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PhD scholarship in Educational Sciences (Noord- Holland), 38 hours per week University of Amsterdam

Department of Educational Sciences is looking for a PhD student for the research project 'The relative contribution of Supportive Home Visiting and Parent Management Training to the Prevention of Behavioural Problems in Young Children: a Comparative Study'.

The project of the PhD student is part of a larger research program (Childhood education and Family Support) and is embedded in a sub-program of studies into the effectiveness of family support programs.

The research project studies processes that mediate the effectiveness of two types of parenting support intervention models in families with young children who are at risk for behavioural problems: family support by home-visiting versus parent management training. In the study the effectiveness of the home visiting approach (exemplified by Home-Start) will be compared with the effectiveness of training parenting skills by Parent Management Training programs (exemplified by Triple P). Home visiting focuses first and foremost on maternal well- being and self-efficacy and expect changes in parenting practices to follow. In contrast, parent management training focuses on parenting skills and specific parenting practices and assumes that improvements in maternal self-efficacy are the result of positive changes in parenting practices. This study will focus on the contribution of both approaches separately and simultaneously to the prevention of behavioural problems in young children. A group of families with children in the age of 1,5 - 3,5 years that are judged to need parenting 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 will consist of 75 participants.

Requirements
Master of Science in Pedagogics or Psychology Experience with empirical research in families with young children; Good writing and presentations skills; Familiar with multivariate data-analysis; Earlier scientific publications are a recommendation; Organizational 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 social sciences in the Netherlands. The Faculty serves 7,500 students in numerous Bachelor's and Master's programmes in Political Science,Sociology, Anthropology, Communication Science, Psychology, Social Geography, Planning and International Development Studies, and Educational Sciences. The academic staff is employed in education as well as research. There are over 1,100 employees at the Faculty department, which resides in a number of buildings in the centre of Amsterdam.

Employees of the Department of Educational Sciences participate in the educational institute for bachelor- and master studies and in the research institute, the SCO-Kohnstamm Institute. Information: www.fmg.uva.nl/pedagogiek, www.fmg.uva.nl/onderwijskunde, and www.sco-kohnstamminstituut.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 of four years. The monthly salary will be in accordance with University regulations for academic personnel, and will range from €2,000 in the first year up to a maximum of €2,558 in the last year (based on a full time appointment) .

Additional Information

Additional  information about the vacancy can be obtained from:

Janneke Aben
Telephone number: +31 (0)20 525 1559
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Prof. Dr Jo Hermanns
Telephone number: +31 (0)348 402 949
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Application
You can apply for this job before 15-05-2008 by sending your application to:

P.O. Box 94208
1090 GE Amsterdam

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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: Ova e-mail adresa je zaštićena od spam botova, morate imati uključen Javascript da bi je vidjeli .

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