Ph.D Candidate
University of Amsterdam Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
(Noord-Holland), hours per week

Job description
As a PhD candidate you will conduct the research project
"Person-related and situation-related consequences of customized
communication". Customized communication is expected to result in
better message processing. Receivers are more open to it (i.e., accept
it more), because they perceive it as more relevant ("for me").
However, while customized communication is found to result in
increased acceptance of the message, it can also result in irritation,
perceived intrusiveness and concerns about violation of one's privacy.

In several experiments and real-life survey studies the positive and
negative consequences of customized communication are disentangled and
several factors that play a role in explaining these effects are
studied. This project bridges insights from the field of health
communication on the one hand and findings from marketing
communication on the other, and addresses persuasion processes that
are central to the ASCoR program group Persuasive Communication.

The proposed research will result in a PhD thesis consisting of
scientific articles published in high-quality journals.
You will also be expected to take up some teaching duties within the
Department of Communication Science.

Requirements
Required education/skills:A candidate for this PhD position:

    * Holds a Master's degree in Communication Science, Psychology,
Business Studies, or another relevant Social and Behavioral Science
discipline;
    * Has - preferably proven - research interest in the project topic;
    * Has knowledge of, and preferably some experience, with the
conduct of (cross-sectional) surveys and experimental research;
    * Has an excellent written and spoken command of English.
    * Wishes to pursue an academic career.

Job type: Research / Advising
Workfield(s):
- Teaching & Research(Scientific discipline: Behaviour and Society)

Organization
University of Amsterdam
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
The University of Amsterdam (UvA) is a university with an
internationally acclaimed profile, located at the heart of the Dutch
capital. As well as a world center for business and research,
Amsterdam is a hub of cultural and media activities. The University of
Amsterdam is a member of the League of European Research Universities.

The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) is the largest
educational and research institution in the social sciences in the
Netherlands. The Faculty serves 7,500 students in numerous Bachelors's
and Master's programmes in Political Science, Sociology, Anthropology,
Communication Science, Psychology, Social Geography, Planning and
International Development Studies, and Educational Sciences. The
academic staff is employed in education as well as research. There are
over 1,100 employees at the Faculty department, which resides in a
number of buildings in the centre of Amsterdam.

Conditions of employment
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: see below
Additional conditions of employment:
The position will initially be for 1 year, with the intention to
extend to a maximum of 4 years (fulltime), based on performance. The
gross salary ranges from € 2042 in the first year to € 2612 in the
fourth year (salary scale 'Promovendus' in the collective labour
agreement for Dutch universities (CAO-NU)).

Benefits include a very good research environment and facilities,
close collaboration with a research group and supervisors, office
space, computer equipment and software. Benefits provided by the
University include child care facilities. The Department of
Communication Science is located in the centre of Amsterdam.

Additional Information
Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:

Prof. dr. Edith Smit
E-mail address: [log in to unmask]

Or additional information can be obtained through one of the following links:

    * About the organization (http://www.uva.nl/start.cfm/la=en/th=main)
    * About the department (http://www.fmg.uva.nl/english/home.cfm)
    * About the function
(http://www.uva.nl/vacatures/vacatures.cfm/7DCD0CE7-1321-B0BE-68A298A0EFA82224)

Application
You can apply for this job before 31-01-2009 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending
your application to:

University of Amsterdam
ASCoR
dr. Maaike Prangsma
Kloveniersburgwal 48
1012CX Amsterdam
Netherlands
E-mail: [log in to unmask]

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