Job opening PhD Candidate on The Future of Mixed Methods Research Junior Lecturer in Methodology and Statistics

Tilburg University Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences

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PhD Candidate on The Future of Mixed Methods Research /Junior Lecturer in Methodology and Statistics

Department: Methodology and Statistics

Location: Tilburg

Contract size: 1.0 fte (40 hours per week)

Full-time gross monthly start salary: 3.546

Contract duration: 6 year

Intended start date: August 1st 2026 latest September 1st 2026

Obtaining your PhD together combined with being a teacher at the department Methodology and Statistics gives you the opportunity to kickstart an academic career.

Your position

Research: The Future of Mixed Methods Research is Rigorous Open and Scaleable through Automation

There is a rapid increase in the uptake of mixed methods in psychology because it provides a more holistic understanding of complex psychosocial phenomena advances the debate in idiographic versus nomothetic assessment and refines the development of psychological theories.

Yet rigor is underdeveloped in psychological mixed methods research it is unclear how methodological innovations from (mostly quantitatively driven) open science and new computational methods empower meticulous mixed methods research and there is an increased interest in automating or enhancing parts of the qualitative research using large language models or more interpretable natural language modelling approaches. Often it is proposed to replace human-specific work and empirical examinations that compare human and data-driven decisions are scarce and rarely involve experts in qualitative methodology.

To meet these challenges the proposed PhD candidate will:

• Reinterpret Open Science through a mixed methods lens and develop tools to support researchers in opening their mixed methods pipelines
• Design methods mixed methods guidance to integrate natural language processing computational data and traditional qualitative data to future-proof mixed methods research
• Critically examine and empirically evaluate the role of newly developed interpretation methods and tools in two challenging case studies: Using mixed methods for real world evidence and using mixed methods to advance experience sampling methodology

Collectively this PhD will contribute conceptual empirical and infrastructural advances to the future of mixed methods research in psychology.

You will work on a PhD project under the supervision of Dr. Tamarinde Haven Dr. Marie Stadel and Dr. Caspar van Lissa. Your PhD research will focus on the future of mixed methods consultation with the supervising team you will have the opportunity to contribute directly to the scope of this research project based on your specific research interests skills and career aspirations.

Teaching:

Your teaching responsibilities include giving tutorials/lectures and assisting lecturer teams in courses featured in the Bachelor and Master degree programs. As a junior teacher you support senior teachers and offer guidance. You teach qualitative research methods and general courses in research methods in the programs in which the Methodology and Statistics department is involved. These include our Psychology and Social Sciences bachelors our SBS and IDA research masters the joint TU/e - TiU Data Science bachelor the Data Science and Society master program and the new AI for Psychological Research master. You will also be invited to supervise Bachelor students in writing their theses. You will have the opportunity to obtain your university teaching qualification.

Your profile

1. A (Research) Masters degree in Social and Behavioral Sciences with a focus on Methodology and Statistics.
2. A proven research interest in and experience with qualitative and/or mixed methods research
3. Proficiency in English is mandatory (CEFR: C2 level). Dutch teaching skills are appreciated but not required.
4. Good research skills evidenced by good grades for research methods courses.
5. Excellent data analytical skills as evidenced by a good command of R and/or Python
6. Experience with university-level teaching and genuine enthusiasm for teaching methodology and engaging students.
7. A demonstrated affinity with Open Science.
8. Enthusiastic independent and strongly motivated.
9. Team spirit.
10. Willingness to work in a multidisciplinary social science environment.

Our offer

Tilburg University offers excellent benefits in a pleasant working environment:

• A position based on 1.0 fte (40 hours per week).
• A start salary of 3.546 and maximum 4.412 gross per month for full-time employment based on UFO profile Lecturer and salary scale 10. Tilburg University uses a neutral remuneration system based on relevant work experience.
• This is a vacancy for a Lecturer in accordance with Article 2.3 paragraph 8 sub b CLA DU. You will be given a temporary contract for the duration of 6 years.
• Vacation pay of 8% and a year-end bonus of 8.3%.
• Over 8 weeks of vacation leave.
• The opportunity to work partly on campus and partly from home with a home office allowance of 2 per day.
• Reimbursement for sustainable commuting: walking cycling and public transport.
• A monthly internet allowance of 25.
• An options model in which you exchange benefits for things such as additional leave more pension a bicycle or personal training at our Sports Center.
• A moving allowance (subject to conditions).
• Employees from abroad may be eligible for a tax-free allowance for extraterritorial expenses equal to 30% of taxable salary.
• A pension with ABP; the largest Dutch pension fund.
• Training in personal development career development leadership education and research. Or a language course at our Language Center.
• A work culture in which we embrace differences everyone is welcome and given equal opportunities.
• A vibrant campus in green surroundings that is easily accessible by public transport.

For more information please see our website and the CLA Dutch Universities.

Want to know more

Would you like to know more before applying Feel free to contact Dr Tamarinde Haven at .

Want to apply

We kindly invite you to apply before February 27th. This can only be done online. Address your cover letter to Tamarinde Haven and attach your resume. We look forward to your response.

The letter selection will take place by March 6th. You will be notified as soon as possible thereafter. The first selection interviews will take place on March 11th and 12th the second interviews will be held between March 18 and 20.

The selection committee consists of:

1. Tamarinde Haven assistant professor of qualitative research methodology for the social sciences.
2. Caspar van Lissa associate professor of social data science.
3. Marie Stadel assistant professor of mixed methods for experience sampling research.
4. Marjan Bakker assistant professor and educational coordinator.

You will ideally start working for Tilburg University on August 1st at the latest September 1st 2026.

This vacancy has been published simultaneously internally and case of equal suitability our preference is for an internal candidate.

About Tilburg University

Tilburg University is an academic inclusive and engaged community. Together with nearly 3000 employees we are committed to broad prosperity sustainably and inclusion. For current and future generations. We develop and share knowledge for the requirements of people and our society. This is how we contribute to solving complex social issues and help society move forward.

We educate our 19500 students of 110 nationalities to become responsible leaders with knowledge skills and character. With our education and research for broad prosperity we exceedingly focus on themes such as mental and preventive care an inclusive labor market the energy transition and digitalization.

About Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (TSB) is one of the five faculties of Tilburg University. The teaching and research of the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences are organized around the themes of Adaptive societies organizations and workers Healthy life span and Personalized prevention and care. The Schools inspiring working environment challenges its workers to realize their ambitions involvement and cooperation are essential to achieve this.
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Department Methodology and Statistics

The Department of Methodology and Statistics is responsible for education and research in methodology and statistics for the social and behavioral sciences.

Methodology and statistics play an essential role in all subfields of the social and behavioral sciences and related fields. At the Department of Methodology and Statistics we do research on and teach about quantitative and qualitative methods that researchers need in order to answer challenging research questions come up with strong research designs critically apply statistical analyses and avoid bias when interpreting research findings. Within the department there is a strong focus on developing novel statistical and methodological techniques to tackle complex problems in the social and behavioral sciences.

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