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Associate Professor in Work and Organizational Psychology
Deadline: 15.03.2020
The position
A position as associate professor in work and organizational psychology is vacant at the Department of Psychology. The position will be connected to the research group that has the best fit with the scientific profile of the successful candidate. The position is available for commencement in the fall 2020.
The Department of Psychology has around 100 employees, including 43 permanent academic staff, 3 technicians, 9 administrative staff and a varying number of PhD students, postdocs and part-time staff. The department has ten research groups: Social Psychology, Child Development, Aging and Dementia, Behavioral and Translational Neuroscience, Behavioral Mechanisms and Psychopathology, Centre for Avalanche Research and Education, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Health Psychology. We offer four study programs for in total 750 students: A one-year program, Bachelor program, Master program and a 6-year Clinical program. From 2019, the department also offers a Student Research Program for students from the Master and Clinical programs. Teaching is given at both undergraduate and graduate level, including PhD. The department runs a psychological clinic offering treatment and neuropsychological examinations. For more information, see: Welcome to Department of Psychology
Contact
The contact person for this position is for academic questions
- Professor Sarah Martiny, sarah.martiny@uit.no, phone: +47 77 62 07 21, or
- for administrative and general questions Head of department Ingunn Skre, Ingunn.skre@uit.no phone +47 77645446 or
- Head of Office Trine D. Krane, mail: trine.d.krane@uit.no phone: +47 77 64 59 49
Work description
We are seeking a highly motivated candidate who will add strength and expertise to work and organizational psychology, both to our research activities and teaching programs. Teaching responsibilities will follow the relevant curriculum with specific obligation for covering the field of work and organizational psychology and other related fields. Supervision of bachelor/master students, clinical psychology students and PhD students in his/her discipline can also be expected.
In the Master program, the focus will be on the main areas of work and organizational psychology and how they may be applied. The focus in the Clinical program will be on work and health.
The candidate is required to outline a plan for building and developing research, and research based education, in work and organizational psychology at our department.
All academic positions have administrative tasks and joint responsibilities for academic matters together with other members of the academic staff at the department.
Qualification requirements
University education within psychology and a clear academic track record and scientific competence in the field of work and organizational psychology at PhD level or higher is required.
Emphasis will be placed on
- The extent to which applicants can outline plans for further research and professional development, and whether such plans are in line with strategic guidelines from the faculty, as well as priorities at the department
- Knowledge about the individual in the organization (motivation, satisfaction, work environment)
- Experience from organizational work, development and leadership
The applicant should be fluent in English. Non-Scandinavian speakers must be willing to learn Norwegian within 2 years.
Personal suitability will be ascribed special importance, like independence, good teamwork skills, solution and result orientation, ability to work structured, motivation to contribute to a good working environment, good communication skills, ability to inspire, collaborate and take initiative, as well as willingness to take responsibility, and motivations for applying to the position.
For the position as Associate Professor, a Norwegian doctoral degree in the field of work and organizational psychology, or a corresponding foreign doctoral degree recognised as equivalent to a Norwegian doctoral degree, or competence at a corresponding level documented by academic work of the same scope and quality.
The following documentation will be considered as important:
- Independent research after PhD
- Experience with applications for external research funding
- Completed stays abroad and national/international research networks.
Independent research after PhD can be documented with scientific publications without PhD-supervisors as co-authors.Experience with application for external research funding means that the applicant can show independent application work, but may not necessarily have obtained external funding. Evaluations that show application quality will be useful for assessing applicants' qualifications. Contributions to larger applications can also be considered if the contribution is documented.
International mobility will be assessed according to duration / number of stays and whether the stay has led to scientific publications and/or joint applications for external research funding.
Scientific cooperation, nationally and/or internationally, should be documented through joint publications and/or application work.
At UiT we put emphasis on the quality, relevance and significance of the research work and not on where the work is published, in accordance with the principles of The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA).
Teaching qualifications
You must have acquired basic skills in planning, conducting, evaluating and developing teaching and guidance. All applicants must document their teaching competence:
- Applicants who have completed education or courses designed to provide teaching competence for teaching at universities and colleges, equivalent to a minimum of 200 hours, must attach diploma and curriculum for the completed course.
- Other applicants shall describe, assess and document their competence as a teacher and supervisor. Practice as a teacher and supervisor in higher education is required, often combined with relevant courses and seminars. The skills must be documented in the form of a teaching portfolio. Experience with teaching and supervision in higher education corresponding to two years in a full-time position of is required.
For Associate Professor the teaching competence can be acquired within two years after employment, applicants will be assessed, but not ranked, based on teaching competence. Those who do not meet the requirements at the time of appointment will be required to meet the requirements within two years. UiT offers courses in educational competence to employees.
We can offer
- Interesting work tasks
- A good academic environment with dedicated colleagues
- Good career opportunities
- A large degree of independence in work
- Flexible working hours and a state collective agreement
- Pension scheme through the state pension fund
Work- and salary conditions
The successful candidate must also be willing to get involved in the ongoing development of their department and the university as a whole.
The allocation of working hours is flexible and allocated on a case-by-case basis. In general, professors and associate professors will spend an equal amount of time on teaching and research and development work, after time spent on other duties has been deducted. As a norm, the time resources spent on administrative duties constitutes 5 % for academic staff.
The remuneration for Associate Professor is in accordance with the State salary scale code 1011.
A compulsory contribution of 2 % to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund will be deducted.
How to apply
The application must be submitted electronically via www.jobbnorge.no and shall include:
- Application letter including a short description of interests and reasons for applying for the position.
- CV
- Diplomas and transcripts (all degrees)
- Written references
- Contact information to 2-3 references
- Documented teaching competence
- A list of your academic production
- Description of your academic production, stating which works you consider most important
- Academic works, up to ten. The doctoral thesis is regarded as one work.
The documentation must be in English or a Scandinavian language. We only accept applications sent via www.jobbnorge.no.
Assessment
The applicants will be assessed by an expert committee. The committee’s mandate is to undertake an assessment of the applicants’ qualifications based on the application documents and the text of the announcement.
The applicants who are assessed as best qualified will be called to an interview. The interview shall, among other things, aim to clarify the applicant’s personal suitability for the position and motivations. A trial lecture may also be held.
In the event that there are no suitably qualified applicants for the position, an interim appointment for a period of no more than three years may be made, cf. section 6-5 (1) of the Act relating to universities and university colleges.
In the event of an interim appointment on the basis of lacking scientific qualifications, applications for a permanent position with a new assessment must be made before the three-year period elapses. The appointment will become permanent in the event that the applicant is then found to be suitably qualified.
General
The appointment is made in accordance with State regulations and guidelines at UiT. At our website, you will find more information for applicants.
A good work environment is characterized by diversity. We encourage qualified candidates to apply, regardless of their gender, functional capacity or cultural background. UiT and will emphasize making the necessary adaptations to the working conditions for employees with reduced functional ability
More information about moving to Norway and working at UiT: http://uit.no/mobility
According to the Norwegian Freedom and Information Act (Offentleglova) information about the applicant may be included in the public applicant list, also in cases where the applicant has requested non-disclosure.