We are looking for one work group teacher. As a work group teacher in the courses Academic Skills for Psychologists (AS) and Research Project 1 (RP1) for Psychologists, you will teach communication skills and research skills that students require to successfully participate in academic programmes and, later on, function as a scientist practitioner.
 
Through a wide range of tasks and activities, you train students in the above-mentioned skills on the basis of a fixed psychological topic, based on your area of expertise. This topic is related to one of the three main domains in psychology that are being studied at Radboud University: Brain and Cognition, Development and Mental Health, and Behaviour and Environment.

The courses AS and RP1 both consist of an intensive educational programme in which you weekly supervise 2-hour workgroup meetings with a maximum of 20 students per group (you will supervise two or three groups: 0.35 FTE or 0.45 FTE respectively). In addition, a substantial part of your task will consist of assessing interim and final products. You will also function as a mentor, i.e. keep track of students’ study progress.

Weekly work meetings will be held with fellow teachers and the coordinators of the AS/ RP1 courses on Thursday afternoon. Work group meetings take place from Monday to Wednesday.

• a Master’s degree in Psychology;
• thorough knowledge of and practical experience with oral and written communication skills and research skills;
• demonstrable teaching experience and an affinity with education for beginning psychology students;
• demonstrable affinity with research;
• expertise in the domains of Brain and Cognition, Development and Mental Health and/ or Behaviour and Environment;
• excellent English language skills and the ability and willingness to teach in English. Willingness to do an English language skills assessment;
• availability for the kick-off meetings on 26 and 27 August.

• employment: 0.35 - 0.45 FTE
• a maximum gross monthly salary of € 4,274 based on a 38-hour working week (salary scale 10)
• in addition to the salary: an 8% holiday allowance and an 8.3% end-of-year bonus
• duration of contract: 1 year with possible extension after one year
• classification in the Dutch university job-ranking system (UFO): Teacher, Level 4
• you will be able to make use of our Dual Career Service where our Dual Career Officer will assist with family related support, such as child care, and help your partner prepare for the local labour market and with finding an occupation

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Faculty of Social Sciences
The Faculty of Social Sciences is the largest faculty at Radboud University, with a total of around 4,500 students across three educational institutions. You will teach at the School of Psychology. In close cooperation with the research institutes, the education institute offers six excellent programmes for approximately 2,200 students: a Bachelor's and a Master's degree programme in Psychology, a Bachelor's and Master's degree programme in Artificial Intelligence and Research Master’s programmes in Behavioural Science and Cognitive Neuroscience.
The AS and RP1 courses are part of the first year of the Psychology Bachelor's programme.
 
Further information on Bachelor's programme in Psychology
Further information on prospectus of the bachelor's programme Psychology