PhD in Family Studies

PhD candidate position (0.8 FTE) on the Building 4 Belonging project at Leiden University, researching how the built environment impacts loneliness and social belonging of neurodiverse (including autistic) high-school youth. The PhD will conduct co-design research with neurodiverse youth and stakeholders using questionnaires, qualitative methods (focus groups, interviews) and ecological momentary assessment (EMA). The position is based at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, in Leiden, Netherlands. Applications are invited for a four-year PhD position under the supervision of prof. Carolien Rieffe and dr. Marieke Bos, as part of the Building 4 Belonging (B4B) consortium (Leiden University, Twente University and VU).