Your primary tasks will be:

• review the relevant literatures on emotions, parental emotion socialization, social inequality, and intergenerational transmission of values;

• design and conduct experimental and/or observational studies on parent-child interactions;

• code transcripts of parent-child interactions;

• process the data using appropriate analytical procedures;

• write high-quality scientific papers together with other members of the project team;

• present your work at national and international conferences;

• perform a small amount of teaching (e.g., thesis supervision).

We are looking for a dedicated candidate who is eager to conduct basic research at the intersection of social and developmental psychology. The candidates must thrive in a collaborative environment that calls for autonomy, creativity, and persistence.

Your experience and profile:

• a PhD degree in social psychology, developmental psychology, pedagogics, educational science, or a related discipline;

• demonstrated affinity with research at the intersection of social and developmental psychology;

• demonstrated experience with conducting and publishing high-quality research;

• demonstrated project-management skills;

• excellent writing skills and a genuine interest in writing papers for publication;

• excellent data-analytic skills (e.g., mixed-effect modeling in R);

• interest in working with children and parents;

• because the candidate will collect data in children and parents, Dutch language skills are preferable but not required;

• high conscientiousness, flexibility, and a collaborative attitude;

• willingness and ability to learn and grow in all areas of research;

• excellent oral and written communication skills in English;

• availability to start around September 2025 (this may be a few months earlier or later, depending on the candidate’s availability).

The position concerns temporary employment of 0.8fte (30.4 hours per week) for 1 year.

There might be a possibility to increase the employment to 1.0fte (38 hours per week) by taking on teaching responsibilities for 0.2fte (7.6 hours per week), such as supervising thesis students who can assist in data collection.

The UvA offers excellent possibilities for further professional development and education.