• Your field of research must fit within Methodology and Statistics for Psychology. The unit has three main lines of research:
  1) Statistical learning for psychological research;
  2) fMRI methodology;
  3) Applied psychometrics;
• You will contribute to the teaching program of the Methodology and Statistics unit at both the Bachelor and Master level, and will supervise students at different stages of their education;
• You will act as a statistical consultant for members of the Institute of Psychology and the Leiden University graduate school of social and behavioural sciences;
• You will be expected to apply for research grants from Dutch and European funding agencies;
• You contribute to administration and organization at the level of the unit and the institute.

• An excellent research and teaching background;
• Shown to be able to coordinate your own innovative research program;
• An excellent record of scientific papers published in international high impact journals;
• Successfully supervised PhD students and acted as ‘co-promotor’;
• High level international appearance;
• Been successful in obtaining research funds;
• A PhD on a topic relevant to Methodology and Statistics;
• Shown to be able to program in languages like R, MATLAB, or C++ and have experience in the use of statistical packages as SPSS, SAS, FSL/SPM, or STATA;
• Experience and affinity with teaching methodological/statistical courses at the academic level;
• Both Dutch and English language proficiency (or the intention to reach it) is required;
• The candidate may be required to enter a nationally standardized tertiary teaching skills certification trajectory (BKO or Basiskwalificatie Onderwijs).

Fixed-term contract: 5 years.

We offer a fixed-term position for 5 years. Salary range from €4,815 to €5,861 gross per month (pay scale 13, in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities).

Leiden University offers an attractive benefits package with additional holiday (8%) and end-of-year bonuses(8.3 %), training and career development. Our individual choices model gives you some freedom to assemble your own set of terms and conditions. Candidates from outside the Netherlands may be eligible for a substantial tax break. More at https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/working-at/job-application-procedure-and-employment-conditions.

Diversity
Leiden University is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from members of underrepresented groups.

Universiteit Leiden

Leiden is a typical university city, hosting the oldest university in the Netherlands (1575). The University permeates the local surroundings; University premises are scattered throughout the city, and the students who live and study in Leiden give the city its relaxed yet vibrant atmosphere.

Leiden University is one of Europe's foremost research universities. This prominent position gives our graduates a leading edge in applying for academic posts and for functions outside academia. More at https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/working-at.

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Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences comprises four institutes: Education and Child Studies, Political Science, Psychology and Cultural Anthropology & Development Sociology. The Faculty also includes the Centre for Science and Technology Studies. The Faculty is home to 5,000 students and 600 members of staff. Our teaching and research programmes cover diverse topics varying from adoption to political behaviour.

The Institute of Psychology comprises six units for teaching and research: Health, Medical and Neuropsychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Social and Organisational Psychology, and Methodology and Statistics. The Institute of Psychology offers a stimulating environment that promotes collaboration within and between units. For more information, see www.fsw.leidenuniv.nl/psychologie.

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