PhD in Agents of Doubt: A Novel Framework on Adolescents

Original title: PhD Candidate: "Agents of Doubt: A Novel Framework on Adolescents"

• completing an English-language PhD dissertation consisting of research articles within the appointment period;
• conducting (panel) surveys, lab experiments, data donation, and qualitative focus groups;
• conducting data analysis;
• presenting the work at national and international conferences;
• spending 10% of your time on teaching-related tasks.
• a (research) master’s degree in Communication Science or in another social science discipline relevant to the project, such as Political Science, Sociology, or (Social) Psychology;
• experience with aspects related to the topic of the proposal (e.g., digital communication, artificial intelligence, developmental research, research on mis/disinformation);
• experience with quantitative research methods (e.g., (panel) survey, (lab) experiment, data donation), ideally already demonstrated in your thesis or other research projects you were involved in;
• experience with various techniques of quantitative statistical data analysis, experience with longitudinal analyses is a plus;
• experience with, or knowledge of, focus groups and analysis of qualitative data;
• an excellent spoken and written command of English (as you will write an English-language dissertation and present at international conferences);
• an excellent spoken and written command of Dutch is a plus;
• the motivation and ability to work in an interdisciplinary team.
• passionate about research, particularly related to adolescents, misinformation, and/or artificial intelligence;
• an affinity with the topic of the project;
• open to feedback;
• committed to open science;
• able to work independently and in a team;
• eager to learn and to develop new (academic) skills;
• organized, flexible, and have attention to detail.
• prof. dr. Jochen Peter (j.peter@uva.nl) or
• dr. Toni van der Meer (g.l.a.vandermeer@uva.nl)