The Tilburg University department of Developmental Psychology is looking for an Assistant Professor in the field of Aging/ Lifespan Psychology, tenure track (1.0 fte, 5 years). Deadline for applying: August 31, 2019.

Description

Due to increasing life expectancy, society in many western countries is aging rapidly. Advancing age increases the risk for cognitive, physical and social challenges, which can have a negative impact on physical and mental health and engagement in social activities. Hence, adaptive coping with these age-related challenges can significantly improve individuals’ quality of life and contribute to aging proactively. However, individuals are differently affected and react differently to age-related challenges. We are interested in which personal characteristics and behaviors (e.g., genetics, brain mechanisms, cognition, life-style, self-regulation, motivation, personality) account for these inter-individual differences and act as protective or risk factors in the diversity of the aging process. In addition, we are also interested in examining which and how these personal characteristics and behaviors can be adjusted and influenced to the better.

We are looking for a candidate, who likes to work in an interdisciplinary research environment. This includes collaborating with members of the department on cognitive aging, personality development and/or forensic psychology. In addition, the successful candidate will contribute to research collaborations across departments at the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences with a focus on successful aging.

More information

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Binnenkort verschijnt een boek over leven en werk van Koos van der Werff (1925-2017), onder redactie van Willem Koops, Harke Bosma en Matty van der Meulen. (Titel: Jacobus Johannes van der Werff; zoek-het-zelf.). Hij was de eerste hoogleraar ontwikkelingspsychologie in Groningen, was de oprichter van de Associatie voor Ontwikkelingspsychologie (voorloper van het VNOP), redigeerde (samen met Willem Koops) het in de psychologiestudie veelgebruikte Overzicht van de Ontwikkelingspsychologie, en bestudeerde vooral de ontwikkeling van het zelfconcept. Het boek geeft een bijna intiem inzicht in de geschiedenis van de Groningse en Nederlandse ontwikkelingspsychologie  en is voor alle leden van het VNOP een “must read”.

Het boek (van ong. 200 pagina’s) zal in december verschijnen, kost slechts 25 euro, en men kan door in te schrijven een exemplaar bemachtigen. Wie een exemplaar wil kan zich het beste even per mail wenden tot Willem Koops:  W.Koops@uu.nl

Please mark your calendars for the 7th Biennual VNOP Conference, taking place on May 19-20, 2020 at Hotel CASA Amsterdam. Abstract submission and registration will open in November 2019. For questions contact Helle Larsen from the VNOP committee 2020 (University of Amsterdam, H.Larsen@uva.nl).

We are happy to announce that this year there will also be a one-day preconference workshop on ‘Methods in Developmental Psychology Research’. The workshop will be held on May 18, also in Hotel CASA Amsterdam. More information about the workshop will be available soon.

Projectbeschrijving

Het project “Raging hormones in the gifted: Anxiety, peer relations and giftedness in emerging adolescence” staat onder leiding van dr. Kiki Zanolie en dr. Marieke Bos bij de afdeling Ontwikkelings- en Onderwijspsychologie in het Brain & Development Research Center. In dit project wordt onderzocht hoe sociale relaties van invloed zijn op mentale gezondheid van adolescenten (typisch ontwikkelende en hoogbegaafde adolescenten) en hoe dit samenhangt met puberteits-veranderingen gedurende de adolescentie. Het project richt zich op twee belangrijke processen voor mentale gezondheid: i) het uitdoven van angst (extinctie leren) wat mogelijk ten opzichte van de kindertijd en volwassenheid is verminderd en ii) sociale status (b.v. populair vs afgewezen status).

Taken

De post-doc heeft als taak om een experimentele studie op te zetten en uit te voeren naar de rol van leeftijdsgenoten op mentale gezondheid in typisch ontwikkelende en hoogbegaafde kinderen. Het onderzoek zal zich richten op twee processen die karakteristiek zijn voor de transitie van kindertijd naar adolescentie: i) extinctie leren en ii) sociale status. De post-doc zal het onderzoek uitvoeren en hierover rapporteren in peer-reviewed internationale wetenschappelijke tijdschriften.

Jouw profiel

• Gepromoveerd in ontwikkelingspsychologie, klinische psychologie, gezondheidspsychologie of een gerelateerd vakgebied
• Ambitie om een topwetenschapper te worden;
• Zeer gemotiveerd en met interesse in het onderwerp van dit project;
• Affiniteit (en bij voorkeur ervaring) met programmeren (e-prime) en pre-registratie;
• Uitstekende beheersing van de Nederlandse en Engelse taal;
• Goede sociale en organisatorische vaardigheden.

Wij bieden

De positie is per direct beschikbaar met uiterlijke startdatum van 1 augustus 2019 voor de duur van één jaar. Het betreft een aanstelling van 0.8 fte, salaris schaal 11.0 , conform de CAO Nederlandse Universiteiten.

Informatie

Voor meer informatie over de vacature kunt u contact opnemen met Dr. Marieke Bos

e-mail: m.g.n.bos@fsw.leidenuniv.nl en Dr. Kiki Zanolie email: c.k.k.zanolie@fsw.leidenuniv.nl

Solliciteren?

https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/vacatures/2019/q2/19-165-postdoc-ontwikkelingspsychologie

Radboud Summer School organizes a summer course on peer relations and interactions in childhood and adolescence from Monday July 1 to Friday July 5, 2019. During this interactive course you will gain extensive knowledge of past and current peer relations research. You will also learn to use state of the art research measures and paradigms to assess peer relations and interactions, and can discuss your own work.

The course will be taught by the members of the Peer Relations Lab at Radboud University (peerlab). Course leader is Prof. dr. Toon Cillessen.

Course credits (2ECTS) can be given for the course. Early Bird registration deadline: 1 March 2019. For more information, see: https://www.ru.nl/radboudsummerschool/courses/2019/peer-relations-interactions-childhood-adolescence/

Dear VNOP members,

Please see the invitation below to a symposium on adolescent risk-taking, celebrating Neeltje Blankenstein’s PhD defense.

Current Perspectives on Adolescent Risk Taking symposium

When: February 15^th 2019, 13.30-17.00

Where: Rijksmuseum Boerhaave, Lange Sint Agnietenstraat 10, Leiden

https://rijksmuseumboerhaave.nl/bezoek/

On February 14, 2019, Neeltje Blankenstein will defend her dissertation: “Risky business? Behavioral and neural mechanisms underlying risky decision-making in adolescents” at Leiden University. As part of the festivities surrounding her defense, the Brain and Development Research Center is organizing a Current Perspectives on Adolescent Risk Taking symposium on February 15, 2019.

Symposium Schedule
13:30 – 14:00 Welcome with coffee & tea
14:00 – 14:05 Introduction
14:05 – 15:00 Keynote: Eva Telzer, University of North Carolina
15:00 – 15:20 Barbara Braams, VU University Amsterdam
15:20 – 15.40 Break with coffee & tea
15:40 – 16:00 Tycho Dekkers, University of Amsterdam
16:00 – 16:20 Neeltje Blankenstein, Leiden University
16:20 – 16:40 Simon Ciranka, Max Planck Institute Berlin
16:40 – 17:00 Wrap up and discussion

Attendance is free, but space is limited, so we encourage you to register by filling out this online registration form: https://goo.gl/forms/VBiJVONmjkrxgXRf1

Stay tuned for updates on our website: https://www.brainanddevelopmentlab.nl/index.php/news/331-february-2018-neeltje-s-defense-and-adolescent-risk-taking-symposium

We look forward to seeing you there!  

Anna van Duijvenvoorde, Eveline Crone, and Neeltje Blankenstein

The Department of Psychology, Education & Child Studies of the Erasmus University Rotterdam invites applicants for an Associate professor position in Orthopedagogics. We are looking for someone who can bring demonstrable work experience in the area of management. In addition, we are looking for someone who has the ambition to become a full professor in a few years.

Your past and future research needs to fit within the context of the research program of Clinical Child and Family Studies [Ortho- en gezinspedagogiek] Self-regulation in context. In this program adaptive and maladaptive self-regulation is studied from pregnancy to emerging adulthood.

You will be teaching in the Bachelor’s and master’s degree programme within the Department of Psychology, Education & Child Studies (Section Clinical Child and Family Studies) in the area of orthopedagogics, including supervision of research students.

Tasks:

The position involves 60% teaching activities and 40% research time. The core tasks include:

• participating in teaching at a bachelor’s and master’s level. Teaching involves also individual supervision of internships and research theses; workgroups supervision, lectures and independent coordination of parts of the curriculum;
• supervising PhD candidates;
• the design and supervision of studies in the area of Self-regulation in context;
• carrying out and supervising research within the programme;
• management tasks with regard to education/research;
• publishing research findings in high impact international scientific journals
• initiating and contributing to the acquisition of substantial external research funding for the benefit of the research programme.

Expectations:

We are looking for someone who:

• has a PhD-degree in a relevant area and experience in the area of Clinical Child and Family Studies,
• is effective and efficient, has excellent social skills, and is a team player.
• has proven work experience in the area of management and organization.
• has excellent teaching skills, as evidenced by positive teaching assessments, and experience in designing and coordinating academic courses in the area of Clinical Child and Family Studies,
• has scientific creativity and productivity, as shown by a substantial list of publications in renowned international peer-reviewed journals in a relevant field of research;
• has a demonstrable record of research grant acquisition;
• has international collaboration and visibility;
• has ample experience with supervision of graduate students;
• has an eye for innovation of teaching methods and is prepared to contribute (within a team) to the optimization of the quality of teaching;
• holds a Dutch Teaching Qualification (BKO) and a Senior Qualification in teaching or research or is willing to acquire this qualification(s) in the near future;
• masters English and Dutch at an academic level – Non-Dutch applicants should be willing to acquire proficiency in Dutch within 2 years.

Additional information about the vacancy can be found on academic transfer:

https://aa.academictransfer.com/employer/EUR/vacancy/51791/lang/en/

Deadline for applications: January 20, 2019

For further information you can contact Prof. dr. Peter Prinzie, professor of Orthopedagogics, Tel: +31-104082598, or e-mail: prinzie@essb.eur.nl