Five positions at Utrecht University - Department of Social and Organizational Psychology

1 tenure assistant professor
2 fixed-term assistant professors (3 years)
2 tenure lecturers

Job description
The positions are available at the Department of Social and Organizational Psychology. The department’s research concentrates on three interrelated domains: Motivation, Self-regulation, and Performance, combining fundamental and applied approaches to study human cognition and behavior in the social, organizational and work contexts. A variety of methods are employed including behavioral lab experiments, psychophysiology, eye tracking, surveys and behavior observational studies.
The department’s two research programs (“Work and organizational psychology: Occupational health psychology” and “Social-cognitive and interpersonal determinants of behavioral regulation”) received excellent evaluations in the most recent QANU research review. Moreover, the department of Social and Organizational Psychology has outstanding research facilities within a state-of-the-art newly designed faculty lab environment (autumn 2013), including eye- and limb-movement registration, virtual reality, TMS, EEG and access to MRI. In addition, the department has access to a mobile lab and has well-developed expertise in conducting research in work and organizational settings. We teach in three undergraduate programs (BSc Psychology, BSc minor program Social Neuroscience, and BSc Social Sciences at UCU), two MSc programs (MSc Social Psychology, MSc Work and Organizational Psychology), a two-year research masters (MSc Social and Health Psychology), Kurt Lewin Institute PhD program Social Psychology and Helmholtz PhD program Cognition and Behaviour.
The Social and Organizational Psychology department is part of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Science of Utrecht University. In addition, the Social and Organizational Psychology department participates in the Utrecht Strategic theme Institutions, and has ongoing research collaborations with the University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU), the Utrecht School of Law, TNO and Unilever. The department also participates in two Focus Areas: Neuroscience and Cognition Utrecht, and Future Food Utrecht.

Position 1:
Tenure Assistant Professor in Experimental Social Psychology

The candidate will teach predominantly in undergraduate programs BSc Psychology and BSc Minor program Social Neuroscience, and master programs MSc Social Psychology and Social and Health Psychology.

Qualifications
The successful candidate will have:
• a completed PhD in Experimental Social Psychology, Social Cognitive or/and Affective Neuroscience, or related discipline
• an excellent track record in research, preferably in one or more of the domains which are central to the department (i.e. Motivation, Self-regulation, and Performance)
• proven potential to and preferably successful in obtaining research grants
• excellent teaching skills
• fluent in English and preferably also in Dutch
• the capacity to work in a team
• the willingness to take on managerial responsibilities, both within and outside the Social and Organizational Psychology group
• the Basic Teaching Qualification at Utrecht University or equal (or the willingness to achieve this qualification in the near future)

Offer
We offer a tenure-track full-time position for two years, with a potential for tenure given a positive evaluation after two years. The gross salary depends on qualifications and experience and ranges between € 3,259 and € 5,070 per month for a full-time appointment (salary scale 11/12, Dutch Universities Conditions of Employment). The salary is supplemented with an annual holiday pay of 8% and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3% per year. Other secondary conditions include e.g. a pension scheme, partially paid parental leave, and flexible employment conditions.

Position 2:
Fixed-term (3 years) Assistant professor in Social and Organizational Psychology

The candidate will teach predominantly in undergraduate programs BSc Psychology, and master programs MSc Social Psychology and Work and Organizational Psychology.

Qualifications
The successful candidate will have:
• a PhD (completed or near completion) in Social, Work and/or Organizational Psychology, or a related discipline
• a promising track record in research, preferably in one or more of the domains which are central to the department (i.e. Motivation, Self-regulation, and Performance)
• a clear interest in issues in social, work and/or organizational psychology
• the potential to and preferably some experience with obtaining research grants
• proven teaching skills
• fluent in English and preferably also in Dutch
• the capacity to work in a team
• obtained the Utrecht University Basic Teaching Qualification or equal (or the willingness to achieve this qualification in the near future)

Offer
We offer a full-time position for one year, with an additional two years contingent upon a positive evaluation after two years. The gross salary depends on qualifications and experience and ranges between € 3,259 and € 5,070 per month for a full-time appointment (salary scale 11/12, Dutch Universities Conditions of Employment). The salary is supplemented with an annual holiday pay of 8% and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3% per year. Other secondary conditions include e.g. a pension scheme, partially paid parental leave, and flexible employment conditions.

Position 3:
Fixed-term (3 years) Assistant professor in Work and/or Organizational Psychology

The candidate will teach predominantly in undergraduate program BSc Psychology and master program MSc Work and Organizational Psychology.

Qualifications
The successful candidate will have:
• a PhD (completed or near completion) in Work and/or Organizational Psychology, or a related discipline
• a promising track record in research, preferably in one or more of the domains which are central to the department (i.e. Motivation, Self-regulation, and Performance)
• a clear research interest in issues in work and/or organizational psychology
• the potential to and preferably some experience with obtaining research grants
• proven teaching skills
• fluent in English and preferably also in Dutch
• the capacity to work in a team
• obtained the Utrecht University Basic Teaching Qualification or equal (or the willingness to achieve this qualification in the near future)

Offer
We offer a full-time position for one year, with an additional two years contingent upon a positive evaluation after two years. The gross salary depends on qualifications and experience and ranges from € 3,259 to € 5,070 per month for a full-time appointment (salary scale 11/12, Dutch Universities Conditions of Employment). The salary is supplemented with an annual holiday pay of 8% and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3% per year. Other secondary conditions include e.g. a pension scheme, partially paid parental leave, and flexible employment conditions.

Position 4:
Tenure Lecturer in Social Psychology

The candidate will predominantly teach in the undergraduate program BSc Psychology and Master programs MSc Social Psychology and – to a lesser degree – Work and Organizational Psychology. Tasks involve teaching courses in applied and experimental social psychology as well as thesis supervision at the BSc and MSc levels.

Position 5:
Tenure Lecturer in Work and Organizational Psychology

The candidate will predominantly teach in the undergraduate program BSc Psychology and Master programs MSc Work and Organizational Psychology and – to a lesser degree – Social Psychology. Tasks involve both teaching courses in work and organizational psychology (e.g. strategic human resource management, occupational health and performance) and on the interface of social and organizational psychology, as well as thesis supervision at the BSc and MSc levels.

Qualifications
Position 4:
Tenure Lecturer in Social Psychology
The successful candidate will have:

• a PhD (completed or near completion) in Social Psychology, or a related discipline
• a clear interest in issues in work and/or organizational psychology
• proven and excellent teaching skills
• fluent in Dutch, preferably in English as well
• the capacity to work in a team
• obtained the Utrecht University Basic Teaching Qualification or equal (or the willingness to achieve this qualification in the near future)

Position 5:
Tenure Lecturer in Work and Organizational Psychology
The successful candidate will have:

• a PhD (completed or near completion) in Work and Organizational or Social Psychology, or a related discipline
• a clear interest in issues in social and occupational health psychology
• proven and excellent teaching skills
• fluent in Dutch, preferably in English as well
• the capacity to work in a team
• obtained the Utrecht University Basic Teaching Qualification or equal (or the willingness to achieve this qualification in the near future)
    
Offer
We offer a tenure-track 0.5 fte - 1.0 fte position for two years with a potential for tenure given a positive evaluation after two years. The gross salary depends on qualifications and experience and ranges between € 2,799 and € 5,070 per month for a full-time appointment (salary scale 10/12, Dutch Universities Conditions of Employment). The salary is supplemented with an annual holiday pay of 8% and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3% per year. Other secondary conditions include e.g. a pension scheme, partially paid parental leave, and flexible employment conditions.

All 5 positions:
About the organisation
Utrecht University has great ambitions for its teaching quality and study success rates. This also applies to its clear research profiles which are centred around four themes: Sustainability, Life Sciences, Dynamics of Youth, and Institutions. Utrecht University plays a prominent role in our society and contributes to finding the answers to topical and future societal issues.

The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences hosts research and academic teaching in cultural anthropology, educational and learning sciences, interdisciplinary social science, pedagogics, psychology and sociology. Research and teaching are concentrated in five areas:
• Behaviour in Social Contexts;
• Child and Adolescent Studies;
• Cognitive and Clinical Psychology;
• Educational and Learning Sciences; and Methodology and Statistics for the Behavioural and Social Sciences.
More than 5,600 students are enrolled in a broad range of undergraduate and graduate programmes. The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences has some 850 faculty and staff members. Utrecht University is the only Dutch university and in fact the only university in continental Europe in the Times Higher Education Ranking of the Top 50 Social Sciences Universities 2012/2013.

Additional information
Additional information about the vacancies can be obtained from prof dr Henk Aarts (position 1 & 4): +31 30 253 4904, h.aarts@uu.nl, prof dr Toon Taris (position 2, 3 & 5): +31 30 253 4812, t.taris@uu.nl.
Apply
Please apply via www.uu.nl/vacatures or via www.academictransfer.com.
Note: positions 1,2 & 3 are not available yet, and will be available around the 5th of June.
Please indicate in your letter which of the position(s) you apply for. Please include your curriculum vitae as well. The interviews are scheduled for June 24-26, 2014.
    

The application deadline is
15/06/2014 (23:59 hours)