Postdoc in Social Psychology (2 Years)

• You have completed or will soon complete (before the position’s starting date) a PhD in social psychology or closely related field.
• You have expertise in research relevant for polarization, extremism, radicalization, and feelings of hate
• You have expertise in quantitative research methods and have a strong background in statistics
• You have embraced Open Science Practices, and preregistration is a routine part of your research work flow
• You have experience with, or are open to learning, a mixed-method approach that includes a quantitative and qualitative analysis of social media data
• You have excellent verbal and written English language skills  
• You are a team player with good communication abilities

A challenging position in a socially engaged organisation. At VU Amsterdam, you contribute to education, research, and service for a better world. In return for these valuable efforts, we offer you:

• a salary of minimum € 3546,00 and maximum € 5538,00 gross per month, on a full-time basis. This is based on UFO (University Job Classification) profile for the position of a Postdoc. The exact salary depends on your education and experience.
• a position for 1 FTE. The initial contract will be for 1 year, which can be extended for a second year contingent on a positive evaluation.

We also offer you attractive fringe benefits and regulations. Some examples include:

• A full-time 38-hour working week comes with a holiday leave entitlement of 232 hours per year. If you choose to work 40 hours, you have 96 extra holiday leave hours on an annual basis. For part-time contracts, this is calculated pro rata.
• 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus
• contribution to commuting expenses
• optional model for designing a personalized benefits package
• discounts on sport and exercise facilities

About the team

You will work with Prof. dr. Jan-Willem van Prooijen and become part of the Social Psychology section at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. This section is world-leading in its work on trust, emotion, cooperation, and morality. The section also has expertise in evolutionary approaches to psychology, cross-cultural research, political psychology, close relationships, and emotion, among other topics. We value high-quality research, personal development, and social cohesion within an international atmosphere. 

Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences

Developing knowledge for an active, healthy and meaningful life: that is our mission at the Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences at VU Amsterdam. We maintain a broad focus on the fields of behaviour and health. Our teaching and research programmes are devoted to current developments in society. From healthy aging to e-health, and from training top athletes to social media as a teaching tool. We combine three academic disciplines: psychology, movement sciences and education. A multidisciplinary approach allows us to arrive at a better understanding of human behaviour and movement. Our aims are to help people live healthier lives, learn better and function better.

Are you interested in joining Behavioural and Movement Sciences? You are the kind of person who feels at home working in an ambitious faculty, with an informal atmosphere and short lines of communication. We offer you all the space you need for personal development. Together with your 630 colleagues, you will take care of about 4,200 students.

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam stands for values-driven education and research. We are open-minded experts with the ability to think freely. By maintaining an entrepreneurial perspective and concentrating on diversity, significance and humanity, we work towards sustainable solutions with social impact. By working across disciplinary boundaries, we strive towards a better world for people and the planet. Together we create a safe and respectful working and study atmosphere, and an inspiring environment for education and research. Learn more about our codes of conduct.

We are located on one physical campus, in the heart of Amsterdam's Zuidas business district, with excellent location and accessibility. Over 6,150 staff work at the VU and over 31,000 students attend academic education.

Diversity

Diversity is the driving force of the VU. The VU aims to be accessible and receptive to diversity in disciplines, cultures, ideas, nationalities, beliefs, preferences and worldviews. We believe that trust, respect, interest and differences lead to new insights and innovation, to sharpness and clarity, to excellence, and a broader understanding. We stand for an inclusive community and believe that diversity and internationalization enhance the quality of education, research and our services. Therefore, we are always searching for people whose backgrounds and experience contribute to the diversity of the VU community.