If you want to take on this challenge and be part of an exciting team working at the forefront of how people understand the world around them through narratives, please apply at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Job descriptionThe PhD student’s task will be to carry out empirical studies that test whether complex stories in films help people to understand and deal with complexity of the real-world using experiments and field studies. This in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team (media psychology, computational methods, political psychology, and film studies), building evidenced-based models that explain viewers’ emotional and cognitive engagement with complexity in filmic storytelling and the effect thereof on opinion formation of complex issues in the real world. Requirements
What are we offering?A challenging position in a socially involved and highly interdisciplinary organization. The salary will be in accordance with university regulations for academic personnel and amounts to €2,541 (PhD) per month during the first year and increases to €3,274 (PhD) per month during the fourth year, based on a full-time employment. The job profile is based on the university job ranking system and is vacant for at least 0.8 FTE.
About Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamThe ambition of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is clear: to contribute to a better world through outstanding education and ground-breaking research. We strive to be a university where personal development and commitment to society play a leading role. A university where people from different disciplines and backgrounds collaborate to achieve innovations and to generate new knowledge. Our teaching and research encompass the entire spectrum of academic endeavor – from the humanities, the social sciences and the natural sciences through to the life sciences and the medical sciences. ApplicationAre you interested in this position? Please apply via the application button and upload your curriculum vitae and cover letter until February 28. The job interviews will take place online or in person from March 13, 2023 - March 17, 2023. Preferred starting date is May 1, 2023.
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