PhD student in Educational Sciences(Noord-Holland), 38 hours per week
University of Amsterdam
Job descriptionThe Department of Educational Sciences islooking for a PhD
student for the research project ‘The relativecontribution of Supportive Home
Visiting and Parent Management Trainingto the Prevention of Behavioural
Problems in Young Children: aComparative Study'.
The project of the PhD student is part of a larger research program(Childhood
education and Family Support) and is embedded in asub-program of studies into
the effectiveness of family supportprograms.
The research project studies processes that mediate theeffectiveness of two
types of parenting support intervention models infamilies with young children
who are at risk for behavioural problems:family support by home-visiting versus
parent management training. Inthe study the effectiveness of the home visiting
approach (exemplifiedby Home-Start) will be compared with the effectiveness of
trainingparenting skills by Parent Management Training programs (exemplified
byTriple P). Home visiting focuses first and foremost on maternalwell-being and
self-efficacy and expect changes in parenting practicesto follow. In contrast,
parent management training focuses on parentingskills and specific parenting
practices and assumes that improvementsin maternal self-efficacy are the result
of positive changes inparenting practices. This study will focus on the
contribution of bothapproaches separately and simultaneously to the prevention
ofbehavioural problems in young
children. A group of families withchildren in the age of 1,5 - 3,5 years that
are judged to needparenting support are assigned to the following three
conditions:Home-Start (a); Triple P (b); and Home-Start combined with Triple P
(c)and care as usual (d, no specific intervention). Each group willconsist of
75 participants.
Requirements
Master of Science in Pedagogics or PsychologyExperience with empirical research
in families with young childrenGood writing and presentations skillsFamiliar
with multivariate data-analysisEarlier scientific publications are a
recommendationOrganizational and communication skills
Organization
University of Amsterdam
The University of Amsterdam (UvA) is a
university with an internationally acclaimed profile, located at the
heart of the Dutch capital. As well as a world center for business and
research, Amsterdam is a hub of cultural and media activities. The
University of Amsterdam is a member of the League of European Research
Universities.
The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences(FMG) is the largest educational
and research institution in the socialsciences in the Netherlands. The Faculty
serves 7,500 students innumerous Bachelor's and Master's programmes in
Political Science,Sociology, Anthropology, Communication Science, Psychology,
SocialGeography, Planning and International Development Studies, andEducational
Sciences. The academic staff is employed in education aswell as research. There
are over 1,100 employees at the Facultydepartment, which resides in a number of
buildings in the centre ofAmsterdam.
Employees of the Department of Educational Sciences participate inthe
educational institute for bachelor- and master studies and in theresearch
institute, the SCO-Kohnstamm Institute. Information:www.fmg.uva.nl/pedagogiek,
www.fmg.uva.nl/onderwijskunde, andwww.sco-kohnstamminstituut.uva.nl.
Conditions of employmentEmployment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: see below
Maximum hours per week: 38
Additional conditions of employment:
The PhD appointment will be full time (38 hours a week) for a period offour
years. The monthly salary will be in accordance with Universityregulations for
academic personnel, and will range from €2,000 in thefirst year up to a maximum
of €2,558 in the last year (based on afulltime appointment).
Additional InformationAdditional information about the vacancy can be obtained
from:
Janneke Aben
Telephone number: +31 (0)20 525 1559
E-mail address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Prof. Dr Jo Hermanns
Telephone number: +31 (0)348 402 949
E-mail address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Or additional information can be obtained through one of the following links.
About the organizationAbout the departmentAbout the function
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ApplicationYou can apply for this job before 15-05-2008 by sending your
application to:
P.O. Box 94208
1090 GE Amsterdam
E-mail address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Applicants should send a letter of motivation,
a detailed CV, study results and publications before May 15, 2008 to:
Universiteit van Amsterdam, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences,
Department of Pedagogics, Mrs J.P. Aben, P.O. Box 94208, 1090 GE
Amsterdam. Application is also possible by e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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