Senior lecturer in developmental psychology
The Faculty of Social Sciences at Lund University is one of the leading education and research institutions in Sweden and operates both in Lund and Helsingborg.
The Department of Psychology combines education with research and has in recent years been very successful in the competition for external research funds. Central research areas include occupational and organizational psychology, clinical psychology, cognition, neuropsychology, personality and social psychology and developmental psychology.
Many of our courses are developed in connection with research projects, and students are given the opportunity to gain access to current research findings from teachers who themselves are active researchers in their respective areas. Our education environment has long been highly internationalized.
Duties
Teaching in other subjects may occur. The teaching is conducted in both Swedish and English. The duties also include research and dissemination of research findings, and participation in the department’s work to generate external research funding within the area of developmental psychology, as well as promotion of the department’s infrastructure and educational development work.
Qualifications
Assessment criteria
The applicants’ teaching competence is to be well documented. In the assessment of the applicants’ teaching expertise, emphasis will be placed on the quality of teaching. The scope, breadth and depth will also be taken into account. In addition, the applicants’ documented ability to plan, initiate, manage and develop courses and modules, and the ability to link the teaching to research, will be considered. Teaching expertise includes also a documented ability to contribute to the development of higher education teaching and learning, and the quality of education.
In the assessment of research expertise, special emphasis will be placed on research activity (scope/ scientific quality), the ability to initiate and independently conduct research, the ability to obtain research funding in national competition, and the proven ability to interact with both fellow researchers and society in a broad sense. Experience/skills in the application of advanced research methods in developmental psychology is considered a qualification. Consideration will be given to how the applicant’s research profile complements the current research environment at the Department of Psychology, and the applicant’s potential to contribute to a positive development of the research field of developmental psychology and the department as a whole.
Because the advertised position involves teaching and assessment within the context of the degree programme in psychology, special consideration will be given to applicants who are registered psychologists with experience of working with children and adolescents. Experience of psychology work with children and adolescents, and experience of teaching developmental psychopathology constitute an assessment criterion.
Administrative skills are demonstrated through the ability to plan, develop and manage courses, and the ability to cooperate in both teaching and research. Administrative skills are important for the position, and will be considered in the assessment.
Personal traits such as thoroughness, ability to take personal responsibility, and ability to cooperate are considered important in order to perform the duties well. Personal circumstances (e.g. parental leave) that are important should be reported among the applicants’ qualifications and experiences.
In this recruitment, the University will above all prioritise applicants who, following a qualitative overall assessment of skills and expertise, are considered to have the best prospects for performing and developing the duties involved, and for contributing to a positive development of the activities within the Department of Psychology.
Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and an asset. We kindly decline all sales and marketing contacts.
Type of employment Permanent position
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