Postdoctoral Fellow in gambling project University of Bergen, Department of Psychosocial Science

There is a vacancy for a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Psychosocial Science from 1 August 2018 or as soon as the appointment process has been completed after that date. The position is for a fixed-term period of four years and is affiliated with the project «Risk factors for gambling problems», funded by the Research Council of Norway. The employment period will be reduced if the successful candidate previously has been employed in this project.

 

The Faculty of Psychology offers professional education for psychologists, is responsible for the pedagogical training of the University of Bergen's own staff, contributes towards the pedagogical aspects of teacher training and offers degrees in a wide range of disciplines: child welfare, health promotion work, pedagogics, special education, psychology, work and organizational psychology, and speech and language therapy. The Faculty's main focus areas in respect of research are connected with health, learning, development-related research and basic research in its widest sense.

 

The academic activities at the Department of Psychosocial Science (ISP) are wide ranging and of a high international standard. ISP conducts research and training within a range of basic disciplines such as cognitive psychology, social psychology, development psychology, personality psychology, and within user areas such as school and tuition psychology, work and organizational psychology and social psychology. ISP has six research groups, and many employees are involved in research groups at other departments.

 

The successful candidate will be part of the Addiction Research Group. The research group work with topics related to both chemical and non-chemical addiction. Gambling and gaming addiction is central topics within the group and the Norwegian Competence Center for Research on Gambling and Gaming Problems is organized under the group.

 

About the project and work tasks:

The project is funded by the Norwegian Research Council and comprises a register-based study, focusing on identifying risk factors for gambling problems. Data originates from Norsk Tipping and will be linked to several Norwegian health registries such as FD-trygd, the Norwegian Patient Registry and the Norwegian Prescription Registry. The Postdoctoral Fellow will be responsible for ordering data sets from relevant actors, organizing data and facilitating data analysis, as well as authoring and co-authoring scientific articles from the project.

 

Qualifications and personal qualities:

• Applicants must have submitted the doctoral thesis within psychology or related fields before the deadline for applying for this position, and hold a Norwegian PhD degree or equivalent degree before the date of commencement
• Experience from working with large datasets, good statistical proficiency and knowledge of addiction is an advantage
• Ability to work independently and in a structured manner and good collaboration skills
• Good proficiency in both written and oral English

About the position as Postdoctoral Fellow:

The position of Postdoctoral Fellow is a fixed-term appointment with the primary objective of qualifying the appointee for work in top academic positions. The fixed-term period for this position is four years. Individuals may not be hired for more than one fixed-term period as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the same institution.

 

Upon appointment, applicants must submit a project proposal for the qualifying work including a work schedule. For Postdoctoral Fellow positions associated with externally financed projects, the completion of the project proposal for the qualifying work will take place in consultation with the project/center manager. It is a requirement that the project is completed in the course of the period of employment.

 

We can offer:

• A good and professionally challenging working environment
• Salary at pay grade 57 (code 1352 / pay range 24, alternative 1) in the state salary scale. This currently amounts to a gross annual salary of NOK 486,100–490,900. Any further increases in salary will be made in accordance with the service increments that apply to this position. A higher salary may be considered for particularly highly qualified applicants
• Enrolment in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
• A position in an inclusive workplace (IA enterprise)
• Good welfare benefits

Your application must include:

• A brief account of the applicant's research interests, motivation for applying for the position and relevant background
• The names and contact information for at least two reference persons. One of these must be the main supervisor for the PhD thesis
• CV
• Transcripts and diplomas and official confirmation that the doctoral thesis has been submitted
• Relevant certificates and references
• List of any works of a scientific nature (publication list)
• Any publications in your name you want to be included in the evaluation of your application

 

Applications must be submitted to the University of Bergen electronically via JobbNorge by clicking on the “Apply for this job” link on this page. Your application, CV and attachments can only be submitted electronically via JobbNorge.

 

Please note that applications along with appended information and attachments linked to the application in JobbNorge will be evaluated after the closing date for applications. Attachments must be in English or a Scandinavian language, and any translations must be certified. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that all the necessary information has been submitted by the closing date for applications.

 

It is particularly important that each of the attachments that are to be taken into account in the assessment is uploaded in full as an attachment to the application.

 

Application deadline: 4 April 2018

The application must be marked: 18/2905

 

General information:

Detailed information about the position can be obtained by contacting:

 

Professor Ståle Pallesen, Department of Psychosocial Science, University of Bergen,

tel.: (+47) 55 58 88 42, Staale.Pallesen@uib.no

 

The state labour force shall reflect the diversity of Norwegian society to the greatest extent possible. Age and gender balance among employees is therefore a goal. People with immigrant backgrounds and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply for the position.

 

The University of Bergen applies the principle of public access to information when recruiting staff for academic positions. Information about applicants may be made public even if the applicant has asked not to be named on the list of persons who have applied. The applicant will be notified if the request to be omitted is not met.

 

Further information about the employment process can be found here