Management PhD Program student Health

This Management PhD Program project is a collaboration with Pieter Medendorp of the Donders Institute of the Radboud University; the neuroimaging experiments will be performed in his lab in Nijmegen.

Part of your work will be to contribute to the Faculty education program for 160 hours in the first and second year of the project.

Requirements

We are looking for a highly motivated and creative candidates with a MSc in (one of) the natural sciences, human movement sciences, mechanical or biomedical engineering, psychology or related discipline. A Management PhD Program strong mathematical background and experience in programming (e.g. MatLab) are very welcome as well as excellent writing and presentation skills in English.

Conditions of employment

The Management PhD Program initial appointment will be for a period of 18 months. After satisfactory evaluation of the initial appointment it will be extended for a total duration of 4 years. You can find information about our excellent fringe benefits of employment at http://www.workingatvu.nl like :

• a wide range of sports facilities which staff may use at a modest charge;
• generous contribution (70%) commuting allowance based on public transport and
• remuneration of 8,3% end-of-year bonus and 8% holiday allowance.

The Management PhD Program salary will be in accordance with university regulations for academic personnel, and amounts € 2.042,- gross per month in the first year up to € 2.612,- in the fourth year based on a full-time employment.

Contract type

Temporary

18 months

Additional information

Please find additional information about the Amsterdam group at http://www3.fbw.vu.nl/~Smeets/ and information about the Nijmegen lab at http://www.sensorimotorlab.com .

For more information regarding the content of the project and the function demands, please contact Prof. Dr. J. B. J. Smeets, e-mail: j.Smeets@fbw.vu.nl or Dr. W.P. Medendorp, e-mail: p.medendorp@donders.ru.nl.

Before May 8, 2011 applicants are requested to write a letter in which they describe their abilities and motivation, accompanied by a curriculum vitae and two letters of recommendation.

Written Management PhD Program applications should be sent to: VU University Amsterdam, Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, Attn.: mrs. drs. O.M. Jukema, Van der Boechorststraat 9, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands It is also possible to apply by e-mail to: vacature@fbw.vu.nl