Lecturer of Cognitive Psychology and Biopsychology for the LAS programme

Department

University College Groningen

Organisation

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, University of Groningen, V24.0214

Job description

The University College Groningen (UCG) is a faculty of the University of Groningen that started a Liberal Arts and Sciences programme in September 2014. The UCG Liberal Arts and Sciences programme offers broad academic education with a focus on engagement to societal challenges through project-based education and interdisciplinary integration. The UCG community is internationally oriented, with staff and students from across the globe. Learning environments are generally small scale and interactive.

Position
We seek applicants with a PhD in Psychology for a one-year temporary replacement position to teach Cognitive Psychology and Biopsychology in our program. Preferably, candidates will also be able to contribute to teaching of other UCG courses, for instance from the UCG Statistics sequence.

This position will further involve some combination of supervising bachelor theses or contributing to the teaching of other elements of our Liberal Arts and Sciences core curriculum such as projects. Successful candidates have the opportunity to remain active in research, ideally in an interdisciplinary way which would also involve UCG students.

Organisation
The University of Groningen strives to be a university in which students and staff are respected and feel at home, regardless of differences in background, experiences, perspectives, and identities. We believe that working on our core values of inclusion and equality are a joint responsibility and we are constructively working on creating a socially safe environment. Diversity among students and staff members enriches academic debate and contributes to the quality of our teaching and research. We therefore invite applicants from underrepresented groups in particular to apply. For more information, see also our diversity policy webpage: https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/policy-and-strategy/diversity-and-inclusion/

Requirements

UCG is looking for a candidate with the following credentials

- has obtained a PhD or is currently completing a PhD in Psychology with expertise in cognitive psychology and biopsychology (or neuroscience)
- has teaching experience, good student evaluations and preferably a University Teaching Qualification
- preferably has experience in project-based education
- is a team player and good communicator
- has an international background or experience
- preferably has a (demonstrable) affinity/ experience in working in an interdisciplinary setting
- has near-native English proficiency
- is able to demonstrate experience with educational innovation and active learning methods
- is willing to learn the Dutch language, for which support is available.

Conditions of employment

Contract length: 12 months.

We offer you in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities

- a salary, depending on qualifications and work experience, with a minimum of € 4,332 to a maximum of € 5.929 (salary scale 11) gross per month for a full-time position
- the gross salary is excluding 8% holiday allowance and 8,3% end-of-year bonus and participation in a pension scheme for employees. Favourable tax agreements may apply to non-Dutch applicants
- the appointment will be on a temporary basis for 1 year.

The conditions of employment comply with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU). For more detailed information about working conditions and working for the University of Groningen, please check: https://www.rug.nl/about-us/work-with-us/

Starting date: August 1, 2024.

Job Application

You may apply for this position until 12 May 11:59pm / before 13 May 2024 Dutch local time (CET) by means of the application form (click on "Apply" below on the advertisement on the university website). Applications should include - a cover letter that explains the motivation for applying for this position - a full curriculum vitae - a teaching statement that contains a description of courses taught and teaching qualifications. Only complete applications submitted by the deadline will be taken into consideration. The selection interviews will occur in May and June 2024. Our selection procedure follows the guidelines of the Recruitment code (NVP): https://www.nvp-hrnetwerk.nl/nl/sollicitatiecode and European Commission's European Code of Conduct for recruitment of researchers: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/charter/code We provide career services for partners of new faculty members moving to Groningen. Unsolicited marketing is not appreciated.

Additional information

For additional information, please contact:

Dr T. Schlathölter, Director of Academic Staff
t.a.schlatholter@rug.nl

Chris May, Academic Director
c.j.may@rug.nl

In your application, please always include the job opening ID V24.0214

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