PhD student for 'Popularity and risk-taking in adolescence'

You should have:
- an academic degree (Master’s) in one of the following areas: developmental psychology, neuropsychology, clinical psychology, experimental psychology, cognitive neuroscience, or a related area. If you have not graduated yet, but will do so before the start date of this project, you may also apply;
- demonstrated interest in and qualifications for conducting scientific research;
- a special interest in this topic, and in working with adolescents;
- excellent social skills;
- excellent writing skills;
- excellent data analysis skills.

You are proficient in Dutch and English (spoken and written). Experience with research in the domain of developmental and/or experimental psychology is desirable, as well as experience with conducting fMRI research and/or analyzing fMRI data.

Abstract:

Description:

We have an opening for a PhD student for the project “Cognitive-Affective Neuroscience of Popularity: Studying the Contribution of Risk-taking, Self-control, and Reward Sensitivity to Peer Status”. Popularity is a central theme in child and adolescent social development. Little is known about the fundamental and detailed mechanisms that underlie popularity and its correlates. Recent research suggests that popularity is associated with daily risk behaviours. The current project will consider the possibility that 2 important factors contributing to daily risk behaviours, namely (1) low levels of self-control, and (2) high levels of risk-taking/reward-sensitivity, are potential predictors and consequences of popularity in adolescents (13-15 years old). Additionally, you will examine whether brain activations associated with risk-taking are potential predictors and consequences of popularity in adolescents. You will develop and execute this project, analyse data, present the results at national and international conferences, and report the results in journal articles which will result in a PhD thesis. You will also contribute to teaching at the undergraduate level.

Conditions of employment
You will be appointed as a PhD student (1.0 FTE) for 4 years. If the evaluation is positive, the contract will be extended by 2.5 years. As part of the contract, you will participate in educational activities (i.e. teaching students).
The starting salary is €2,042 per month on a full-time basis; the salary will increase to €2,612 per month in the fourth year.

Additional information
dr. Anouk Scheres
+31 24 3612549
a.scheres@psych.ru.nl
prof. dr. Toon Cillessen
+31 24 3612569
a.cillessen@psych.ru.nl
http://www.ru.nl/fsw
Radboud University Nijmegen

Deadline: 01-05-2011

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