• You will contribute to the research and teaching program of the department of Clinical Psychology;

• Your research should be relevant to the domains of etiology, diagnostics, mechanisms and/or treatment of mood and anxiety disorders or other stress-related disorders. You will be expected to apply for research grants from Dutch and European funding agencies;

• The teaching is diverse and may be adapted to your expertise and interest; you may lecture for large audiences but also supervise theses and provide skills training for small groups of students. Skills training may include research and/or diagnostic and treatment skills;

• We have two vacancies; we anticipate that at least one of the vacancies will be filled by someone with clinical (diagnostic and/or treatment) expertise who is interested in and capable of combining research, teaching and patient care in our new academic clinical outpatient facility (see below);

• We are also particularly interested in candidates with expertise in network analysis and ecological assessment methods (experience sampling; ecological momentary assessment);

• The ratio of research / teaching time is 40% / 60%.  Clinical tasks (patient care) and administrative tasks will lead to reduction of teaching load. Successful grant applications may also lead to teaching load reductions.

• Ph.D. on a topic relevant to clinical psychology;

• Ability to conduct innovative and independent research in the area of clinical psychology;

• Clinical training and experience (clinical registrations an asset);

• Publications in international peer-reviewed journals;

• Experience with teaching at bachelor and/or master and/or post-master level;

• Strong interpersonal skills;

• High level of proficiency in English.

We offer full-time, five year term positions. Salary range from € 3,400.- to € 5,288.- gross per month (scale 11 or 12), in accordance with the Collective Labor Agreement for Dutch Universities.

Leiden University offers an attractive benefits package with additional holiday (8%) and end-of-year bonuses (8.3 %), training and career development and sabbatical leave. Our individual choices model gives you some freedom to assemble your own set of terms and conditions. Candidates from outside the Netherlands may be eligible for a substantial tax break.  Leiden University requires teaching staff to obtain the University Teaching Qualification (UTQ). If the successful applicant does not possess this qualification or its equivalent, he/she must be willing to obtain this qualification within two years.

Universiteit Leiden

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Leiden University is one of Europe's foremost research universities. This prominent position gives our graduates a leading edge in applying for academic posts and for functions outside academia.

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