Eating disorders have a profound impact on both individuals with the illness and their caregivers, who play a vital role in recovery but often experience substantial burden and psychological distress.
The New Maudsley Collaborative Care Approach (NMCCA), and its Dutch adaptation Samen de eetstoornis aanpakken, have demonstrated encouraging benefits for caregiving skills and caregiver well-being. Building on the promising effects, various studies are planned.
Building on these promising findings, this PhD project will evaluate the effectiveness of the training, examine carers' emotion regulation as a mechanism of change, identify unmet support needs to inform tailored interventions, and investigate the contribution of lived experience expertise using both quantitative and qualitative research methods.
We are looking for an enthusiastic independently working, proactive candidate who has a genuine interest in eating disorders and their loved ones and a strong motivation to conduct research. Clinical experience in the field of eating disorders and experience conducting both quantitative and qualitative research are considered strong assets. A strong interest in the role of lived experience expertise in eating disorder care is desirable. Excellent communication skills and proficiency of the Dutch language, both spoken and written, are essential, as the project involves conducting qualitative interviews with Dutch-speaking participants.
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preferably you have a Research Master degree or a Master’s degree in the field of Clinical Psychology or Developmental Psychology;
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excellent social and organizational skills;
Furthermore your suitability is ideally exemplified by:
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well-developed analytical skills;
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excellent writing and presentation skills (English and preferably Dutch);
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clinical experience (especially with respect to eating disorders) is an advantage.
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a job for 1 year, with an extension to a total of four years upon successful assessment;
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a working week of 36 - 40 hours and a gross monthly salary between €3,059 in the first year and €3,881 in the fourth year in the case of full-time employment (salary scale P under the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU));
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8% holiday pay and 8.3% year-end bonus;
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a pension scheme, partially paid parental leave and flexible terms of employment based on the CAO NU.
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For more information about this position, please contact dr. Jojanneke Bijsterbosch by [email protected].
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The first round of interviews are scheduled for Monday 24th of August.
An assessment is part of the procedure.
