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 | Assistant Professor in Social/Economic Psychology |  | | | | | Institution/Organization: | Tilburg University | | Job Location: | Netherlands | | Job Type: | Tenure-Track | | Contact Person: | Marcel Zeelenberg | | Date Posted: | February 2nd, 2006 | | Closing Date: | February 24th, 2006 | | | | |  |  | |
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
Tilburg University is a modern, specialized university. The teaching and research of the Faculty of the Social Sciences are organized around the themes of Health, Organization, and Relations between State, Citizen, and Society. The faculty’s inspiring working environment challenges its workers to realize their ambitions; involvement and cooperation are essential to achieve this.
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIETY: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
The teaching and research at the Department of Psychology and Society focus on the influence of the social environment on the behaviour of individuals. This theme is approached from social, economic, organizational, and cultural perspectives. At present, the social psychology group are Marcel Zeelenberg, David de Cremer, Eric R. Igou, Leatitia Mulder, Saskia Schwinghammer, Rob Nelissen and 7 PhD-students. Currently we are looking for a colleague for the position of:
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN SOCIAL/ECONOMIC PSYCHOLOGY (M/F),
1,0 fte, TENURE TRACK POSITION, vacancy number: 400.06.02
JOB DESCRIPTION
As an Assistant Professor (lecturer) you will teach in our Bsc and Msc programs and in our graduate program. Your teaching will be primarily in the area of consumer/economic psychology and social psychology. You will supervise students at all levels in internal and external research projects. You will play a role in the development and maintenance of a network of organizations that offer external research projects for Msc students. You will do basic research and have some administrative duties. We are looking for a strong candidate with interests in consumer/economic psychology, decision-making, and/or the psychology of emotion.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
The ideal candidate has a Ph.D. in psychology or decision sciences and experience with experimental and/or applied research. He or she has a proven record of research in one of the fields mentioned above. Scientific creativity and productivity is reflected in high-impact international publications The candidate is committed to excellence of teaching. He or she has an interest in supervision of both basic and applied research in societal and organizational contexts and ample experience in independently teaching of academic courses. Moreover, the candidate is ambitious, able to work independently but willing to cooperate with the colleagues in the social psychology group. Excellent communicative skills are indispensable for this position.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT
Tilburg University belongs to the top of the best employers of the Netherlands and is known for her good terms of employment. The salary will be determined according to the job ranking system of the University (in Dutch: universitair functie-ordenen UFO). You will be offered a contract for a period of 4 years. After 4 years a tenured position is possible, depending on your job performance.
INFORMATION AND APPLICATION
You can find more information about the University of Tilburg and the Department of Psychology and Society on: www.tilburguniversity.nl. You can also contact prof. dr. Marcel Zeelenberg (tel.+31-13-466 8276 or m.zeelenberg@uvt.nl). Your application, accompanied by a CV, a statement of research and teaching interests, one or more published or unpublished papers, and the names of at least three references, can be send until February 24, 2006 to: M. van Ieperen, Managing Director of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Postbus 90153, 5000 LE, Tilburg or pz-fsw@uvt.nl (indicating the vacancy number 400.06.02).
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