This postdoctoral project focuses on investigating educational interventions that aim to strengthen youths’ democratic values and resilience in the digital context. The researcher will be embedded in a team which investigates how the digital information environments of adolescents relate to their beliefs and attitudes about societal issues, their democratic values and civic participation.
The project offers the opportunity to conduct innovative and societally relevant research at the intersection of adolescent development, digital technology and democracy. You will become part of a supportive research community committed to working with youth and translating scientific insights into knowledge that can benefit schools, policy and society.
What you do
- Designing and conducting longitudinal studies on educational interventions for adolescents and young adults
- Collaborating with youth, schools and other societal partners
- Publishing research findings in international scientific journals and impact reports for societal partners
- Presenting research at national and international conferences
- Co-supervising PhD student projects
What they ask
- A PhD in developmental psychology, political psychology, computational social science, cognitive science or a related field, completed or expected to be completed before the position begins
- Experience in designing and conducting behavioural experiments
- Strong quantitative research skills, including experience with R and/or Python and preferably behavioural or computational modelling
- Experience with, or an interest in developing expertise in, donated social media data and other forms of digital trace data
- Strong analytical and organisational skills, including the ability to plan and conduct research independently
- Excellent written and spoken English, with the ability to communicate research to both academic and non-academic audiences
- Proficiency in Dutch is highly preferred, as the position involves regular interaction with adolescents, schools and societal partners
Profile
- Enthusiasm for working with adolescents, together with a careful and ethically sensitive approach to research involving youth and personal digital data
- A collaborative and inclusive mindset, openness to learning new methods and a willingness to share knowledge within and beyond academia
- Enthusiasm for translating scientific findings into practical applications and sharing them with schools, policymakers and other societal partners
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