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Within the Convergence | Healthy Start program, you will have the opportunity to conduct research within an interdisciplinary team of medical, social and design scientists, societal stakeholders (e.g., patient support groups) and children and their families themselves. You will work in a multidisciplinary team of PhD students, all with a different background. Within this team, you will focus specifically on how to use the technology and platform to support not only the children, but also the family, friends and sports teachers. Therefore, you will for example organize co-creation sessions with these children, their families and other stakeholders. You are encouraged to address the research objectives with a mixed-method approach, combining quantitative (e.g., survey) and qualitative methods, particularly participatory action research and design thinking.
The Convergence | Healthy Start program is committed to a healthy and promising start for future generations. A diverse team of scientists and professionals is working on scientific and societal breakthroughs - focused on prevention and intervention - to strengthen the physical, mental and social health of youth, from conception to young adulthood. The integration between excellent medical, social and technical science combined with knowledge from and application in society is crucial in this regard.
This PhD project is linked to the ambition of Healthy Start to ‘Increasing the quality of life and life expectancy of chronically ill children through more exercise and a healthier lifestyle’. You will be part of this ambition and of an interdisciplinary team of PhD's and postdocs, the Healthy Start programme, the Healthy Start Community and all its activities. See more at convergence.nl/healthy-start.
-A relevant background in, for example, medical science, health science,
movement science, sociology, psychology or medical technology;
-Affinity with inter- and transdisciplinary research;
-Affinity with medical technology and relevant applications, for example wearable technology;
-Affinity with the target group; that is, children with a chronic disease or disability and their parents;
-Mastering a rich plethora of social science methodological skills, preferably both quantitatively and qualitatively (e.g., participatory action research, design thinking, co-creation);
-Good oral and written command of English;
-Good command of Dutch is preferred, given the interaction with the target audience.
Doing a PhD at TU Delft requires English proficiency at a certain level to ensure that the candidate is able to communicate and interact well, participate in English-taught Doctoral Education courses, and write scientific articles and a final thesis. For more details please check the Graduate Schools Admission Requirements.
Doctoral candidates will be offered a 4-year period of employment in principle, but in the form of 2 employment contracts. An initial 1,5 year contract with an official go/no go progress assessment within 15 months. Followed by an additional contract for the remaining 2,5 years assuming everything goes well and performance requirements are met.
Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities, increasing from € 2541 per month in the first year to € 3247 in the fourth year. As a PhD candidate you will be enrolled in the TU Delft Graduate School. The TU Delft Graduate School provides an inspiring research environment with an excellent team of supervisors, academic staff and a mentor. The Doctoral Education Programme is aimed at developing your transferable, discipline-related and research skills.
The TU Delft offers a customisable compensation package, discounts on health insurance and sport memberships, and a monthly work costs contribution. Flexible work schedules can be arranged. For international applicants we offer the Coming to Delft Service and Partner Career Advice to assist you with your relocation.
Delft University of Technology is built on strong foundations. As creators of the world-famous Dutch waterworks and pioneers in biotech, TU Delft is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society. For generations, our engineers have proven to be entrepreneurial problem-solvers, both in business and in a social context.
At TU Delft we embrace diversity as one of our core values and we actively engage to be a university where you feel at home and can flourish. We value different perspectives and qualities. We believe this makes our work more innovative, the TU Delft community more vibrant and the world more just. Together, we imagine, invent and create solutions using technology to have a positive impact on a global scale. That is why we invite you to apply. Your application will receive fair consideration.
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