Postdoctoral Position in Psychology

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Research area

The Department of Psychology is now looking for a post-doctoral fellow within the National Strategic Research Area Transport, which is an interdisciplinary collaboration between researchers at the Department of Psychology and Area of Advance (AoA)Transport at Chalmers University of Technology. The goal of the Strategic Research Area Transport is to contribute to the knowledge on green, safe, and efficient transport (both for people and goods), and how to achieve a society that takes responsibility for people´s lives, well-being, and the environment. Together with other social sciences, environmental psychology as a discipline gives the Strategic Research Area Transport a unique and important profile.

Responsibilities

The post-doctor is expected to take a leading role in planning, implementing, and reporting projects investigating sustainable transport. The goal is to contribute to knowledge that benefits green, safe, and efficient transport, both for people and goods, and people´s living conditions and well-being. Contributions to other, ongoing data collections, as well as analyses and reports of data that have already been collected may be included in the job. The position also includes taking part in the research group DEEP (Decisionmaking, Environmental, Economic and Political Psychology) at the Department of Psychology as well as in the interdisciplinary research-network for transports at the University of Gothenburg and Chalmers. Lecturing and tutoring may also be included, up to but not more than 20% of the time. The postdoctor is expected to do most of the work on site in Gothenburg.

Qualifications 

Qualified to apply are those with a Swedish doctoral degree, or the equivalent for foreign candidates, in psychology or in another social science, with a doctoral thesis that focus on environmental psychology, transport or other environmental issues.

This qualification should be met, at the latest, by the time the employment decision is made. Mainly those with a doctoral degree not older than three years will be considered for the position (counting from the deadline for application to this position). Applicants should not previously have been employed as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Gothenburg for over a year in the same or a related subject area.

Assessment

The applicant who, after an overall assessment of skills (based on merits, experience, and personal characteristics), is considered to have the best potential to carry out the tasks described above will be chosen. We are looking for a researcher who is driven and curious, who has a background in environmental psychology and has both some experience and a genuine interest to apply psychology to areas like consumption, logistics and transport. Skills in qualitative and quantitative research methodology, statistics, as well as psychometrics is meritorious. Very good knowledge in spoken and written English is a requirement. Knowledge in Swedish is meritorious. Personal characteristics such as the ability to plan, reliability, autonomy, ability to cooperate and good communication skills will be considered.

During the selection process, interviews, work samples and references may become relevant. If used, these will also be part of the assessment.

Employment 

The position is a limited-time appointment as a postdoctoral researcher for two years (with the possibility of a one-year extension), the scope is full-time, with placement until further notice at the Department of Psychology. First day of employment: as soon as possible or as agreed.

Selection process 

Apply for the position via University of Gothenburg's webage Vacancies | University of Gothenburghttps://www.gu.se/en/work-at-the-university-of-gothenburg/vacancies 

1. A personal letter describing the applicant´s research interests and research background.
2. A full CV, including the date for the dissertation, the title of the dissertation, the names of supervisors and a full publication list.
3. Contact information (name, e-mail, phone number) to two references.

Contact information for the post 

If you have any questions about the position, please contact docent Cecilia J Bergstad, cecilia.j.bergstad@psy.gu.se, 031-786 4253.

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact HR-Officer Therese Björkäng, therese.bjorkang@psy.gu.se, 031-786 1632.

Unions 

Union representatives at the University of Gothenburg can be found here: https://www.gu.se/om-universitetet/jobba-hos-oss/hjalp-for-sokande 

Application 

To apply for a position at the University of Gothenburg, you have to create an account in our recruitment system. Submit your application via the University of Gothenburg’s recruitment portal by clicking the “Apply” button. It is your responsibility to ensure that the application is complete as per the vacancy notice, and that the University receives it by the final application deadline. 

Applications must be received by: January 7th 2025

The University works actively to achieve a working environment with equal conditions, and values the qualities that diversity brings to its operations.

Salaries are set individually at the University.

In accordance with the National Archives of Sweden’s regulations, the University must archive application documents for two years after the appointment is filled. If you request that your documents are returned, they will be returned to you once the two years have passed. Otherwise, they will be destroyed.

In connection to this recruitment, we have already decided which recruitment channels we should use. We therefore decline further contact with vendors, recruitment and staffing companies.