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

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.

This symposium brings together several national and international researchers working on the topic of adolescent risk taking. The speakers study these topics using a variety of methods.

The keynote presentation will be given by no other than Dr. Eva Telzer from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

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 the exact program. We look forward to seeing you there!  

Anna van Duijvenvoorde, Eveline Crone, and Neeltje Blankenstein

Dear VNOP members.

Registration for the VNOP CAS Research Days 2018 is open!

The Research Days are organized annually by members of VNOP and CAS and are interesting for all researchers within the field of developmental psychology and pedagogics. The days provide a unique opportunity for young researchers to develop themselves and to present their work.

For further information and to register, go here
Registration is open until November, 9, 2018

For any questions, please contact us at vnopcas@gmail.com

Kind regards,
Jochem Spaans
On behalf of the 2018 VNOP CAS Researchdays organizing committee

Dear VNOP members,

The deadline for abstract submissions for the VNOP-CAS Researchdays (taking place on the 22nd and 23rd of November) has been extended to the 1st of October, 2018.

For submission guidelines and submitting your abstract, visit the Researchdays website here: https://vnopcasresearchdays.sites.uu.nl/submission-2018/

Please note that:

• All presentations will take place on the 23rd of November. The program on the 22nd of November consists of workshops for PhD students and a social activity.
• These Research Days are interesting for all researchers working in the field of developmental psychology or pedagogics. You do not need to be a member of VNOP or CAS.

For any questions, please contact us at vnopcas@gmail.com

Kind regards,
Jochem Spaans
On behalf of the 2018 VNOP CAS Researchdays organizing committee

Dear VNOP members,

Abstract submission is now open for this year’s VNOP-CAS Researchdays, taking place on the 22nd and 23rd of November.

Are you a PhD student working in the field of developmental psychology or pedagogics? Submit your abstract now! We are very interested in your research. You can choose between a poster presentation, paper presentation or symposium. Deadline for the abstract submission is September 16, 2018.

You can submit an abstract and view submission guidelines here.

Please note that:

• All presentations will take place on the 23rd of November, the program on the 22nd of November consists of workshops for PhD students and a social activity.
• These Research Days are interesting for all researchers working in the field of developmental psychology or pedagogics. You do not need to be a member of VNOP or CAS.

If you have any questions, please contact the organizing committee at vnopcas@gmail.com.

Nijmegen, 13-17 August 2018

(early bird registration deadline: 1 April)

Peer Relations and Interactions in Childhood and Adolescence

Peers are powerful socialization agents, contributing well beyond the collective influences of family, school and neighborhood. This highly interactive course focuses on the importance of peers for child development. During this course you will have ample opportunity to learn about the past, present and future of peer relations research. You will also learn to use state of the art research measures and paradigms to assess peer relations and interactions. The course will be taught by the members of the Peer Relations Lab at Radboud University (peerlab). Course leader is Prof. dr. Toon Cillessen.

Early Programming: How Early Life Shapes Human Development

During the prenatal and early postnatal years neurobiological and behavioral development proceeds at a breathtaking pace and is highly sensitive to environmental influences. Early experience shapes early and long-term developmental outcomes.  This highly interactive course looks into exciting and recently discovered environmental factors and mechanisms that shape early and long-term human development; using evolutionary, biological, psychological and social perspectives. Course leader is Prof. dr. Carolina de Weerth.

Vici is one of the largest grants for individuals in the Netherlands and targets advanced researchers. The funding enables the scientists to set up their own innovative line of research and put together their own research group.

When Mommy and Daddy Get Under Your Skin…
Prof. G. (Geertjan) Overbeek (m), UvA – Pedagogics

This research examines whether parents can get under their children’s skins. By using effective parenting interventions for families at risk, the researchers aim to enrich parenting to such an extent that it leads to changes in gene expression. This potentially predicts improved stress reactivity and less disruptive behavior in children.

How gut bacteria and stress shape child development
Prof.dr. C. (Carolina) de Weerth (f), RU – Developmental Psychology

Intestinal bacteria are essential for health, and as recently shown in animals, probably also affect our brain and behavior. Researchers will find out how intestinal bacteria affect typical human development, from infancy till adolescence, by investigating how bacteria colonize the intestines, in situations with more or less early life stress.