Phd Position intercultural Triadic Shared

PhD Position "Intercultural Triadic Shared Decision-Making in Mental Healthcare" **Faculty/Services**:Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences**Educational level**:Master**Function type**:PhD position**Closing date**:3 January 2025**Vacancy number**:13662- - PhD Opportunity: Enhancing Triadic Shared Decision-Making for Migrants- - Shared decision-making (SDM) is particularly important in mental healthcare because considerations around what is suitable/preferable for the migrant client are highly personal in this context. In this context, SDM seems to have various beneficial effects on provided care and client outcomes. However, despite the need for SDM among migrants, SDM is not sufficiently implemented in mental healthcare in general, and often likely even less for certain subpopulations such as migrants.- This PhD-project will investigate how Dutch-Turkish migrant clients with mental health challenges can be optimally supported in making triadic shared treatment decisions together with their support systems and mental healthcare professionals. To this end, a culturally-sensitive and tailored training-based intervention will be developed and tested in this project.- - What are you going to do complete an English-language PhD dissertation consisting of a minimum of three research articles within the appointment period; - recruit and conduct both qualitative and quantitative studies with Dutch-Turkish migrants, their support system (e.g., relatives), and mental healthcare professionals; - develop, pilot test, optimize, and test the effectiveness of a culturally-sensitive and tailored training-based intervention through user-centered design (involving both qualitative and quantitative research) and a two-arm experimental study; - conduct data analysis and present the work at national and international conferences; - Support teaching activities at the Bachelor’s level (up to approximately 10% of your time).- What do you have to offer- You have:- a Research Master’s degree or strong research profile in Communication Science, Psychology, or another discipline relevant to the project; - interest in topics associated with mental health, migrants, shared decision-making, and interventions; - proven experience with quantitative and qualitative research methods (interviews and/or focus groups, survey, experiment, co-creation/user-centered design) and analyses (e.g., in SPSS and/or R); - excellent proficiency in Dutch and English, both verbally and in writing; - interest in open science principles and a commitment to methodological rigor and scientific integrity.- As this project will comprise conducting qualitative research with Dutch-Turkish people, a background or language proficiency that fits this target group is a plus.- Besides, experience with writing/publishing scientific publications are a plus.- You are able to:- be creative in problem-solving within the field of persuasive communication, with a focus on mental health communication and migrant clients, adapting to challenges with resilience and creativity; - maintain a proactive attitude, be open to feedback, and pay attention to detail; - show curiosity to master new skills (e.g., novel research methods); - keep calm and stay organized in a rapidly changing environment when juggling multiple tasks (e.g., combining research and teaching); - manage your own time effectively and work independently while collaborating well within a team; - communicate research findings clearly to both academic and non-academic audiences.- What else do we offer- - At this department, you will be working- **Curriculum vitae**, with grade transcripts from your bachelor’s and (research) master’s studies; **Letter of motivation** (max. 2 pages): Outline your interest in this topic, your readiness for the PhD project, and how you meet the selection criteria. If any criteria are not yet fully met, explain how you plan to develop the necessary skills. Optionally, include contact details of two academic referees familiar with your work; **Writing sample in English**, such as a master’s thesis or a recent essay.- - No agencies please._