Tasks and responsibilities:

• You will develop an open-source stimulus bank and obtain ratings of these stimuli on diverse dimensions (e.g. familiarity, valence);
• You will develop this stimulus bank in collaboration with an expert panel that includes people who have experienced adversity, scientists (e.g. psychometricians), and social workers;
• You will develop novel experimental research on human cognition and analyze the data using cognitive modeling;
• You will make your research accessible to a broad audience through creating science communication resources;
• You will be a kind, constructive, and reliable member of the department and the DEEP lab.

Your experience and profile:

The ideal candidate will have:

• A PhD in cognitive science, psychology, biology, or an adjacent field (e.g. anthropology);
• A strong academic track record, including high-quality publications (quantity is less important);
• Computational and/or programming skills (Matlab, Python, C++, R, or other languages);
• Experience in cognitive modeling (e.g. drift-diffusion modeling, reinforcement learning);
• Experience in psychometric modeling (e.g. Differential Item Functioning analyses)
• A commitment to transparent research practices (e.g. sharing code, scripts, and/or data);
• The ability to participate in an interdisciplinary and international research environment;
• The interpersonal and communication skills to effectively collaborate in team work;
• A proactive and goal-directed work approach and excellent organizational skills;
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Candidates who only partially meet this profile are nonetheless strongly encouraged to apply.

We offer a temporary employment contract for preferably 38 hours per week (a 0,8 fte working week is negotiable) for a period of 12 months with a probationary period of two months, with the possibility to the extend the contract for another 24 months upon a positive evaluation of your performance. The preferred starting date is as soon as possible. For this position the University Job Classification profile Researcher 4 applies.

The gross monthly salary, based on 38 hours per week and dependent on relevant experience, ranges between € 3,546 to €5,538 (scale 10). In addition, you will receive a 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% year-end allowance.

A favourable tax agreement, the ‘30% ruling’, may apply to non-Dutch applicants.

The Collective Labour Agreement of Universities of the Netherlands is applicable.

Besides the salary and a vibrant and challenging environment at Science Park we offer you multiple fringe benefits:

• 232 holiday hours per year (based on fulltime) and extra holidays between Christmas and 1 January;
• multiple courses to follow from our Teaching and Learning Centre;
• a complete educational program for PhD students;
• multiple courses on topics such as leadership for academic staff;
• multiple courses on topics such as time management, handling stress and an online learning platform with 100+ different courses;
• 7 weeks birth leave (partner leave) with 100% salary;
• partly paid parental leave;
• the possibility to set up a workplace at home;
• a pension at ABP for which UvA pays two third part of the contribution;
• the possibility to follow courses to learn Dutch;
• help with registration at UvA- Housing for a studio or small apartment when you’re moving from abroad. 

Are you curious to read more about our extensive package of secondary employment benefits, take a look here.