We are searching for candidates who want to apply their knowledge and skills to ultimately improve palliative oncological care.

On the one hand, the PhD student must enjoy going undertaking the effort to coordinate a multicenter study and motivate colleagues to include patients and on the other hand be willing and able to coordinate, organize, and evaluate the project activities which are part of the specific PhD research.

Requirements:

• A master degree in Medicine, Psychology, Social Sciences, or Arts and Humanities
• An interest in oncological care and, in particular, in palliative care
• An interest in art-based methods
• An interdisciplinary mindset; open and proactive in interacting with researchers from different disciplines (e.g. doctors, educators, artists, psychologists, museums experts)
• Good English and excellent Dutch communication, presentation and writing skills (hard requirement)
• Excellent organizational skills
• Highly motivated and creative

Additional skills we would like to see:

• Experience with narrative holistic analysis (or other related methods)
• Experience with Art-based methods

• A flying start to your career in research work in a metropolis with a diverse and open culture, and a multicultural society.
• Working with motivated colleagues from all corners of the world.
• You will start with a contract for one year (12 months) in accordance with the CAO UMC 2022-2023, with the possibility of extension for another three years (36 months).
• PhD students (Onderzoeker in Opleiding) are placed in scale 21, with a fulltime gross salary. The starting salary is € 2.789,- and increases to € 3.536,- in the fourth year. The position is for 4 years.
• In addition to a good basic salary, you will receive, among other things, 8.3% year-end bonus and 8% vacation allowance. Calculate your net salary here.
• Pension via BeFrank

Amsterdam UMC

You will be part of the medical oncology research group (prof. dr. Hanneke van Laarhoven) at Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC (location VUMC) and work closely together with another PhD candidate who focuses more on the narrative integration and curatorial part of the research as well as with several hospitals and museums in the Netherlands that contribute to research and implementation.

You will be supervised by an interdisciplinary team including Prof. Dr. Hanneke van Laarhoven (oncologist at Amsterdam UMC), Prof. Dr. Gerben Westerhof (psychologist, University of Twente), Dr. Fabiola Camuti (art-based learning and education, ArtEZ), Dr. Michael Scherer-Rath (contingency and meaning making, Radboud University).

The research group offers a resourceful and stimulating scientific environment.

During the publication period, applications will be handled continuously. If the vacancy is filled, it will be closed prematurely.

Due to the composition of the interdisciplinary team, the selection committee for this vacancy also consists of members from outside Amsterdam UMC.

If you have any questions about this position, please feel free to contact prof. dr. H.W.M. van Laarhoven, projectleider en afdelingshoofd medische oncologie, via h.vanlaarhoven@amsterdamumc.nl.

For more information about the application procedure, please contact Tanja Hart, Recruitment Advisor, via 06-21603178 or via recruitment@amsterdamumc.nl.

A reference check, screening and hiring test may be part of the procedure. Read here whether that applies to you. If you join us, we ask you for a VOG (Certificate of Good Conduct).

Internal candidates will be given priority over external candidates in case of equal suitability.

Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated.