PhD Position: De-escalation
Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences
Doctoral research within a consortium on de-escalating aggressive encounters between frontline workers and citizens, focusing on psychophysiological and subjective experiences of staff, stress, sleep and recovery in residential-care settings.
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Vacancy terms
- Career stage
- Doctoral researcher
- Employment type
- Not stated
- Contract
- Not stated
- Contract ends
- Not stated
- Original contract term
- 4 years, initial 1.5-year contract followed by 2.5-year extension after positive evaluation.
- Schedule
- 1.0 FTE
- Workplace
- On-site
- FTE
- 1
- Salary
- €3,059 to €3,881 gross per month based on a 38-hour working week.
- Department or school
- Behavioural Science Institute
- Posted
- Not stated
Responsibilities
- Collect and analyse psychophysiological, behavioural and subjective data.
- Study stress, sleep, recovery and de-escalation/coercion practices.
- Work with frontline professionals and care organisations.
- Publish doctoral research and disseminate practical findings.
- Contribute up to approximately 10% teaching.
Qualifications and requirements
Qualifications
- Research Master's degree or strong academic background in psychobiology, clinical or forensic psychology, behavioural science, health sciences, neuroscience or a related discipline.
Requirements
- Affinity with psychophysiology, wearables and ethically complex care settings.
- Strong quantitative-methods background and interest in qualitative or mixed methods.
- Ability to build trust with clinical teams and translate research to practical improvement.
- Proficient Dutch is required for work with participating care settings.
Preferred qualifications
- Prior experience with wearable sensing, psychophysiology or residential-care research is advantageous.
Employment conditions
- Temporary doctoral employment
- 0 FTE
- Placement: Nijmegen, Netherlands
- Working week: 38 hours
- €3,059 to €3,881 gross per month based on a 38-hour working week.
Benefits
- 8% holiday allowance
- 3% year-end bonus
- 30 or 41 annual leave days for full-time staff depending on arrangement
- Pension and flexible university employment conditions
Documents and steps
Documents
- Cover letter
- CV
Steps
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Submit before the official closing date.
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PhD Position: De-escalation
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