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The Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences invites applications for associate professorships in Psychology. The educational program of the Department covers the subfields of Social and Personality Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Pedagogical Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Work and Organizational Psychology. Besides, the Department participates in the Flexible Master Program of Public Leadership Education. The associate professorships are full-time and permanent positions, starting June 2024 or as soon as possible subject to mutual agreement.
Applicants will be shortlisted for a full assessment based on their qualifications and Departmental needs for a broad recruitment both within and between subfields. Hence, applicants not shortlisted will not receive a full assessment. The Department expects to offer approximately four associate professorships. The final number of positions realized will depend on the assessment of the applicants.
Job description
The announced associate professorships are permanent positions with research and teaching obligations within the specified fields outlined above. The positions come with 50 % teaching, 40 % research and 10 % administration. The successful candidate is expected to take on responsibility for research leadership in the dedicated field, publish in international peer-reviewed journals, attract external funding, develop courses and methods, participate in the Department's day-to-day activities (lecturing, seminars, workshops, etc.), undertake supervision of students and PhD students as well as participating in administrative and organizational tasks.
Your qualifications
To be considered for shortlisting, applicants must indicate which specific subfield (and potentially another supplemental subfield) they want to apply within.
Relevant candidates are expected to have published a substantial amount of research at a high international level as well as high-quality teaching within the subfield specified by the applicants.
As the successful candidates must participate in all of the department's main activities, including teaching, examination and administration related to the subfield, non-Danish speaking candidates are required to acquire the necessary language skills within a short period of time (max. 2 years).
Permanent employment as associate professor at Aarhus BSS requires completion of the supervision course and also the course Online and blended learning provided by Centre for Educational Development at Aarhus University. If you have not completed the courses before commencement of employment, continued employment will be conditional on completion of the courses within a two-year period.
The required qualifications are elaborated below:
1. Substantial research production at a high international level
To qualify for the position as associate professor, a substantial research production is required. Publication records can have different profiles and should be evaluated in the context of the relevant subfield(s) and in relation to the applicant’s general academic profile. However, because publication statistics display important information regarding researchers' publication merits, applicants are encouraged to provide relevant publication statistics.
2. Didactical/pedagogical competences and experiences at a high level, including a positive, written evaluation of these competences
Teaching and supervising students at different levels is a main activity of an associate professor. Applicants must submit a teaching portfolio that describes which teaching activities they have been involved in, explicates how and why these activities have been planned and implemented in the way they have and presents the results of one’s teaching activities (e.g., by way of student comments and evaluations, letters of recommendation etc.). A written evaluation of the candidate´s teaching abilities should be enclosed. Applicants should specify which of the subfields mentioned above (one, or alternatively two), that they consider the most obvious areas for teaching activities. Note further, that applicants for applied fields (i.e., Clinical, Pedagogical, and Work and Organizational psychology) are encouraged to document concrete contact and experiences with the relevant societal profession.
3. Experiences with organizational management, knowledge sharing with the public and external funding
It is expected that associate professors at The Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences are responsible and stimulating capacities in their research fields, in their teaching activities and as a colleague at the department. In the assessment of candidates it will be evaluated if they have:
- Experience with participating in organizational activities and departmental services
- Experience with societal collaboration and knowledge dissemination
- Experience from teaching in other areas of relevance for psychology.
- Experience with attracting external funding.
Who we are
The Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences is one of six departments at Aarhus BSS - one of the five faculties at Aarhus University. Aarhus BSS unites the social science and business-related research fields and brings them closer together to reflect the close relationship between society and the business community. As part of a Top 100 university, Aarhus BSS and the Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences have achieved the distinguished AASCB, AMBA and EQUIS accreditations.
At the Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, we teach and conduct research into the most significant subject areas of psychology. The department employs around 55-60 academic staff members and approximately 40 PhD students. Our researchers have a strong tradition for collaborating with Danish as well as international researchers from many different academic fields such as health and psychiatry, education, pedagogic, linguistics, philosophy, religious studies, management, economics and neuroscience. We also increasingly focus on expanding our research and teaching to include subject areas such as organizational development, management and human relations.
For more information about the Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, please visit: http://psy.au.dk/en/
Further information
For further information about the position, please contact: Head of department, professor, Jan Tønnesvang, e-mail: jan@psy.au.dk
If you need help uploading your application or have any questions about the
recruitment process, please contact HR supporter Sara Lyng Hansson, tel.: +45
93521402, email: salh@au.dk
Place of work
Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, Bartholins Allé 11, DK-8000 Aarhus C.
International applicant?
Aarhus University offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including relocation service and career counselling to expat partners. Please find more information here:
https://internationalstaff.au.dk/relocationservice/
Please find more information about research opportunities at Aarhus University here: http://international.au.dk/research/
Terms of employment
The appointment is made in accordance with the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities as well as the circular on the Collective Agreement for Academics Employed by the State (in Danish).
The job content and qualification requirements are described in further detail in the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities.
Application procedure
When you apply for this position it is mandatory to attach the following:
- Application
- Curriculum Vitae. You are encouraged to declare any periods of leave without research activity, including, for example, maternity leave, since your research activities are assessed in relation to your actual research time
- Education (diploma for master's, PhD and possibly higher doctoral degree)
- List of publications (the enclosed publications must be clearly marked on the list of publications)
- Publications. Up to five publications can be included in the application. In the event of several authors the publications must be accompanied by a co-author statement concerning the applicant's share of the collaborative work with the consent of the co-authors. Please use this template
- Teaching portfolio. The specific requirements regarding the documentation can be found here
Read more about how to apply for an academic post at Aarhus BSS here
The evaluation process
Shortlisting will be applied. This means that an appointment committee (assisted by the
chair of the expert assessment committee) advises the head of department on which applicants are the best overall match for the department and the recruitment needs and which possess the qualifications, competencies, experience and potential described above and in the criteria of Aarhus BSS for evaluating candidates to associate professor positions.
Based on the shortlisting analysis, the head of department selects the applicants who are to receive a thorough assessment of their professional qualifications. The expert assessment committee will then assess these applicants. All applicants will be notified whether, or not, their applications have been shortlisted and sent to an expert assessment committee for evaluation. The shortlisted applicants will be informed about the composition of the committee.
Please note that the assessment of applicants is based solely on the material received prior to the application deadline.
For further information about the recruitment process, shortlisting procedure and guidelines for assessment committees please visit this Website: Guidelines for Assessment Committee, Aarhus BSS.
The application must be submitted via Aarhus University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aarhus University's website.
Aarhus University
Aarhus University is an academically diverse and research-intensive university with a strong commitment to high-quality research and education and the development of society nationally and globally. The university offers an inspiring research and teaching environment to its 38,000 students (FTEs) and 8,300 employees, and has an annual revenues of EUR 935 million. Learn more at www.international.au.dk/
INFORMATIONER OM STILLINGEN:
- Arbejdspladsen ligger i:
Aarhus Kommune
-Virksomheden tilbyder:
-Arbejdsgiver:
Aarhus Universitet, Bartholins Allé 11, 8000 Aarhus C
-Ansøgning:
Ansøgningsfrist: 08-01-2024; - ansøgningsfristen er overskredet
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