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Radboud University

PhD Position in Decolonising Reparations and Colonial Justice Radboud University in Netherlands

Degree Level

PhD

Field of study

Participatory Action Research

Funding

Temporary 1.0 FTE PhD employment for 4 years total: an initial 1.5-year contract followed by a 2.5-year extension after positive evaluation. Gross monthly salary starts at €3,204 and rises to €4,051 in the fourth year. Includes 8% holiday allowance, 8.3% end-of-year bonus, and extra annual leave options.

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Nov 8, 2026

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Netherlands

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Radboud University

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Keywords

Participatory Action Research
Anthropology
Sociology
Political Science
International Relations
History
Conflict Studies
Transitional Justice
Law
Decolonization
Colonialism

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PhD Position: Decolonising Reparations at Radboud University in Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

This PhD project asks what reparations for colonialism could look like, with a focus on Indo and Indonesian communities affected by colonial legacies. The research is part of the NWO-funded project Decolonising Reparations: Transforming the Legacies of Colonialism, led by Dr Sanne Weber in the Department of Political Science / Peace and Conflict Studies at the Centre for International Conflict Analysis and Management (CICAM).

The PhD researcher will use participatory and creative research methods, conduct in-depth fieldwork, interviews, and a vignette study, and co-produce multimedia outputs with participants. The project compares cases across Indonesia, the Indonesian diaspora in the Netherlands, and related work with a postdoctoral researcher focusing on Belgium and the Great Lakes Region of Central Africa.

Research themes: reparations, colonialism, decolonisation, justice, transitional justice, social justice, intersectionality, historical injustice, redress, qualitative research, participatory methods, fieldwork, Indonesia, Indo diaspora.

Eligibility highlights: Master’s degree in political science or a related field; strong interest in justice and reparations; training in qualitative methods; familiarity with Indonesia or the Indo community; willingness to spend several months in Indonesia; excellent academic English. Helpful but not required: participatory/arts-based methods, Bahasa or another local language, Dutch, and basic quantitative skills.

Funding and conditions: 1.0 FTE temporary employment for 4 years total, with an initial 1.5-year contract and extension after positive evaluation. Salary starts at €3,204 gross per month and rises to €4,051 in year four, plus holiday allowance, end-of-year bonus, and generous leave options.

Application deadline: 2026-11-08. Interviews are planned for the week of 30 November and the week of 14 December. The preferred start date is 1 March 2027.

How to apply: Submit the application via the vacancy button on the Radboud University page. Address the letter to Sanne Weber and follow the document checklist in the application form.

Funding details

Temporary 1.0 FTE PhD employment for 4 years total: an initial 1.5-year contract followed by a 2.5-year extension after positive evaluation. Gross monthly salary starts at €3,204 and rises to €4,051 in the fourth year. Includes 8% holiday allowance, 8.3% end-of-year bonus, and extra annual leave options.

What's required

Applicants must hold a Master’s degree in political science or another relevant discipline such as conflict studies, anthropology, or development studies. They should have a strong substantive research interest in justice, including transitional, reparative and social justice, historical and ongoing injustice, reparations and redress, decolonisation and intersectionality. Training in qualitative research and analysis is required, with experience conducting fieldwork and analysing qualitative data preferred. Familiarity with Indonesia or the Indo community is required, including having lived, worked, or spent an extended period there, and willingness to conduct several months of fieldwork in Indonesia. Excellent written academic English is required. Desired qualifications include participatory and/or arts-based research methods, local language skills such as Bahasa, Dutch proficiency, and basic quantitative methods experience.

How to apply

Apply only via the application button on the vacancy page. Address your application letter to Sanne Weber and include the documents requested in the application form. Shortlisted candidates will have first interviews in the week of 30 November and second interviews in the week of 14 December, with a short research proposal prepared for the second round.

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