University of Amsterdam Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Amsterdam, 1018 WB (Noord-Holland), 38 hours per week
Job description
The Department of Psychology of the University of Amsterdam searches for a PhD candidate / Bayesian Hypothesis Testing in Hierarchical Models: A PhD Proposal for the Innovation of Psychological Methods.
This PhD project focuses on the application of Bayesian hypothesis tests to hierarchical and possibly order-restricted models. The Bayesian hypothesis test has many advantages over the frequentist hypothesis test (i.e., the p-value methodology). Goal of the project is to highlight the practical and theoretical benefits of the Bayesian hypothesis test by means of application to concrete problems such as response time analysis and participants versus item analysis. Complications such as sensitivity to prior distributions and analytical intractability are addressed by the development of partial Bayes factors and the use of transdimensional Markov chain Monte Carlo methods.
Tasks:
Required education/skills:University Graduate
Candidates must hold (or will soon be awarded) a research-oriented master's degree or equivalent in psychology or statistics. They should have demonstrable knowledge in at least one, and preferably more, of the following areas: psychometrics, mathematical psychology, and Bayesian hierarchical modeling using WinBUGS, WBDev, and R.
Job type: Research / Advising
Workfield(s):
- Teaching & Research(Scientific discipline: Behaviour and Society)
Organization
University of Amsterdam
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
The University of Amsterdam (UvA) is a university with an internationally acclaimed profile, located at the heart of the Dutch capital. As well as a world center for business and research, Amsterdam is a hub of cultural and media activities. The University of Amsterdam is a member of the League of European Research Universities.
The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) is the largest educational and research institution in the social sciences in the Netherlands. The Faculty serves 7,500 students in numerous Bachelor's and Master's programmes in Political Science, Sociology, Anthropology, Communication Science, Psychology, Social Geography, Planning and International Development Studies, and Educational Sciences. The academic staff is employed in education as well as research. There are over 1,100 employees at the Faculty department, which resides in a number of buildings in the centre of Amsterdam.
Conditions of employment
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: See below
Maximum hours per week: 38
Additional conditions of employment:
The appointment will be for a period of four years (one year plus a further three years after a positive evaluation) and should lead to a dissertation. Based on a full-time appointment, the gross monthly salary will be in accordance with the University regulations for academic personnel, and will range from € 2,000 (first year) up to a maximum of € 2,558 (fourth year).
The intended starting date for this position is September 1st, 2008.
Additional Information
Additional information can be obtained through one of the following links:
You can apply for this job before 20-06-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:
mw. J. Verduijn, Afdeling Psychologie
Roetersstraat 15
1018 WB Amsterdam
E-mail: J.Verduijn@uva.nl
When applying for this job always mention the vacancynumber AT 08-2026.
Job description
The Department of Psychology of the University of Amsterdam searches for a PhD candidate / Bayesian Hypothesis Testing in Hierarchical Models: A PhD Proposal for the Innovation of Psychological Methods.
This PhD project focuses on the application of Bayesian hypothesis tests to hierarchical and possibly order-restricted models. The Bayesian hypothesis test has many advantages over the frequentist hypothesis test (i.e., the p-value methodology). Goal of the project is to highlight the practical and theoretical benefits of the Bayesian hypothesis test by means of application to concrete problems such as response time analysis and participants versus item analysis. Complications such as sensitivity to prior distributions and analytical intractability are addressed by the development of partial Bayes factors and the use of transdimensional Markov chain Monte Carlo methods.
Tasks:
- To carry out the research
- To publish the results (and, consequently, to produce a dissertation)
- Assist senior faculty members in teaching courses at BA- and MA-level (maximum of 15% of the time).
Required education/skills:University Graduate
Candidates must hold (or will soon be awarded) a research-oriented master's degree or equivalent in psychology or statistics. They should have demonstrable knowledge in at least one, and preferably more, of the following areas: psychometrics, mathematical psychology, and Bayesian hierarchical modeling using WinBUGS, WBDev, and R.
Job type: Research / Advising
Workfield(s):
- Teaching & Research(Scientific discipline: Behaviour and Society)
Organization
University of Amsterdam
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
The University of Amsterdam (UvA) is a university with an internationally acclaimed profile, located at the heart of the Dutch capital. As well as a world center for business and research, Amsterdam is a hub of cultural and media activities. The University of Amsterdam is a member of the League of European Research Universities.
The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) is the largest educational and research institution in the social sciences in the Netherlands. The Faculty serves 7,500 students in numerous Bachelor's and Master's programmes in Political Science, Sociology, Anthropology, Communication Science, Psychology, Social Geography, Planning and International Development Studies, and Educational Sciences. The academic staff is employed in education as well as research. There are over 1,100 employees at the Faculty department, which resides in a number of buildings in the centre of Amsterdam.
Conditions of employment
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: See below
Maximum hours per week: 38
Additional conditions of employment:
The appointment will be for a period of four years (one year plus a further three years after a positive evaluation) and should lead to a dissertation. Based on a full-time appointment, the gross monthly salary will be in accordance with the University regulations for academic personnel, and will range from € 2,000 (first year) up to a maximum of € 2,558 (fourth year).
The intended starting date for this position is September 1st, 2008.
Additional Information
Additional information can be obtained through one of the following links:
- About the organization (http://www.uva.nl/start.cfm/la=en/th=main)
- About the department (http://www.fmg.uva.nl/english/home.cfm)
- About the function (http://www.uva.nl/vacatures/vacatures.cfm/53198A5C-1321-B0BE-68BD314195B61325)
- Dr. Eric-Jan Wagenmakers (http://users.fmg.uva.nl/ewagenmakers/)
You can apply for this job before 20-06-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:
mw. J. Verduijn, Afdeling Psychologie
Roetersstraat 15
1018 WB Amsterdam
E-mail: J.Verduijn@uva.nl
When applying for this job always mention the vacancynumber AT 08-2026.
