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Opportunity for Junior Researcher/PhD Student 
 
We seek a junior researcher/PhD student to join a successful team 
working with Professor Mary Morgan at the Faculty of Economics, 
University of Amsterdam on the history and philosophy of economics. 
We have just been awarded a new 4-year position for our research 
programme on concept formation and measurement in economics.  We 
would like to hear direct from possible candidates, or from 
professors who may know of likely candidates. 
 
The specified project for the new researcher is titled: "Making 
Economic Concepts Measurable: the Case of Consumption" and involves 
investigating four different notions of "consumption" currently used 
within economic science.  The focus of the research will be on 
the way consumption has been conceptualized within theories at each 
level and how associated measurement procedures have been 
constructed.  The approach of the team, and for this project, 
requires the use of both historical and philosophical techniques of 
analysis. 
 
The position is essentially a PhD studentship involving some course 
work, some class teaching of undergraduate students, and undertaking 
the outlined project as part of the research group.  The completed 
research will be eligible for submission for a PhD degree. 
 
The successful candidate should preferably have an economics 
degree with some knowledge of history or philosophy of science. 
(Alternatively a background in history/philosophy of science, with a 
willingness to work on economics and with mathematical skills would 
also be appropriate.)  The scholarship awarded is designed to cover 
living expenses here in the Netherlands for the 4-year period (there 
are no tuition fees). 
 
Interested candidates should apply (letter and cv) as soon as 
possible and especially before May 22nd to Adrienne van den Bogaard 
at Faculty of Economics, University of Amsterdam, Roetersstraat 11, 
1018 WB Amsterdam, The Netherlands; or faxed to Professor Mary Morgan at 
-31-20-525-4254.  Please make it clear that you are applying for the 
project "Making Economic Concepts Measurable - Scholarship vacancy 6". 
 
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