Leiden University The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Leiden, 2300 RA (The Netherlands), 38 hours per week
Job description
In the section Social and Organizational Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Leiden University, there is a vacancy for a Ph.D. candidate for the project “Morality, competence, and motivation in group contexts”. Recent research has revealed that morality judgements play a central role in social identification processes. Morality is a more important source of in-group value than competence, and group members are more inclined to adjust their own behavior to moral judgments of other in-group members about the self than to competence judgments. However, as yet we know very little about the reasons why morality is more important than competence in group contexts, nor do we know how this affects the motivation and goal oriented behavior of individual group members. The proposed research examines how intra-group morality vs. competence ratings of self and others elicit different strategies for coping and goal achievement among group members.
The project will be supervised by Prof. Dr. N. Ellemers. The Ph.D. candidate will also be affiliated with the Kurt Lewin Institute (KLI), the national post-graduate research school for social psychology. The KLI provides a program for post-graduate training, including workshops, research meetings, and conferences.
Requirements
Required education/skills:University Graduate
Completed academic degree in psychology (equivalent to MA / Msc), preferably a two-year Research Master degree with a good knowledge of social or organizational psychology.
Knowledge of and experience with experimental research and / or field research;
Fluent in English (speech and writing). Knowledge of Dutch will be an advantage.
Job type: Research / Advising
Workfield(s):
- Teaching & Research(Scientific discipline: Behaviour and Society)
Organization
Leiden University
The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Conditions of employment
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: 4 years
Maximum hours per week: 38
Additional Information
Additional information can be obtained through one of the following links:
You can apply for this job before 28-06-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:
Faculty of Social en Bahavioural Sciences
Wassenaarseweg 52
Prof.dr.N. Ellemers
Postbus 9555
2300RB Leiden
Nederland
E-mail: ellemers@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
When applying for this job always mention the vacancynumber 8-139.
Job description
In the section Social and Organizational Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Leiden University, there is a vacancy for a Ph.D. candidate for the project “Morality, competence, and motivation in group contexts”. Recent research has revealed that morality judgements play a central role in social identification processes. Morality is a more important source of in-group value than competence, and group members are more inclined to adjust their own behavior to moral judgments of other in-group members about the self than to competence judgments. However, as yet we know very little about the reasons why morality is more important than competence in group contexts, nor do we know how this affects the motivation and goal oriented behavior of individual group members. The proposed research examines how intra-group morality vs. competence ratings of self and others elicit different strategies for coping and goal achievement among group members.
The project will be supervised by Prof. Dr. N. Ellemers. The Ph.D. candidate will also be affiliated with the Kurt Lewin Institute (KLI), the national post-graduate research school for social psychology. The KLI provides a program for post-graduate training, including workshops, research meetings, and conferences.
Requirements
Required education/skills:University Graduate
Completed academic degree in psychology (equivalent to MA / Msc), preferably a two-year Research Master degree with a good knowledge of social or organizational psychology.
Knowledge of and experience with experimental research and / or field research;
Fluent in English (speech and writing). Knowledge of Dutch will be an advantage.
Job type: Research / Advising
Workfield(s):
- Teaching & Research(Scientific discipline: Behaviour and Society)
Organization
Leiden University
The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Conditions of employment
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: 4 years
Maximum hours per week: 38
Additional Information
Additional information can be obtained through one of the following links:
- About the organization (http://www.leiden.edu/)
- About the department (http://athena.leidenuniv.nl/fsw/faculty/)
- About the function (http://www.vacatures.leidenuniv.nl/index.php3?m=1&c=1837)
You can apply for this job before 28-06-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:
Faculty of Social en Bahavioural Sciences
Wassenaarseweg 52
Prof.dr.N. Ellemers
Postbus 9555
2300RB Leiden
Nederland
E-mail: ellemers@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
When applying for this job always mention the vacancynumber 8-139.
