STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY IS LOOKING TO HIRE A
PROFESSOR OF HUMAN BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
at the Department of Psychology. Reference nr. SU 611-3202-08.
Last date for application is July 9th, 2009.
The Department of Psychology is one of the largest departments at
Stockholm University with approximately 130 employees and 1000 full-time
students. The Department's main divisions include Work and
Organizational Psychology, Biological Psychology, Clinical Psychology,
Cognitive Psychology, Perception and Psychophysics, and Personality,
Social, and Developmental Psychology. Instruction at the Department of
Psychology includes a 5-year psychologist program, a B.Sc. program, a
M.Sc. program, and a Ph.D. program. The Department has recently agreed
upon investing in new and modern equipment for high pressure liquid
chromatography (HPLC) and radioimmunoassay (RIA) analysis in the
laboratory. This equipment will be at the disposal for the incoming
professor of Human Biological Psychology.
Biological Psychology is a core curriculum within psychology and is a
cross-disciplinary subject with a focus on understanding and explaining
psychological phenomena with the help of an underlying biological
development. Several divisions of psychology fall under biological
psychology, including physiological psychology, comparative psychology,
cognitive neuroscience, and neurological psychology. Biological
psychology works upon the hypothesis that there is a close relationship
between the body and mind.
Job Description
The successful applicant is expected to take a leadership role in the
Department, including activity in high-quality research, teaching, and
the supervision of students at the basic, advanced, and Ph.D. level, as
well as performing administrative duties.
According to the new work regulations at Stockholm University, teaching
responsibilities should normally encompass, at the most, 30 % of the
work requirements.
Qualification Requirements
In order to be eligible for employment as professor, the applicant must
have demonstrated excellence in the international research community, as
well as excellence in teaching. Research focus should be current and
principally within the area of Human Biological Psychology and should be
substantially above the requirements for senior lecturer (associate
professor).
Bases for Assessment
In judging each candidate's merits, special weight is placed upon
scientific and pedagogical competency, with an emphasis on experience in
conducting and developing internationally recognized research, as well
as having experience in administrating and conducting research with a
research group.
The majority of professors within the Faculty of Social Sciences are
men; therefore, Stockholm University especially welcomes applications
from women.
Swedish is not a requirement at the time of employment; however, the
applicant should be prepared within a few years to be able to
demonstrate an understanding of Swedish in order to fulfill both
administrative and pedagogical work requirements.
Guidelines for the application are given in the Template for application
for employment and for promotion to the rank of professor or senior
lecturer at Stockholm University. The template can be downloaded from
www.su.se/nyanstalling or be provided by the administrative coordinator.
There the applicant can also find the Rules of Employment for the Hiring
of Teachers and other relevant documents. It is the responsibility of
the applicant to ensure that the application follows the template and
that it is submitted before the application deadline.
Please note that the application concerning the position of professor is
to be written in English.
Information regarding the position can be provided by the Head of the
Department of Psychology, Åke Wahlin, phone +46-8 16 25 96,
email: akewah@psychology.su.se, and by the Assistant Head of the
Department of Psychology, Maria Larsson, phone +46-8-16 39 37, email:
marlar@psychology.su.se.
Questions regarding application and appointment procedure will, upon
request, be answered by faculty administrator Ulf Nyman, phone
+46-08 16 32 64, email: ulf.nyman@samfak.su.se.
The union representatives are Bo Ekengren (SACO), Lisbeth Häggberg (ST)
phone +46-8-16 20 00 (swichboard), and Gunnar Stenberg, (SEKO), phone
+46-70-316 43 41.
For additional information, please refer to Stockholm Universtity's
Rules of Employment for the Hiring of Teachers, Template for
Application, and relevant websites:
• Rules of Employment for the Hiring of Teachers, Template for
Application, and other: www.su.se/nyanstallning
• Stockholm University: www.su.se
• Department of Psychology: www.psychology.su.se
Please send your application no later than the 9th July 2009
Please quote ref. no. SU 611-3202-08 and send by mail to:
Stockholm University
Registrator/PÄ
SE-106 91 STOCKHOLM
Sweden
Or by email to: registrator@su.se
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