Interdisciplinary research team Mental Disorders
Care for people with mental disorders is under enormous pressure, causing unnecessary suffering and limitations in (social) participation. This is particularly relevant for people with severe mental disorders, who relapse more often and, therefore, make more frequent use of the already limited care. Tilburg University wants to invest in research on prevention and intervention with a life-course perspective. Therefore, our School invests in the research theme Mental Disorders. 

To further reinforce this, we are looking for an assistant professor, who will be embedded in the Tranzo Department. Tranzo, the scientific center for care and well-being, has as its mission to connect science and practice. By working in co-creation with structural collaboration partners (e.g., mental health institutions, Trimbos Institute, universities of applied sciences) on knowledge development and exchange, we aim to promote evidence-based working.

Within the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (TSB) at Tilburg University, we strive to connect the expertise, experience, and related research networks of the research groups, in close collaboration with TSB's Herbert Simon Research Institute, to obtain interdisciplinary knowledge that will enhance the understanding of the well-being of individuals, teams, organizations, and society and their ability to adapt to a dynamic living and working environment. Our interdisciplinary research focuses on current topics in need of both basic and applied interdisciplinary research and combines knowledge and insights from a selective group of disciplines: cognitive and neuropsychology, developmental and forensic psychology, medical and clinical psychology, social psychology, health sciences, human resources management, organization & management, sociology, methodology and statistics, and data science.

As an assistant professor, you will develop your own research ideas and activities, appropriate within the Mental Disorders theme. Together with team members working on the same research theme, you will define the joint research program and develop a network within and outside the School and university (team science).

Providing education, educational development, and educational coordination are part of the job responsibilities. These include tasks such as providing education within existing Master’s tracks (Health, Wellbeing and Society), thesis supervision, and promoting, exploring, and developing a new range of courses. A Master's track in Social Work is currently being developed. You will be part of Tranzo’s education team. You will carry out your educational duties in consultation with the Head of Department.

Tasks
The position includes 50% research and 50% education.
Core duties include:

• Independently developing research activities as a team member of the multidisciplinary School research team in the field of Mental Disorders, where the research can be called scientifically leading and innovative, with a clear societal relevance.
• Publishing research results in high-quality (scientific) journals and professional magazines, nationally and internationally.
• Supervision of research assistants, PhD researchers, and (junior or post-doctoral) researchers, and initiating and contributing to the acquisition of research funding.
• Contributing to education, with, e.g., deployment as course coordinator, lecturing in lectures and seminars, as (co-)developer of courses and new courses offered, and as Master's thesis supervisor.
• Participating in Departmental management tasks and School committees.

• PhD in the social sciences and/or health sciences. Evidence of the candidate's quality includes a high-quality thesis and publications in leading international scientific journals and professional magazines.
• Affinity with interdisciplinary and socially relevant scientific research.
• Demonstrated scientific integrity and experience with open science.
• Experience and affinity with academic education. Being in possession of a UTQ, or intending to obtain one in the near future, is highly recommended.
• Collegial, enjoys working as part of a team and contributes to an open and inclusive work atmosphere.
• Excellent command of the Dutch language and good command of English (CEFR: C2 level).

It is a vacancy, with an 18-month temporary appointment initially with the Tranzo Department of the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Tilburg University, which will be converted to permanent employment upon good performance.

Tilburg University has a good employee benefits package. The employment is according to the UFO profile (University Job Classification System) Assistant Professor, with a salary  between €3,974 and €6,181 gross per month for a full-time appointment (scale 11-12).

Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Tilburg University is a modern specialized university. Education and research at the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (TSB) are organized around the themes of Health, Care & Well-being and People, Work & Organizations. With an inspiring work environment, the School challenges its employees to achieve their ambitions. Involvement and cooperation are important principles in this regard.
Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Tranzo

Tranzo is the scientific center for care and well-being within the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Tranzo's mission is to connect science and practice in the field of care and well-being. By working in co-creation with practitioners on knowledge development and exchange, we aim to promote evidence-based working. Here, the interaction between three parties is essential: researchers, professionals (as care providers and policy officers), and citizens or clients (the demand side).

Academic collaborative centers have been established for several areas of expertise. These are sustainable partnerships with practice organizations, in which research themes such as quality of life and quality of care are central. The assistant professor joins one or more Academic collaborative centers within Tranzo. Most appropriate for the Mental Disorders theme are the Academic Collaborative Centers Geestdrift (Enthusiasm) and Technological and Social Innovation for Mental Health (IMH). Research themes addressed within the Academic Collaborative Center Mental Disorders include: improving the quality of care and quality of life of people with mental disorders, such as examining how to increase clients' own understanding of their needs; the development, implementation and evaluation of interventions; policy within mental health care; recovery and rehabilitation, geriatric psychiatry, somatic and symptom disorders, personality disorders and autism, forensic mental health care, antisocial behavior, and stigmatization. The Academic Collaborative Center MH focuses on three research themes: 1) transitions in mental health care, 2) healthy environments, and 3) personalized mental health.