PhD student in Educational Sciences (Noord- Holland), 38 hours per week University of Amsterdam
Job description The Department of Educational Sciences islooking for a PhD student for the research project ‘The relativecontributio n 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 PsychologyExperienc e with empirical research in families with young childrenGood writing and presentations skillsFamiliar with multivariate data-analysisEarlie r scientific publications are a recommendationOrgan izational 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 of Amsterdam.
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/onderwijskund e, andwww.sco-kohnstam minstituut. uva.nl.
Conditions of employment
Employment 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 Universityregulatio ns 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 Information
Addition al information about the vacancy can be obtained from:
Janneke Aben
Telephone number: +31 (0)20 525 1559
E-mail address: j.p.aben@uva. nl
Prof. Dr Jo Hermanns
Telephone number: +31 (0)348 402 949
E-mail address: j.m.a.hermanns@ uva.nl
Application
You can apply for this job before 15-05-2008 by sending your application to:
P.O. Box 94208
1090 GE Amsterdam
E-mail address: j.p.aben@uva. nl
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: j.p.aben@uva. nl.
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