Job Tilburg University - Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology

The job
The Associate Professor is an expert in the field of clinical psychology and psychopathology in adults. As a member of the Clinical Psychology group, you will teach within the Master Psychology and Mental Health. The activities and duties are:
- To collaborate in further examining various research questions within the research program Attachment, Emotion (Regulation) and Psychopathology (see http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/faculties/fsw/departments/dcc/clinical/research/)- To secure, in collaboration with colleagues as appropriate, external funding through research grants or contracts to support a developing research agenda- Writing articles in high quality scientific journals- Teaching courses (in Dutch or English) offered by the department, on the Bachelor and Master level- Supervising individual student projects at Bachelor -, Master -, and PhD level

The research of the Department of Clinical Psychology at Tilburg University concerns the role of attachment, processes of emotion regulation, and autonomy-connectedness patterns in a variety of mental disorders in adults, such as anxiety-, mood-, eating-, adjustment- and personality disorders.

Your profile
- PhD in clinical psychology;
- Successful researcher and teacher.
- Internationally acknowledged expert in the field of Clinical Psychology;
- Publications in high quality scientific journals;
- Experience and affinity with teaching in the area of Clinical Psychology - Profound knowledge of English.
- For non-Dutch candidates: readiness to learn Dutch - Being certified as a psychotherapist is an advantage (in Dutch: at the level of GZ- and/or KP-psycholoog; when not Dutch: at an equivalent level)

Employment terms and conditions
Tilburg University is among the top of the Dutch employers and has an excellent policy concerning terms of employment. The starting salary for the position of an associate professor on a full-time basis ranges between € 4428,- and € 5390,- gross per month. Foreigners can apply for tax-free allowance of their taxable salary.

Tilburg University

Tilburg University is an inspiring university offering a stimulating and challenging environment for students, staff, and alumni. The university highly values authenticity, academic freedom, and continuous development. In its top-quality education and research programmes in the disciplines of the social sciences and the humanities, the university is committed to addressing quality issues in society at national and international levels. It does so by training people for positions of responsibility in society and by contributing to socially sustainable solutions.

Tilburg University draws on a rich tradition which nourishes reflection and which also encourages the academic community's awareness of its philosophy of life in relation to academic disciplin.

Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral 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.

FSW: Research group on Cross-cult psych.

Cross-Cultural Psychology has a tradition of almost 40 years in Tilburg. The research group (with a strong international composition and focus) examines basic psychological processes in personality and cognition and has a strong tradition in methodological aspects of these studies. A second research topic involves acculturation and psychological consequences of cultural diversity.

Recruitment Code
Tilburg University applies the recruitmentcode of the Dutch Association for Personnel Management & Organisation Development (NVP).

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Information and Application
Additional information about Tilburg University and the Department of Clinical Psychology can be retrieved from  http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/faculties/fsw/departments/dcc/clinical/. Specific information about the vacancies can be obtained from Prof. Dr. Marrie Bekker  m.h.j.bekker@uvt.nl Applications, including a curriculum vitae, a letter of motivation and two recent (forthcoming) publications in the field of Clinical Psychology should be sent before September 15, 2010.