Phd at Msi in Circular Business Models for Repair
6 maanden geleden
Maastricht Sustainability Institute (MSI) offers an exciting opportunity for a fulltime PhD position for four years in circular business models and ecosystems.
The PhD in circular business models and ecosystems will be funded through project Fixophobia which is about Improving repair practices for consumer electronics.
Project Fixophobia is a collaborative NWO funded project involving several Dutch academic and business partners, led by Delft University of Technology with Maastricht University as one of the key academic partners. Fixophobia aims to extend the product lifetime of consumer electronics by providing the much-needed, scientific theories, societal tools and system innovations for a multi-actor system change towards a circular economy for consumer electronics. Thus, we intend to increase repair practices among all value chain actors of consumer electronics (incl. consumers), by developing and testing the value of new repair system innovations.
- Mapping key actors and their relationships in the transition towards a circular economy in consumer electronics
- Conduction of participatory system modelling workshops to identify (perceived) barriers, enablers, and potential solutions to implement repair for consumer electronics
- Exploring current business models of organizations with different levels of integration of repair practices
- Creating new, innovative business models for product repair, conduct business model experiments and implement pilots
**Requirements**:
We are looking for:
- Someone who has a record of high academic achievement (e.g. good grade for final thesis, other research papers and/or involvement in other academic activities).
- Strong collaborative and networking skills are desirable.
- Affinity with / or experience with collaborating in multi-disciplinary teams.
- Affinity with / or experience with environmental sustainability issues in consumer electronics and sustainable / circular business model issues (e.g., demonstrated via a relevant thesis or group work).
- Someone who is willing to move to (the vicinity of) Maastricht.
**What we offer**
**As **PhD at MSI in Circular Business Models for Repair and System Dynamics** **at **School of Business and Economics**, you will be employed by the most international university in the Netherlands, located in the beautiful city of Maastricht. In addition, we offer you**:
- Good employment conditions. The position is graded in scale P according to UFO profile PhD, with corresponding salary based on experience ranging from €2770,00 and €3539,00 gross per month (based on a full-time employment of 38 hours per week). In addition to the monthly salary, an 8.0% holiday allowance and an 8.3% year-end bonus apply.
- An employment contract for a period of 18 months with a scope of 1,0 FTE. Upon a positive evaluation, an extension of 2,5 years will follow.
- At Maastricht University, the well-being of our employees is of utmost importance, we offer flexible working hours and the possibility to work partly from home if the nature of your position allows it. You will receive a monthly commuting and internet allowance for this. If you work full-time, you will be entitled to 29 vacation days and 4 additional public holidays per year, namely carnival Monday, carnival Tuesday, Good Friday, and Liberation Day. If you choose to accumulate compensation hours, an additional 12 days will be added. Furthermore, you can personalize your employment conditions through a collective labor agreement (CAO) choice model.
- As Maastricht University, we offer various other excellent secondary employment conditions. These include a good pension scheme with the ABP and the opportunity for UM employees to participate in company fitness and make use of the extensive sports facilities that we also offer to our students.
- Last but certainly not least, we provide the space and facilities for your personal and professional development. We facilitate this by offering a wide range of training programs and supporting various well-established initiatives such as 'acknowledge and appreciate'.
The terms of employment at Maastricht University are largely set out in the collective labor agreement of Dutch Universities. In addition, local provisions specific to UM apply. For more information, click here.
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