Phd in Psychometrics/methodology and Statistics - Tilburg, Nederland - Tilburg University

Tilburg University

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Tilburg, Nederland

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Geplaatst door:

Daan Van den Berg

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Beschrijving

Tilburg University is looking for

a PhD in Psychometrics/Methodology and Statistics: Psychometric innovations for measurement in adaptive learning systems
Position in brief

School:
Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Department:
Methodology and Statistics

Location:
Tilburg

Monthly full-time gross salary: €2.770 (first year) - €3.539 (fourth year)
Duration of employment contract: 4 years months)

Weekly hours: 40 hours

Project description

In this project, you will be carrying out psychometric research with the aim to write several articles that are publishable in peer-reviewed journals and present your work on national and international conferences.

Your research combines modern psychometrics, including new data technologies, with learning analytics and educational technology.

You will become part of the Department of Methodology and Statistics and will join an active research group in psychometrics.

This project is supervised by dr. Maria Bolsinova, dr. Matthieu Brinkhuis (Utrecht University) and prof. Jeroen Vermunt.

Background

One of the most promising ambitions in educational technology is the move towards large-scale personalized learning enabled by the development of online adaptive learning systems.

These systems dynamically adjust the level of practice and instructional material based on the individual student's abilities.

Adaptive learning systems aim to make tailor-made education available to everyone and to improve both the learning process and the learning outcomes.

To optimize feedback, instructions, and learning material, one needs to have continuously updated, accurate and reliable measures of the students' changing abilities.

This makes measurement one of the central issues in adaptive learning. However, the adaptive, dynamic, and large-scale nature of online learning systems poses challenges for traditional measurement models and algorithms. This project is devoted to developing and evaluating innovative computationally efficient algorithms for monitoring ability in adaptive learning systems.

Your position

Your responsibilities

Your research work includes literature reviews, developing and extending statistical methodologies, analysing theoretical & practical properties, conducting simulations, analysing empirical data, and writing software.
You will prepare scientific articles to be published in international journals, present key findings at national and international scientific conferences, and write a dissertation.
You will contribute to Open Science and Team Science.
You will actively participate in the Department of Methodology and Statistics.
You will contribute to education and supervision (e.g. supervising bachelor's theses and research skills groups).

Your background

Programming and data analytic skills (e.g., R, Python, or others)
Interest in conducting highquality research with societal relevance
Communication and cooperation skills and willingness to work in a team
Project management and organization skills
Interest in open science and team science
Proficiency in English, including academic writing

Increasing your value
With us, you will find everything you need to maximize your potential and development. We offer excellent facilities and support for research, education, and making societal impact. In all three of these areas, we "recognize and reward" you in line with national university aspirations. With great opportunities such as collaborating in an academic collaborative center, or participating in our Connected Leading program. We attach great importance to team spirit and have a clear, shared vision of (personal) leadership (Connected Leading). Read more about careers at Tilburg University and personal development here.

Your terms of employment
Your valuable contribution will be rewarded with attractive benefits and sufficient attention to work-life balance

Our offer includes:

A position based on 1.0 FTE (40 hours per week)
This is a vacancy for a temporary position in accordance with Article 2.3, paragraph 5 of the CLA for Dutch Universities. You will be given a temporary employment contract for the duration of 12 months. After this period, in case of proven suitability and continuation in the same position, you will receive a subsequent employment contract that can be extended to a maximum duration of 48 months.
A salary ranging from a minimum of € 2.770 to a maximum of € 3.539 gross per month for full time employment, based on UFO profile PhD and salary scale PR of the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities.

In addition to your monthly salary, you will receive 41 vacation days (for a 40-hour work week), a holiday allowance (8%), and a year-end bonus (8.3%).

We reimburse the full cost of sustainable commuting:
walking, cycling, or public transportation. We have a moving expenses scheme that makes it attractive to live close to the university. Y