About your role

You will conduct independent and collaborative research within the project scope. Your responsibilities include:

Undertaking research aligned with the project's core questions
Contributing to peer-reviewed publications and research outputs
Participating in project meetings, departmental seminars and activities organised by the collaborating institutions
Managing and analysing data according to the research plan
Optionally supervising BSc/MSc students as department needs require

About you

We look for candidates who can demonstrate high-quality research capability. Specifically, you should have:

A PhD obtained in a relevant field such as Economics, Sociology, Political Science, Psychology, Demography, Statistics, Statistical Genetics, Bioinformatics or a closely related discipline.
Documented research expertise demonstrated through the quality of your doctoral thesis and/or other publications.
A strong background in quantitative methods, experience with register data, and familiarity with molecular genetic methods (such as GWAS or polygenic indexes).
High proficiency in written and spoken English.

Our offer

The opportunity to work on large-scale international datasets and be trained in cutting-edge epidemiological and genetic methods.
Working on large-scale and in-house research, with motivated colleagues from all over the world.
You will be employed by Amsterdam UMC Research BV.
A contract for 24 months, with the possibility to extend for one year.
Classification in salary scale 10: € 3.598 to € 5.669 gross for full-time employment (depending on experience). In addition to a good basic salary, we offer 8.3% end-of-year bonus. Calculate your net salary here. As of 1 July 2026, the salary will be increased by 3.5% in accordance with the collective labor agreement (CAO UMC).
Holiday hours: 190.4 per year for fulltime and a possibility to save additional hours.
Pension accrual with BeFrank, a modern, comprehensible and fairly priced pension.
For >7 km each way, 100% reimbursement for public transport travel costs and, for private transport, €0.18 per km up to a maximum of 40 km each way.
Do you prefer walking or cycling? Take advantage of our good bike scheme. Moreover, you will receive a reimbursement of €0.18 per km.

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