As a PhD candidate in prediction and decision-making, you will have the opportunity to develop your own insights, collect data, and share your findings with both scientific colleagues and partners from professional practice worldwide. Under the guidance of a supervisor and together with a motivated team, you will work on meaningful solutions and contribute to the future of your field.
Project description
In many professions, high-stakes decisions rely on human judgment. When making these judgments, often gut feeling plays an important role, but research has shown that systematic combining relevant information may outperform gut feeling. The proposed research examines judgment accuracy in the intensive care unit (ICU), You will investigate whether algorithmic advice can improve clinicians’ judgments, whether independent judgments or peer discussions about a patient lead to more accurate assessments, and whether "the crowd within"—the idea of making a second, independent judgment after a brief delay (“thinking twice”)—improves decision-making for individual patients. Both (vignette) studies with archival data and newly collected data will be conducted and you will both work in an academic and hospital setting.
Why would you want to apply for this position?
1. To make an impact: in this role, you will directly contribute to scientific insights that address societal issues. Your research will not only translate into publications, but also into concrete solutions, ensuring a tangible impact.
2. Personal development: you will have the opportunity, with the support of experienced scientists, to develop yourself into an expert. This combination of research and teaching offers plenty of opportunities for professional and personal growth.
As a PhD candidate, you will perform the following duties
- You will conduct research that results in a dissertation and is consistent with the goals and requirements of the project.
- You will organise and conduct data collection for the subprojects.
- You will publish research results in international scientific journals.
- You will present the research to a wide audience of both domestic and international fellow scientists and partners from the professional field.
- You will collaborate with fellow scientists in the larger project.
- You will contribute to a limited number of teaching activities in the psychology department, such as working groups and guest lectures.
This is where you will be working
The University of Groningen ranks among the top European universities and is internationally oriented. The university is socially engaged and actively involved in its environment. In a wide range of disciplines, researchers and teachers practice their disciplines out of scientific passion. Everyone is empowered to do their best. The talents, ambitions and performance of the 34,000 students and 6,500 employees of the UG are stimulated as much as possible.
The Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences is strong in research and teaching on human behaviour, thinking, learning, and coexistence. We work on social issues and problems that people experience in everyday life. Individual and societal resilience and how to increase it are central to our work. We focus on the topics of migration, environment and climate, health, parenting and education, the protection of vulnerable minorities, and sustainable partnerships. Over 650 employees work at the Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences.
More information about the faculty can be found at the link https://www.rug.nl/gmw/
You will be working at the Psychometrics and Statistics (P&S) department in close cooperation with the Department of Critical Care of the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG). One of the research areas with P&S group is algorithmic-based decision-making, especially the implementation of algorithmic advice in practice.