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At the Social Psychology Department, Tilburg University, The Netherlands, there is a vacancy for a
Full Professor of Social Psychology
(Full-time, F/M, Tenured)
Vacancy number 400.08.36
Main responsibilities:
The professor will initiate further research and participate in teaching of the department. The professor will conduct research, supervise PhD students, cooperate with senior and junior staff members in research and will have an active role in (inter)national research fundraising. In addition, the successful candidate will contribute to teaching programs at the Bachelor’s and Master’s level and will perform administrative functions on the department or faculty level. More specifically, he or she will be a member of the Management Team of the department Social Psychology and act as program director of the Master of Social Psychology.
Qualifications:
We are looking for experienced scholars with an established international research and teaching reputation in social psychology and with managerial experience in research coaching and fund raising. The successful candidate has the following qualifications:
• PhD in Social Psychology or related areas.
• Passionate researcher/teacher.
• Authority in the field as evidenced by high quality publications in scientific journals.
• Experience and affinity with teaching in the area of Social Psychology.
• Willing and able to support colleagues (in conducting research, publishing papers, teaching, and applying for external funding).
• Proven managerial and international networking qualities
• Profound knowledge of English.
• For non-Dutch candidates: able and willing to settle in the Netherlands.
• For non-Dutch candidates: readiness to learn Dutch.
Applications and information:
Additional information about Tilburg University and the Department of Social Psychology can be retrieved from: www.uvt.nl. Full professors in the department are: Christel Rutte, Gideon Keren, Diederik Stapel and Marcel Zeelenberg.
We would like to get in touch with candidates who are interested in the position. For information and applications contact the Dean of the Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Prof.dr. Theo Verhallen, theo.m.m.verhallen@uvt.nl or the Head of the Department of Social Psychology, Prof.dr. C.G. Rutte, c.g.rutte@uvt.nl, telephone +31134668381, Tilburg University, P.O.Box 90153, 5000 LE Tilburg, The Netherlands.
Applications, including a curriculum vitae and a letter of motivation should be send, before December 1, 2008 to mr. M. van Ieperen, Managing Director Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Tilburg University, PO Box 90153, Tilburg, The Netherlands. Email: PZ-FSW@uvt.nl. Please refer to vacancy number 400.08.36
Terms of employment:
Tilburg University is rated among the top Dutch employers and has excellent terms of employment. The selected candidate will obtain a full-time tenure contract and will be ranked in the Dutch university employment system as a full professor.
About Tilburg University,
Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences:
Tilburg University is a modern, specialized university. The teaching and research of the Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences are organized around the themes of Health, Organization, and Relations between State, Citizen, and Society. The faculty’s inspiring working environment challenges people to realize their ambitions; involvement and cooperation are essential to achieve this.
About the Department of Social Psychology
The Department of Social Psychology of Tilburg University consists of a vibrant mix of people interested in social, economic and work & organizational psychology. The Department of Social Psychology is an intellectually exciting and productive group, advancing basic understanding in the areas of social, economic ,and work & organizational psychology, whilst also contributing to effective practice in organisations and society. The basic and applied research of the department is highly recognized both nationally and internationally.
Members of the department supervise students in Bachelors, (Research) Masters, and PhD programs in Social Psychology, Economic Psychology, and Work & Organizational Psychology. The overarching research program of the Department of Social Psychology is Social Decision Making. The Department of Social Psychology participates in the interdisciplinary research institute Tiber, the Tilburg Institute for Behavioral Economics Research, devoted to studying the psychological processes underlying individual choice and economic decision making from an interdisciplinary perspective.
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