The Cognitive Neuroscience Department of Radboud University Medical Center (Radboudumc) is inviting applications for a Postdoc Position on the ‘Role of Physical Closeness in Parent-Infant Well-being and Development’.
The transition to parenthood can be challenging and is often related to mental and physical problems in parents. Parent-infant physical closeness (PIPC) sharply decreases over the first months in Western families, while studies show that PIPC is important for healthy child development and potentially also for maternal wellbeing. PIPC may hence offer unique opportunities to support both child development and new parents’ well-being. However, large gaps in knowledge on fathers, causal associations, underlying mechanisms, and long-term relations preclude further developments.
This 4-year project is financed by NWO and focused on early parenthood and infancy where the multidisciplinary team will fill these gaps with sophisticated intervention, experimental, and longitudinal studies on daily life PIPC: baby carrying, skin-to-skin contact, and room sharing. Here, they will determine whether, to what extent, and through what mechanisms easily accessible avenues for increasing PIPC can lead to improved maternal, paternal, and child mental and physical health, both concurrently as well as later in childhood and adolescence.
Tasks
The tasks for the Postdoc Position on the Role of Physical Closeness in Parent-Infant Well-being and Development are:
- Developing and pre-registering research protocols.
- Preparing and submitting (medical) ethical applications.
- Support recruitment and data collection.
- Data analysis and statistical analyses.
- Writing and dissemination of results for peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals.
- Writing and dissemination of results for the public, professionals, internal reports, etc.
- Presentation of findings at conferences and symposia.
- Training and supervision of PhD and (Research) Master students, as well as research assistants.
Salary
- A gross monthly salary between € 3.493 and € 5.504 for full-time employment
- Opportunities for personal development
- Support in achieving a good work-life balance at every stage of your life.
- In addition to statutory pregnancy and maternity leave, Radboud University Medical Center offers 26 weeks of parental leave, nine of which are paid.
- Pension accrual at the ABP Pension Fund.
- Discounts on supplementary packages of two group health insurances and ten other types of insurance, from home insurance to legal assistance.
Job Requirements
For this Postdoc Position: The Role of Physical Closeness in Parent-infant Well-being and Development, the following are important
- a PhD diploma in psychology, pedagogics, or similar study and a strong affinity for the perinatal period and working with young parents.
- Excellent communication, strong writing, and good statistical skills.
- Fluency in English (spoken and written) and fluency in Dutch is an advantage.
- Excellent organizational skills and highly precise communication and data management.
- A proactive attitude and eagerness to learn and develop academic skills.
- Independent working style.
- A collaborative spirit flourishes within team science.
Application Process
Interested applicants for the Postdoc Position on the Role of Physical Closeness in Parent-Infant Well-being and Development are welcome to apply using the link below
To apply, click here.
Deadline: October 3, 2024.
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