Post: Masters and PhD programs at the University of Kent, UK
Location: Canterbury, Kent, UK

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Post: Senior Lecturer in Psychology
Location: University of Greenwich, UK
Deadline: May 9, 2008

SENIOR LECTURER IN PSYCHOLOGY (REF 00962)
The University of Greenwich is committed to the continued development of Psychology in the Department of Psychology and Counselling Department, located within the School of Health and Social Care.  Recent developments have included enhanced research and laboratory facilities and new staff appointments and further developments are planned.
This is an exciting opportunity for a psychologist with an excellent record or potential for research to join a strong team with a commitment to excellence in teaching and high quality research.  The post will commence 1 August 2008. You will contribute to the teaching of psychology at all levels, be active in research, and undertake administrative duties in connection with teaching. The successful applicant will have a particular responsibility for leading on teaching research methods; particularly experimental methods and statistics in psychology.

Suitably qualified applicants with teaching and research interests in any area of psychology will be considered.  A record in research and experience of teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels would be an advantage. Applicants should ideally have a Doctorate in Psychology or be working towards this.

Informal enquiries can be made to Professor Pam Maras (Head of Department) Email: P.F.Maras@gre.ac.uk; Telephone 020 8331 9627.
Salary scale: £36884 - £44649 per annum inclusive

We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. 
To obtain further particulars and an application form visit our website www.gre.ac.uk , email Jobs@gre.ac.uk or write to the Personnel Office, University of Greenwich, Avery Hill Road, London, SE9 2UG quoting the job reference.  Applications should be returned by 5 pm on 9 May 2008.

Post: Two PhD positions in Social & Organizational Psychology
Location: University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Deadline: May 14, 2008

Two PhD positions in Social & Organizational Psychology (1,0 fte each)
University of Groningen

Topic
Leader behavior is one of the keys to the success of organizations, because it strongly influences subordinates’ motivation and performance. Two strategies have proven to be especially efficient in affecting subordinates’ motivation. Firstly, transformational leadership behavior (TFLB) which involves the leader raising the followers’ sense of purpose and levels of motivation. The aims of the leader and the followers combine into one purpose, and the transformational leader raises the followers’ confidence and expectations of themselves. Secondly, transactional leadership behavior (TALB) is simply an exchange in which the leaders hands over rewards when followers meet expectations and monitors subordinates’ errors closely. The current project (NWO VIDI) studies a self-regulation model of leadership behavior, which aims at predicting TFLB and TALB based on contemporary motivational theories. Project 1 focuses on experimental laboratory research, whereas in project 2 the focus will be on (experimental or quasi-experimental) field research. Successful candidates are invited to contribute their own ideas in relation to the topic of the proposal (i.e., leadership, approach and avoidance motivation, individual differences, and performance attainment).

Job description
Writing a review of the relevant literature, designing and running a series of experimental or field studies, data analysis, writing a PhD thesis consisting of manuscripts that will be published in international scientific journals, assisting in teaching (about 15% of time), participation in weekly research meetings of the Organizational Psychology group, following courses and participation in track meetings of the local Graduate School and the Kurt Lewin Institute, and presenting research at (inter)national meetings and conferences. The supervisors of this project are prof. K. Sassenberg and prof. N.W. van Yperen.
Requirements
* master's (MA, MSc or drs) in Social or Organizational Psychology, or another relevant domain of psychology
* interest in leadership, approach and avoidance motivation, individual differences, and performance attainment
* interest in and some experience with experimental research (project 1) or field research in organizations (project 2)
* interest in methodology and statistics
* excellent analytical, writing, presentation, and communication skills
* mastery of both written and spoken English.

Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences
Both PhD’s will become members of the Organizational Psychology group which is established at the Department of Social and Organizational Psychology (" EUDORA="AUTOURL"www.rug.nl/psy/organisatie/vakgroepen/seno/index?lang=en <http://www.rug.nl/psy/organisatie/vakgroepen/seno/index?lang=en>). This department participates in the Kurt Lewin Institute (www.kurtlewininstitute.nl <http://www.kurtlewininstitute.nl/>), the national graduate school for Social and Organizational Psychology. The organizational psychological research focuses on social-cognitive and individual differences underlying human behavior in organizations. Our policy is directed at finding a balance between laboratory and (experimental) field research. The research activities are embedded in the research program Interpersonal Behavior (www.rug.nl/psy/onderzoek/onderzoeksprogrammas/ig <http://www.rug.nl/psy/onderzoek/onderzoeksprogrammas/ig>). With regard to teaching, the Organizational Psychology group is co-responsible for the one-year masters program ‘Work, Organizational, and Personnel Psychology’ (www.rug.nl/psy/organisatie/vakgroepen/seno/educational%20program/aop <http://www.rug.nl/psy/organisatie/vakgroepen/seno/educational%20program/aop>) and the two-year research master program ‘Social and Organizational Psychology’ (www.rug.nl/gmw/onderwijs/mastersopleidingen/Topmaster/index <http://www.rug.nl/gmw/onderwijs/mastersopleidingen/Topmaster/index>).

Conditions of employment
* Maximum salary amount in Euro's a month 2558
* Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
* Duration of the contract: Four years
* Maximum hours per week: 38

Additional conditions of employment
The University of Groningen offers a salary of € 2000 gross per month in the first year, up to a maximum of € 2558 gross per month in the final year. Aim of the temporary four-years position is a number of research articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals, together comprising a PhD thesis leading to the granting of a PhD degree (dr.) at the University of Groningen. After the first year, there will be an evaluation for feasibility of successful completion of the PhD thesis within the next three years.

Starting date
Preferably September 1st, 2008.

Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:
Prof. N.W. van Yperen (for both positions or a description of the NWO VIDI research proposal)
Telephone number: +31 50 3636332
E-mail address: N.van.Yperen@rug.nl

Application
Please send your electronic application or a hard copy to vmp@rug.nl including the following:
* letter of application in Dutch or English, including motivation for the position
* curriculum vitae
* list of courses and grades
* proof of writing (e.g., Master’s thesis)
* names and (e-mail) addresses of three referees.

You can apply for this job before 14-05-2008 by sending your application to:
University of Groningen
Personnel and Organization Office
P.O. Box 72
9700 AB Groningen
The Netherlands
E-mail address: vmp@rug.nl

When applying for this job always mention the vacancy number AT208119-20.
The short URL code for this job opening is: 00347-641.
You can use this as a direct link to the job by adding the code to the URL www.academictransfer.org/

See also:
http://www.academictransfer.nl/organisaties/?adm_pin=00347&fuseaction=detail&Vacature_ID=Y9QOCE1W <http://www.academictransfer.nl/organisaties/?adm_pin=00347&fuseaction=detail&Vacature_ID=Y9QOCE1W>

Post: Research Assistant
Location: University of Limerick
Deadline: May 23, 2008

The University of Limerick (UL) with over 11,500 students and 1,200 staff is a young, energetic and enterprising university with a proud record of innovation in education and excellence in research and scholarship. UL is situated on a superb riverside campus of over 300 acres with the River Shannon as a unifying focal point. Outstanding recreational, cultural and sporting facilities further enhance this exceptional learning and working environment.

Applications are invited for the following positions:

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY

Research Assistant Ref: 002162

Salary Scale: €22,454 -- €36,349

           Maximum starting salary €31,829 per annum

The closing date for receipt of online applications is 23 rd May 2008 . 

Applications must be completed online before 12 noon GMT on the closing date.

Further information for applicants and application material is available online from:

http://www.ul.ie/hrvacancies/

Applications are welcome from suitably qualified female and male candidates.  The University is an equal opportunities employer and committed to selection on merit.

Post: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology
Location: SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Deadline: June 13, 2008

REF. 5809

The School of Psychology is seeking to make an academic appointment in experimental social psychology. The successful applicant will carry out independent research, teach courses and supervise research projects in the School's undergraduate and postgraduate programs.

The School of Psychology at UNSW is located in the Faculty of Science and is recognised nationally and internationally for its excellence in research and teaching. It is a leading Australian Psychology department on quality measures such as research publications and competitive grant funding. The School has well equipped research and teaching facilities and offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs that attract outstanding students from Australia and overseas. UNSW is located in Sydney’s attractive Eastern Suburbs, in close proximity to the centre of Sydney and other research centres, teaching hospitals, transport, shopping, and beaches. Sydney is a lively cosmopolitan city with a subtropical climate, and an outstandingly beautiful natural environment that offers all the cultural, recreational and sports facilities one would expect in a leading international city.

This position is designed to augment and complement the School’s existing strengths in social psychology. The position is full time with provision for conversion to continuing after three years, subject to satisfactory performance (approximately equivalent to North American Assistant / Associate Professor tenure-track appointment).

The School of Psychology at the University of New South Wales has a very strong research tradition and a number staff members with interests in topics related to experimental social psychology, including Marilynn Brewer (identity, groups, social cognition), Tom Denson (aggression and social neuroscience), Joseph Forgas (affect and social cognition), Ben Newell (decision making), Helen Paterson (collective memory), Rick Richardson (ostracism), and Richard Kemp (eyewitness)

Preferred starting date is February 2009 (negotiable). The salary range for Lecturer is $75,413 – 88,902 per year and for Senior Lecturer is $91,596 - $105,086 per year, depending on qualifications and experience, plus 17% employer superannuation plus leave loading. These salary rates apply from Dec 12 2008.

Enquiries maybe directed to Professor Joe Forgas, by telephone (61 2) 9385 3037 or email: jp.forgas@unsw.edu.au
Applications close 13 June 2008.
For further information about the School, please visit: www.psy.unsw.edu.au
For full details of this position, application procedure and other vacancies, go to the HR website at: www.hr.unsw.edu.au/jobs.html

Post: 3 doctoral & 1 postdoctoral position
Location: University of Louvain at Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium)
Deadline: June 15, 2008

The Department of Psychology of the University of Louvain at Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium) announces the opening of:
- three doctoral (4 years, full-time) and
- one post-doctoral (one year, full-time) positions, starting October 1st, 2008.

1. The three doctoral positions concern a research project on religious fundamentalism and convictional dogmatism, a large interdisciplinary project between psychology (social and developmental) and law (including social criminology). All positions include successful preparation of a Ph.D. More in details:

1.1. One doctoral position will focus on the study of consequences of fundamentalism on interpersonal behavior (altruism, aggression, submission) and requires skills in social experimental psychology.
1.2. A second doctoral position will focus on moral judgment (cognitive, emotional, and relational aspects) as reflecting convictional dogmatism and requires knowledge of moral and personality psychology.
1.3. A third doctoral position will focus on the study of the development of ethnic and religious identities and pluralism among children as well as the study of regressive tendencies in cognitive development of adults high in dogmatism; it will require skills on developmental and educational psychology.

2. The post-doctoral position (PhD in psychology) concerns three studies on (a) the role religion plays on the acculturation between the host society and immigrant minorities (of both high and low SES); (b) the distinction between islamophobia and anti-Arab prejudice; and (c) the possible “aversive racism” among the left-wing. Both surveys and experiments are planned.

The fellowship amounts to a net salary of approx. 1.413 € monthly for each of the doctoral positions, and approx. 1.963 € monthly for the postdoctoral one (both are tax free with right to Social Security).

Applicants should have knowledge of French and English, strong background in theory and methods of the respective psychological field, as well as openness and interest in interdisciplinarity. For the postdoctoral position, publications in international journals are required. Applications should include a CV, mention of the position for which you apply, an application letter explaining motivation, and two names of experts who could provide recommendation if requested.

Deadline: June 15, 2008

For application or further information, contact:
Prof. Vassilis Saroglou (vassilis.saroglou@uclouvain.be), for positions 1.1., 1.2 & 2
Prof. Isabelle Roskam (isabelle.roskam@uclouvain.be), for positions 1.2 & 1.3.

Post: Visiting Assistant Professorship in Social Psychology
Location: University of Illinois, USA
Deadline:

There is currently an opening for a VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY at the UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT . This position includes some teaching responsibilities (next year: coordinating a team of social psychology instructors and teaching a senior seminar) as well as conducting research. The position will begin August 16, 2008, and is renewable for an additional year. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. at the time of appointment. The primary criteria for appointment will be excellence in research and teaching. Interested persons should send a vita, a research statement, preprints/reprints and, if available, teaching evaluations to: Dr. Dolores Albarracin at dalbarra@uiuc.edu . The department and the university are both outstanding. The position provides postdoctoral research experience in the context of Dr. Albarracin's lab. The salary and benefits package are outstanding. As the current person on this position will start a permanent position in the Fall, replacement decisions will be made immediately.
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Dolores Albarracin, Ph.D. Professor
Psychology Department University of Illinois
603 E. Daniel Street Champaign, IL 61820
Phone 217 244 7019
FAX    217 244 5876 Email 
dalbarra@uiuc.edu

Post: doctorial stipends, post doc fellowships
Location: Tuebingen, Germany
Deadline:

Funded by the German Science Foundation, Jacobs University Bremen and public University of Bremen are currently establishing the Bremen International Graduate School for the Social Sciences (BIGSSS - see our website at http://www.bigsss-bremen.de/). This graduate school is subdevided into five thematic fields, one of them having a strong focus on Social Psychology:

"Attitude Formation, Value Change and Intercultural Communication" (see http://www.bigsss-bremen.de/index.php?id=673). Specifíc research topics within this field will be "Construal Processes in Attitude and Value Formation", "Subjective Well-Being" and "Intercultural Communication".
Together with my colleague Chris Welzel (Political Science) I will be charing this field. We are now seeking applications for 21 doctorical stipends and 6-8 Post-doc fellowships (http://www.bigsss-bremen.de/fileadmin/gsss/files/Stipendienanzeige_BIGSSS.pdf).

In addition, we are offering several academic positions (http://www.bigsss-bremen.de/fileadmin/gsss/files/Stellenanzeige_BIGSSS.pdf).

Let me draw your attention to the position of a University Lecturer (Postdoc) in "Socio-Cultural Change and the Individual". The holder of this position will closely cooperate with me an Chris Welzel in coordinating our thematic field. As you will notice, we are advertizing this position to a candidate with a background in any of the empirical social sciences - however, as you can easily imagine, I am particularly interested in hiring a Social Psychologist.

--
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Kühnen
International University of Bremen
Jacobs University Bremen
P.O. Box 750 561
28725 Bremen
Germany

Telephone:+49 421 200-3426
Fax: +49 421 200-3303
E-Mail: u.kuehnen@jacobs-university.de

Office: Research IV, Room 38
http://www.iu-bremen.de/directory/02629/

Post: Research masters Program
Location: Utrecht Graduate School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, The Netherlands
Deadline:

Research masters Program:

Social and Health Psychology: Research in Behavioural Regulation (SHP)

General
        Offered by        Utrecht Graduate School of Social and Behavioural Sciences
        Language          English
        Duration          2 years
        Start     September each year
        www.uu.nl/internationalmasters

Student Profile
Students with a BA Behavioural Sciences (Psychology, Pedagogy) can apply for the programme. PHR is a research master, so applicants must be motivated to do research and to become a researcher. Knowledge of statistics is required. Students will be selected on the basis of their grade point average, an essay on their motivation, and sometimes interviews.

Programme description
The master programme is based on the understanding that people are able to regulate their behaviour, that is to predict, plan, control, and change their behavioural efforts in service of their short-term and long-term personal goals. As such, the programme highlights issues and questions relating to how and why people manage to regulate their behaviour in the face of competing interests and distracting circumstances. The purpose of the master programme is to familiarize students with theories of behavioural regulation that focus on motivational, affective, and cognitive aspects of the regulation of behaviour and their interaction, and to teach how students may apply basic knowledge and innovative research methods in addressing specific research questions relating to phenomena of behavioural regulation.

This approach to behavioural regulation is demonstrated in two domains of psychology that present particularly challenging questions about the regulation of behaviour, namely interpersonal behaviour (e.g., social justice and morality behaviour; the relative self in social comparison processes; conflict in interpersonal behaviour; and automaticity in social behaviour) and health behaviour (e.g., eating and sexual behaviour as prototypical examples of visceral health behaviours; trauma and loss and their impact on well-being; psychobiological adjustment to illness), and which represent the main research themes of the two research groups involved in the master programme, the Department of Social and Organizational Psychology and the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology respectively.
For those students who want to combine a research career with clinical work the program facilitates extracurricular clinical internships.

Why choose Utrecht University?
A distinctive feature of the programme is the integrative practice and research seminars, which constitute an academic environment that enables students to learn from each other. Once students have chosen a field of specialization, they are assigned an individual tutor who will provide assistance and supervision. Throughout the course, the students present their work to a forum of senior staff, invited experts and fellow students. This interactive nature of the course ensures contact with and exposure to a broad range of other fields of psychology.

Perspectives for graduates
The master programme prepares candidates for an academic career  that is, for a subsequent Ph.D. programme  as well as for a career as an applied researcher in domains relating to the regulation of behaviour. Students are taught how to apply basic knowledge and specific research methods derived from the field of social/organizational and clinical/health psychology to the study of behavioural regulation

Entry requirements
Students with a GPA between 3.0 and 3.5 (Dutch equivalent: 7 or better) will have a good chance of being selected if their previous studies fit well with the Social and Health Psychology: Research in Behavioural Regulation (SHP) programme. Students who meet the admission requirements and have a GPA of 3.5 (or the Dutch equivalent: 8) or higher will be accepted. Proof of English language proficiency is required.

Post: Senior Cognitive Psychologist
Location: The Unilever Food and Health Research Institute (UFHRI), Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
Deadline:

The Unilever Food and Health Research Institute (UFHRI) located in Vlaardingen, The Netherlands is Unilever’s central research institute for the Food Business. UFHRI creates and delivers business relevant and unique solutions underpinning brand innovation programmes, based on scientific and technological capabilities.

The Consumer Perception & Behaviour (CP&B) group contributes to the UFHRI by turning knowledge of human perception and behaviour into consumer insights that drive product innovations and marketing communication. The Consumer Perception & Behaviour (CP&B) group is looking for a:

Senior Cognitive Psychologist
(Vacancy nr. 8001)

With expertise in attention and/or emotion, in particular in the area of choice behaviour and decision-making

Your role:
- Establish new strategic research themes that ensure the continuity of our scientific capability in this area;
- Lead project teams in the area of Consumer Perception and Behaviour and participate in larger multidisciplinary teams;
- Support fellow researchers to ensure the quality of the scientific output of the expertise centre and the unit;
- Build and maintain your area of scientific expertise and assess its relevance and impact for the business;
- Present findings to different audiences (e.g. scientists, product developers, marketers) in English;
- Publish scientific papers in peer-reviewed international journals;
- Initiate international research projects and collaborations, and represent Unilever to key external researchers;
- Represent CP&B at world-wide scientific congresses and conferences.

Your background:
- Doctoral degree (PhD) in cognitive/experimental psychology;
- At least 5 years post-doctoral experience in the relevant area;
- A strong publication record;
- An extensive and active international academic network;
- Track record of international research collaborations;
- Excellent oral and written communication skills (in English);
- Practical experience of scientific research in a business environment is desirable.

To apply:
For more specific information or applications please contact us via recruitment.nl@unileverservices.com citing the department name: Consumer Perception & Behaviour. More information on the vacancies can be found on the Unilever career site (www.unilever.com/rdjobs). Please select "Brain, Behaviour and Social Sciences" under the heading "Your Discipline". Please quote the application number (8001) when applying.

Post: Senior Cognitive Psychologist
Location: The Unilever Food and Health Research Institute (UFHRI), Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
Deadline:

The Unilever Food and Health Research Institute (UFHRI) located in Vlaardingen, The Netherlands is Unilever’s central research institute for the Food Business. UFHRI creates and delivers business relevant and unique solutions underpinning brand innovation programmes, based on scientific and technological capabilities.

The Consumer Perception & Behaviour (CP&B) group contributes to the UFHRI by turning knowledge of human perception and behaviour into consumer insights that drive product innovations and marketing communication. The Consumer Perception & Behaviour (CP&B) group is looking for a:

Senior Cognitive Psychologist
(Vacancy nr. 8000)

With expertise in assessing the effects of food and ingredients on human cognitive performance (preferably memory or attention), sleep and stress

Your role:
- Lead one or more selected topics within the field of cognitive psychology and/or biopsychology within the area of human cognitive performance, sleep and stress;
- Establish and manage new strategic research themes that ensure the continuity of our scientific capability in this area;
- Lead project teams in the area of Consumer Perception and Behaviour and participate in larger multidisciplinary teams;
- Coach and mentor fellow researchers to ensure the quality of the scientific output of the expertise centre and the unit;
- Present findings to different audiences (e.g. scientists, product developers, marketers) in English;
- Publish scientific papers in peer-reviewed international journals;
- Initiate international research projects and collaborations, and represent Unilever to key external researchers;
- Represent CP&B at world-wide scientific congresses and conferences.

Your background:
- Doctoral degree (PhD) in cognitive/experimental/bio-psychology;
- At least 8 years relevant experience (excluding PhD), with a specialisation in the area of assessing the effects of food and ingredients on human cognitive performance (preferably memory or attention), sleep and stress;
- A strong publication record;
- An extensive and active international academic network;
- Track record of successful grant applications and international research collaborations;
- Excellent oral and written communication skills (in English);
- Experience in managing a research team;
- Practical experience of scientific research in a business environment is desirable;
- Experience with research in the area of neuroscience is desirable; as well as knowledge of related scientific techniques (including psycho-physiological measurement techniques, such as fMRI, EEG, MEG).

To apply:
For more specific information or applications please contact us via recruitment.nl@unileverservices.com citing the department name: Consumer Perception & Behaviour. More information on the vacancies can be found on the Unilever career site (www.unilever.com/rdjobs). Please select "Brain, Behaviour and Social Sciences" under the heading "Your Discipline". Please quote the application number (8000) when applying.