PhD researcher at The Department of Work and Organisation Studies

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PhD researcher at The Department of Work and Organisation Studies (WOS)

KU Leuven is an autonomous university. It was founded in 1425. It was born of and has grown within the Catholic tradition.

You will join the dynamic and inspiring Department of Work and Organisation Studies (WOS), an interdisciplinary group of approximately 50 researchers studying the world of work from a variety of academic perspectives. WOS conducts internationally recognised research on topics including employee well-being and job quality, HRM, leadership and organisational behaviour, careers and sustainable employability, and the role of organisations in society. As a researcher, you will become part of a stimulating academic environment that values collaboration, scientific excellence and societal impact. The Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) operates across campuses in Antwerp, Brussels, Kortrijk and Leuven. Together, these vibrant cities offer a unique research environment at the heart of Europe. This position is based at our Brussels Campus, located in a lively and highly international city. KU Leuven is one of Europe’s leading research universities and is recognised worldwide for its scientific impact and capacity for innovation. The university offers researchers an excellent environment in which to develop their academic careers. More information is available on our website.
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You will contribute to a theory-driven and methodologically innovative research project examining the protective role of resources in employee exposure to workplace interpersonal mistreatment, including bullying, aggression, sexual harassment and incivility. In contrast to the dominant focus on risk factors and harmful consequences, this project investigates which resources may prevent initial exposure and counter its persistence or escalation. The project builds on Conservation of Resources (COR) theory and develops a process-oriented and context-sensitive perspective in which employees’ experiences are embedded within their broader social and organisational work context. Central to the project are configurations of personal, interpersonal, job, team and organisational resources. Drawing on the concept of resource caravan passageways, we examine how resources reinforce one another and how the work context facilitates or impedes their availability and protective effects throughout the exposure process.The research is primarily quantitative and uses advanced analytical methods. Longitudinal data are already available, enabling you to start developing your first studies soon after joining the project. You may also build on existing Dutch-language qualitative data, and there is scope for additional data collection. As a PhD researcher, you will contribute to theory development and empirical research within an interdisciplinary team, pursuing both fundamental scientific and practice-relevant objectives.

Your responsibilities

• You will work with the available data from the outset, allowing you to develop your first studies quickly. In collaboration with the research team, you will formulate and refine theoretically grounded research questions and analyse the data using advanced person-centred and longitudinal methods;
• You will report your findings in scientific papers, with a view to publication in international peer-reviewed journals and inclusion in your doctoral dissertation;
• You will contribute to the project’s further theoretical and methodological development and design follow-up studies, which may involve additional quantitative and/or qualitative data collection;
• You will present your research at s