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Post-Doctoral Researcher in Social Innovation in Health Care

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Job description

In this interdisciplinary project, we will study healthcare delivery and ways to improve it using the notion of 'social innovation'. Three broad (preliminary) research questions will be leading in this project:

·         How can suppliers of healthcare be stimulated to provide high quality healthcare delivery?

·         How can certain groups of patients – such as people with low health literacy - be stimulated to take active part in healthcare delivery?

·         How can social innovations in healthcare be effectively regulated?

Social innovation can be broadly defined as new developments that aim to address societal needs by changing the relationships between involved stakeholders. For instance, social innovations can be aimed at targeting suppliers of healthcare. An example would be lowering the degree of 'defensive medicine' by general practitioners: deviating from sound medical practice because of malpractice liability threats. Social innovations can also be developed to improve the 'demand' side. For instance, social innovations can be developed to improve access to healthcare for disadvantaged groups, such as immigrants or people with low health literacy.

To answer these questions, we will connect the currently separate streams of literature from public administration (including coproduction, social innovation, behavioral public administration), law (human rights, rule of law values) and economics (collective action and entrepreneurship). In terms of methods the postdoc will use a) systematic reviews to analyze the state of the field and b) conduct field experiments (Randomized Control Trials) to analyze potential ways to strengthen equal and fair healthcare delivery.

This postdoc position is part of a larger aim to attract 9 postdocs at the Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance at Utrecht University, with an overarching theme 'Resilient Societies'. It is located within the subtheme 'Regulation of innovation'. The postdoc will work in an interdisciplinary team with governance, economics and law scholars. S/he will be positioned at the Utrecht School of Governance and maintain close working relations with the departments of Economics and Law.           

Requirements

We are looking for a talented postdoc who is interested in public administration, law and/or economics and possesses strong quantitative research skills. More specifically, an applicant should have:

·         a (nearly finished) PhD in for this program relevant disciplinary field in law, economics and/or public administration or public management;

·         relevant articles in both national and international journals, both single and co-authored, as well as books and book chapters;

·         international research networks and experience in setting-up and running international research;

·         an affinity with interdisciplinary research and the ability to work with researchers from other disciplines and faculties;

·         advanced methodological skills, most particularly systematic reviews and (field) experimental skills;

·         a preference for working in a small-scale academic community, with an emphasis on team work, in both research and education;

·         excellent communication skills (written and word) in both English and (preferably) Dutch;

·         affinity with public communication (Website maintenance, Facebook, Blogs, Twitter);

·         an outgoing, flexible and open person who enjoys team-work.

Conditions of employment

We offer a temporary 0.8 FTE appointment for the duration of 2,5 years starting on 1 April 2017 or soon after. An additional 0.2 teaching appointment is optional. Depending on experience, the gross salary per month for the position of a postdoc (on a full-time basis) is between €3,427 and €4,691 (scale 11 according to Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities). Salaries are supplemented with a holiday bonus of 8 % and a year-end bonus of 8.3 % per year. We offer a pension scheme, collective insurance schemes and flexible employment conditions (multiple choice model). For more information: working at Utrecht University.

Employer

A better future for everyone. This ambition motivates our scientists in executing their leading research and inspiring teaching. At Utrecht University, the various disciplines collaborate intensively towards major societal themes. Our focus is on Dynamics of Youth, Institutions for Open Societies, Life Sciences and Sustainability.

The Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance of Utrecht University has some 5500 students and 700 employees. The faculty is housed in several historical buildings in the centre of the city of Utrecht. Thanks to a broad range of departments, renowned research institutes and an outstandingly equipped library, the organisation is an active part of society.

The Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance includes three departments: the Utrecht School of Governance (USG); the Utrecht University School of Economics (U.S.E.) and the Utrecht University School of Law (USL).

Additional information

The team for this project consists of Prof Sebastiaan Princen (Utrecht School of Governance), Dr Lars Tummers (Utrecht School of Governance), Prof Albert Meijer (Utrecht School of Governance), Dr Niels Bosma (Utrecht School of Economics) & Dr Lucky Belder (Utrecht School of Law). For questions, please contact Sebastiaan Princen (s.b.m.princen@uu.nl).

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Niels Bosma | Assistant Professor | Coordinator Utrecht University Social Entrepreneurship Initiative | Chair of Strategy Organisation & Entrepreneurship | Utrecht University School of Economics (U.S.E.) | Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance | Visiting address: Kriekenpitplein 21-22, 3584 EC  Utrecht | Postal address: PO Box 80125, 3508 TC  Utrecht, the Netherlands | Room 1.14 | n.s.bosma@uu.nl | +31(0)30 253 7118 | Homepage | Google Scholar | Utrecht University Social Entrepreneurship Initiative

Recent publications:

Terjesen, S., Bosma, N.S, and Stam, E. (2016). Advancing Public Policy for High‐Growth, Female, and Social Entrepreneurs. Public Administration Review, 76(2), 230-239. DOI: 10.1111/puar.12472.

Bosma, N.S., Schøtt, T., Terjesen, S.A. and Kew, P., Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2015 to 2016: Special Topic Report on Social Entrepreneurship (May 31, 2016). Available at SSRN:http://ssrn.com/abstract=2786949 and http://www.gemconsortium.org/report