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Institute Gak-KNAW Award: Postdoc position ‘Social security and the labour market’ – deadline 5 January 2026
The Institute Gak and the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences (KNAW) invite talented early-career researchers to apply for a three-year appointment as a post-doc researcher at an Academy institute to conduct research on the labour market and social security in the Netherlands.
The Instituut Gak-KNAW Award was established in 2019 by Instituut Gak and the KNAW and is conferred annually. Eligible for this award are post-doc researchers who obtained their PhD no more than five years ago or PhDs wjo will defend their PhD thesis not later dan in the month of April 2026 and who are working on innovative research in the fields of social security and labour market in the Netherlands. Their research should be related to the domain of Instituut Gak and the research agenda of the Academy host institute.
Applications should be submitted in Dutch via the dedicated application form, ultimately by 5 January 2026.
