Associate Professor in social and community psychology (full-time, permanent)

Application deadline: January 2nd, 2013

The University of Tromsø, Faculty of Health Sciences, has a permanent position vacant as Associate Professor. The position is attached to the Department of Psychology and the research group Social Psychology.

The research group Social Psychology within the Department of Psychology is an expert cluster for basic and applied research. In the Norwegian Research Council’s recent evaluation of the quality of Norwegian research in psychology and psychiatry, the group ranked in the highest tertile. The group’s research covers a broad range of content areas including cultural, historical, and legal psychology, positive psychology, conscious and nonconscious social cognition, lifestyle and tourism, extreme sports, and consumer research. There are excellent opportunities for cooperation also with other research environments at the University and in the region.

The applicant must have done research in the field of social and/or community psychology. Beyond their own area of specialization, applicants must be familiar with the core topic areas of social and community psychology. This can be demonstrated from own research, teaching, and scientific publication activities that together cover a wide range of subject areas within social and/or community psychology. Applicants must further have a strong background in the empirical research methods that are used in social and community psychology. This can be demonstrated from own research, teaching, and publication activities that together cover a multitude of empirical approaches such as survey research, laboratory experiments, field surveys, data collection via the Internet, and others.

For further information, and to register for the electronic part of the application procedure, please visit:

http://www.jobbnorge.no/job.aspx?jobid=88355

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Frank Siebler, PhD, Assoc. Prof.
Department of Psychology
University of Tromsø
9037 Tromsø, NORWAY

Tel: ++47 77 64 92 32
Fax: ++47 77 64 52 91
Email: frank.siebler@uit.no