Maastricht University / School for Public Health and Primary Care: Caphri
From problem district to power district: does the health of residents benefit?
Maastricht, 6200 MD (Limburg), 38 hours per week
Job description
Function title: AT2008.281.PhD Students (3x); f/m
The vacant positions are part of a unique national project "From problem district to power district: does the health of residents benefit?" - a collaborative programme between the AMC, Maastricht University and the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment. See link.
Requirements
Required education/skills: University Graduate
For all three positions we seek individuals
* with a MSc preferably in Health or Social Sciences.
* with excellent social skills
* who are highly motivated to conduct academic research and aspire to a PhD
* affiliated to health problems in low SES communities
Job type: Research / Advising
Workfield(s) :
- Teaching & Research(Scientific discipline: Health)
Organization
Maastricht University /
School for Public Health and Primary Care: Caphri
Maastricht University is renowned for its unique, innovative, problem-based learning system, which is characterized by a small-scale and student-oriented approach. Research at UM is characterized by a multidisciplinary and thematic approach, and is concentrated in research institutes and schools. Currently Maastricht University has around 13,500 students and 3,500 employees. Reflecting the university's strong international profile, a fair amount of both students and staff are from abroad. The university hosts 6 faculties: Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Psychology & Neuroscience. The Faculty of Humanities and Sciences (FHS) at present consists of four departments: University College Maastricht (UCM), Maastricht ICT Competence Centre (MICC), Maastricht Graduate School of Governance (MGSoG) and the International Centre for Integrated assessment and Sustainable development (ICIS).
The School for Public health and Primary Care (CAPHRI) is part of the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life sciences (FHML). CAPHRI facilitates research in the areas of health promotion, disease prevention and care. CAPRHI is a part of the KNAW acknowledged research schools of Care CaRe (Netherlands School of Primary Care Research) and WTMC (Science, Technology and Modern Culture).
This study will be conducted in close collaboration between three organisations, AMC (Amsterdam), RIVM (Bilthoven) and Maastricht University, either in Amsterdam (position 1) or Maastricht (position 2 and 3).
Additional information about these organisations including research institutes and department can be obtained through the following links:
* AMC, department of Social Medicine: http://www.amc. nl/index. cfm?sid=1251
* RIVM, Public Health: http://www.rivm. nl/over-rivm/ organisatie/ vz/index. jsp (Dutch)
http://www.rivm. nl/en/aboutrivm/ organization/ public_health/ index.jsp (English)
* Department Health Promotion http://www.gvo. unimaas.nl (position 2,3)
* Caphri http://www.caphri. nl (position 3)
* Nutrim http://www.nutrim. unimaas.nl/ (position 2)
Conditions of employment
Maximum salary amount in Euro's a month 2612
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: 48 maanden
Maximum hours per week: 38
Additional conditions of employment:
We offer a full-time PhD-position for 4 years, contingent on a satisfactory performance. Monthly salary starts at EUR 2,042.- and is expected to increase to EUR 2,612.-.
Additional Information
Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:
Dr. Cees Hoefnagels
E-mail address: C.Hoefnagels@ gvo.unimaas. nl
Or Prof.Dr. Karien Stronks
E-mail address: K.Stronks@amc. uva.nl
Or additional information can be obtained through one of the following links:
* About the organization
* About the department
* AMC, department of Social Medicine
* RIVM, Public Health
Application
You can apply for this job before 17-11-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:
Universiteit Maastricht
FHML, afd P&O
P.O.Box 616
6200 MD Maastricht
The Netherlands
E-mail: pzfdgvacatures@ facburfdg. unimaas.nl
When applying for this job always mention the vacancynumber AT2008.281.
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