Call for Tenure-Track Assistant Professor or Associate Professor within Clinical Psychology and[...]

Call for Tenure-Track Assistant Professor or Associate Professor within Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

The Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen, invites applications for a position as Tenure-Track Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy. The position is available from 1 June 2025, but an earlier or later starting date is also possible.

We Invite Applicants Within The Following Areas

• Research in psychotherapy informed by the psychological humanities, e.g., psychodynamic psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, and/or humanistic/existential psychotherapy
• Training and supervision of psychotherapy

We Expect Successful Applicants To Have

• Documented training and expertise within clinical psychology
• Strong, documented qualifications within qualitative and/or quantitative methodology

The Call Includes The Following Types Of Positions

• Tenure-Track Assistant Professor: The position comes with research and teaching obligations and offers the candidate a contract of six years that can result in a tenured associate professorship (contingent on positive evaluation).
• Associate Professor: The position is a permanent position with research and teaching obligations.

Please note that candidates will only be evaluated at the level of position(s) that they apply for, but that candidates can apply for more than one level.

Duties And Responsibilities

Assistant Professor - Duties and responsibilities of the post include contributing to the scholarship and intellectual life of the University by conducting world-class research and teaching. An assistant professor also has administrative responsibilities.

Associate Professor - Duties and responsibilities of the post include contributing to the scholarship and intellectual life of the University by conducting world-class research and teaching. An associate professor also has administrative responsibilities and is expected to develop the field in synergy with other fields as well as to exercise academic leadership.

Your Competencies And Opportunities

To apply for the position, candidates must hold a PhD degree in Psychology, or a neighboring field, and be engaged in an active research programme of relevance to Clinical/Applied Psychology. Additional required qualifications and experiences are commensurate with rank. Candidates must have an emerging (Tenure-Track Assistant Professor) or established (Associate Professor) track record of successful research and research-based teaching within the field, as well as experience with supervision of junior researchers for Associate Professor appointments.

It is essential that candidates have strong collaborative skills and are willing to take on academic and organizational citizenship or leadership roles (commensurate with rank) within the Department of Psychology.

The Department of Psychology views teaching as an integral part of employment at the department. Therefore, candidates should be able to demonstrate experience with teaching and teaching planning and coordination. Associate Professor appointments would be expected to have undergone a formal education in teaching and learning in higher education.

Merit Criteria And Career Progression

Six general criteria apply to the employment of assistant professors and associate professors at the University of Copenhagen. The six criteria (research, teaching, societal impact, organizational contribution, external funding and management) are considered as a framework for an overall assessment of the applicant. In addition, each applicant must be assessed according to the specific requirements set out in the advertisement.

Who To Contact

Additional information about the position can be obtained from:

• Professor Annemarie Olsen (Head of Department). Email: ano@psy.ku.dk; Phone: +4535331018
• Professor Signe Vangkilde (Deputy Head of Department, Head of Studies). Email: signe.vangkilde@psy.ku.dk; Phone: +4535324885
• Professor Stig Poulsen (Head of the Section for Clinical and Health Psychology and the Psychological Humanities). Email: stig.poulsen@psy.ku.dk; Phone: +4528593543

Terms of appointment

Terms of appointment and salary is in accordance with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (Akademikerne). In addition to the salary a 17.1 % contribution to the pension scheme is paid. It is possible to negotiate salary supplements on an annual basis.

How To Apply

Submit a complete application at our online portal. Click on the “Apply now” icon at the bottom of the page to apply. The application material must be in Adobe PDF or Word format. ZIP files and files that exceed 20 MB cannot be uploaded.

Your application must be written in English and include the following documents:

• Motivated application (max. 3 pages)
• Curriculum vitae
• Certificates and Diplomas
• Publication list. A complete list of all publications with clearly marked publication dates. The uploaded publications must be marked with * on the list to be assessed.
• Publications. Applicants can submit a maximum of 6 publications. The 6 most important publications, of which at least three must have been published within the five years immediately preceding the deadline for application. The publications selected must be uploaded as attachments and named from 1 to 6.
• Research plan that includes a brief description of previous research as well as a plan for the next few years.
• Teaching portfolio. Documentation of teaching qualifications in accordance with the University guidelines for teaching portfolios when appointing academic staff at the University of Copenhagen.
• Documentation of ability to disseminate information. Documentation of the ability to disseminate information to and share knowledge with society.

Should any material submitted consist of work with named co-authors, or work that is otherwise the result of collective academic endeavors, the extent of the applicant’s contribution to the work must be clearly specified. The hiring committee may ask for a signed statement from the co-authors specifying the extent and nature of each individual’s contribution.

If you are applying for several different positions or positions at several levels, please indicate 1st and 2nd priority.

The recruitment process

Further information on the recruitment process at University of Copenhagen can be found here: Recruitment process – University of Copenhagen.

The closing date for applications is 30 January 2025 at 23:59 CET

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