The Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI) is a research institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and affiliated with Groningen University. It is located in the centre of The Hague. The staff of the institute consists of about 50 persons, mostly researchers. TNO is an independent interdisciplinary research institute aimed at connecting people and knowledge to create innovations that boost the sustainable competitive strength of industry and well-being of society.
NIDI has together with TNO-Leiden a vacancy for a PhD project on how the main patterns of work among persons aged 45-69 years, are related to participation in other productive roles such as informal care and voluntary work, and the implications of these patterns for health and well-being. People work longer, due to the closure of early exit routes and in the increase of the statutory pension age. At the same time, people are asked more often to participate in unpaid work, such as informal care (caring obligations for parents, other relatives and friends). These shifts raise many questions about how older workers manage their late careers and other roles in society. Do paid and unpaid activities compete with or rather reinforce each other? How are retirement plans and behavior influenced by experiences (e.g. physical and mental demands) of other productive roles? What role do paid work and other productive roles play in the development of a post-retirement life?
The deadline for submitting applications is August 30, 2015.
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