PhD
Each year, some forty PhD candidates start their doctoral research at the Graduate School of Social and Behavioural Sciences.
The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences also participates in the Graduate School of Life Sciences with regard to her research master and PhD programmes.
Research project
During their PhD track, PhD candidates at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences carry out a research project supervised by a professor, usually for a period of four years. The project will culminate in a doctoral thesis, often based on a number of articles published in international scientific journals. The doctoral research is part of the faculty
research programmes and
research institutes.
Research programme
The PhD candidates follow a teaching programme which is adjusted to their research project. The Graduate School of Social and Behavioural Sciences offers several
PhD courses, some of which are organised in collaboration with local research institutes or national research networks. The PhD candidates may for instance study specific research methods and research techniques, discipline-oriented subjects, or work on their presenting and writing skills. They also provide teaching to the students of the Faculty.
Types of PhD candidates
Within the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences we have two types of PhD candidates: regular PhD candidates (AIOs) employed by the Faculty, and external PhD candidates. The latter receive supervision from the Faculty staff but are working for institutions in, for instance, health care, higher education, or in industry.
PhD positions
Vacancies for PhD position can be found on:
Open application may be submitted to the Graduate School by email h.j.vanrinsum@uu.nl (including CV and research proposal).
Examples of current PhD research projects (2009)
- “The Development of Control over Attention and Behaviour in Premature Children: The Influence of Risk Factors during Birth and the Maternal Styles of Interaction”
- “Knowledge Development in Students in Professional Education”
- “Development of Adolescents in their Relationships with Parents, Friends, and in Romantic Relationships”
- “The Effectivity of ‘Alles Kidzzz’, an Indicated Preventive Intervention for Children with Externalising Behavioural Problems at Primary Schools”
- “The Development of Personal Knowledge in Secondary Vocational Training: a Study into the Personal Work Theories of Vocational Students”
- "Living-Dead. African-Surinamese perceptions, practises and rituals concerning death and mourning"
- "Pathways into adulthood. A comparative study on family life transitions among migrant and Dutch youth"
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