across and within levels of seniority. Training the next generation by supervising PhD projects and guiding postdocs is one of the institute's key tasks and NIDI prides itself on a tradition of close and successful supervision. NIDI scholars give courses at universities, supervise national and international internships, and supervise master thesis students.

Acquisition of external research funding is essential to the mission of the institute.

Most of the research at NIDI is based on data from large‑scale (national and international) surveys, censuses, and population registers. NIDI conducts primary data collection, both nationally and internationally and is a major contributor to the data infrastructures in the social sciences, including the Generations and Gender Survey. While primarily academically oriented, NIDI is strongly involved in the science‑policy interface, collaborates with Statistics Netherlands and various Ministries, and plays a leading role in informing public debates about population developments in the Netherlands and Europe.

NIDI comprises five thematic groups: (1) Families & gender, (2) Migrants & migration, (3) Demographic change and the labour market, (4) Health, ageing and mortality, (5) Data infrastructure and open science. Each group has approximately 10–15 members. The new position will be within the group Demographic change and the labour market.

We are looking for excellent scholars with a PhD degree in demography, sociology, or one of the other social sciences – with expertise in…