PhD Candidate in Psychology

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About the position

The goal of a PhD Candidate position is to complete a doctoral education and obtain a doctoral degree.

At the Department of Psychology, there is a vacant temporary position as PhD candidate for a period of three years. The position is linked to the field of psychology in the PhD programme in Social Sciences at the Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences. The workplace will be the Department of Psychology.

The Department of Psychology is looking for PhD Candidate who, together with supervisors from the Department of Psychology, want to investigate and formulate innovative themes and research questions within the field of psychology. The scholarship position is advertised openly within the field of psychology.

Before applying for this position, you must contact a potential supervisor at the Department of Psychology.

The PhD candidate will report to Head of Department.

Required selection criteria

• Completed cand. psychol. or major/master's degree (equivalent to 120 ECTS) with a strong background in psychology. You must have an average grade from the master's degree program, or equivalent education, equal to B or better compared with NTNU's
  grading scale. If you do not have letter grades from previous studies, you must have an equally good academic basis. If you have a weaker grade background, you may be assessed if you can document that you are particularly suitable for a PhD education.
• Very good written and oral English language skills.
• You must meet the requirements for admission to the faculty's doctoral program.
• A letter of confirmation of supervision from a permanent employee at the Department of psychology.
• A project description (max. five pages).

The appointment is to be made in accordance with Regulations on terms of employment for positions such as postdoctoral fellow, Phd candidate, research assistant and specialist candidate and Regulations concerning the degrees of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD) and Philosodophiae Doctor (PhD) in artistic research national guidelines for appointment as PhD, post doctor and research assistant

Preferred selection criteria

In the assessment of the candidates the following qualifications will be emphasized:

• Grades from the master’s degree or cand. psychol.
• Good qualifications in quantitative and/or qualitative methods
• Relevant research experience such as publications in peer-reviewed journals and being involved in research
• Recommendations/references
• Good written and oral Norwegian language skills

Personal characteristics

Personal characteristics such as goal directedness, flexibility, good skills in cooperation, and motivation to contribute to excellent research and a good work environment will be emphasized. When assessing the best qualified, we emphasize personal suitability, as well as your motivation for the position.

We offer

• exciting and stimulating tasks in a strong international academic environment
• an open and inclusive work environment with dedicated colleagues
• favourable terms in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
• employee benefits

Salary and conditions

As a PhD candidate (code 1017) you are normally paid from gross NOK 532 200 per annum before tax, depending on qualifications and seniority. From the salary, 2% is deducted as a contribution to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund.

The period of employment is 3 years

Appointment to a PhD position requires that you are admitted to the PhD programme in social sciences Psychology – Programme Components – Social Sciences - NTNU within three months of employment, and that you participate in an organized PhD programme during the employment period.

The engagement is to be made in accordance with the regulations in force concerning State Employees and Civil Servants, and the acts relating to Control of the Export of Strategic Goods, Services and Technology. Candidates who by assessment of the application and attachment are seen to conflict with the criteria in the latter law will be prohibited from recruitment to NTNU.

After the appointment you must assume that there may be changes in the area of work.

It is a prerequisite you can be present at and accessible to the institution on a daily basis.

About the application

The application and supporting documentation to be used as the basis for the assessment must be in a Scandinavian language or English.

Publications and other scientific work must follow the application. Please note that your application will be considered based solely on information submitted by the application deadline. You must therefore ensure that your application clearly demonstrates how your skills and experience fulfil the criteria specified above.

The application must include:

• CV and certificates
• Confirmed transcripts and diplomas for the bachelor's and master's degrees. If you have not
  completed the master's degree, you must submit a confirmation that the master's thesis has
  been submitted.
• A copy of the master's thesis. If you have not submitted your master's thesis, you can attach
  a draft of the thesis. Documentation of a completed master's degree must be presented
  before taking up the position.
• A project proposal (max five pages) that describes your PhD project, together with a letter of
  confirmation of supervision from a permanent employee at the Department of psychology.
• Publications or other relevant research work if you have such.
• Name and contact information of three referees.
  

If all, or parts, of your education has been taken abroad, you must attach documentation of the scope and quality of your entire education, both bachelor's and master's education, in addition to other higher education. Description of the documentation required can be found here. If you already have a statement from Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills, - HK-dir (formerly NOKUT), you must attach this as well.

We will take joint work into account. If it is difficult to identify your efforts in the joint work, you must enclose a short description of your participation.

In the evaluation of which candidate is best qualified, emphasis will be placed on education, experience and personal and interpersonal qualities. Motivation, ambitions, and potential will also count in the assessment of the candidates.

NTNU is committed to following evaluation criteria for research quality according to The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment - DORA and The obligations in the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment ( CoARA) on responsible assessment of research and recognition of a wider range of academic contributions to science and society.

General information

Working at NTNU

NTNU believes that inclusion and diversity is our strength. We want to recruit people with different competencies, educational backgrounds, life experiences and perspectives to contribute to solving our social responsibilities within education and research. We will facilitate for our employees’ needs.

The city of Trondheim is a modern European city with a rich cultural scene. Trondheim is the innovation capital of Norway with a population of 200,000. The Norwegian welfare state, including healthcare, schools, kindergartens and overall equality, is probably the best of its kind in the world. Professional subsidized day-care for children is easily available. Furthermore, Trondheim offers great opportunities for education (including international schools) and possibilities to enjoy nature, culture and family life and has low crime rates and clean air quality.

As an employee at NTNU, you must at all times adhere to the changes that the development in the subject entails and the organizational changes that are adopted.

A public list of applicants with name, age, job title and municipality of residence is prepared after the application deadline. If you want to reserve yourself from entry on the public applicant list, this must be justified. Assessment will be made in accordance with current legislation. You will be notified if the reservation is not accepted.

If you have any questions about the position, please contact Head of department Magne Arve Flaten, email magne.a.flaten@ntnu.no.

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Kristin Skogen, e-mail kristin.skogen@ntnu.no.

If you think this looks interesting and in line with your qualifications, please submit your application electronically via jobbnorge.no with your CV, diplomas and certificates attached. Applications submitted elsewhere will not be considered. Upon request, you must be able to obtain certified copies of your documentation. Reference number: SU-954.

Application deadline: 18.09.2024