Professor of Health Psychology

- with focus on education and research

Do you want to contribute to better health for all?

The Department of Clinical Neuroscience (CNS) is divided into five departments that conduct research and education in neuroscience, from the molecular level to the societal level. The work at the department is highly integrated with clinical activities and other health-promoting research and education.

Description of the subject area

Health psychology represents a rapidly growing field of research and application that analyzes the relationship between psychological, social, cultural and behavioral factors and its connection to health and disease. At the same time that society is undergoing social and demographic changes, new demands are emerging on our understanding of specific groups and their health conditions. A central development in health psychology is therefore to increase insight into the health challenges that characterize cultural and sexual minorities.

Your mission

You are expected to initiate, lead and promote research and development in the field of health psychology with a particular focus on the health of minorities. You will teach and be responsible for freestanding courses, postgraduate courses and courses in the psychology program as well as supervise students at different levels in the field of health psychology with a focus on methods for analysis of large materials. The department aims to strengthen its international teaching and research profile and therefore you will be expected to teach in both English and Swedish and be involved in ongoing international research collaborations.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for an employment as Professor with focus on education and research the applicant must have demonstrated excellent pedagogical expertise and good scientific expertise (see the instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure for Teachers at Karolinska Institutet, ref 1-23/2022).

You must have documented experience of international high-quality research in psychology.You must also have documented experience of coordinating and successfully managing research projects, and have obtained significant national and international research grants as principal applicant.

You must also have solid experience of teaching within the field of Health Psychology.

Since the teaching is in English, a good knowledge of this languages is required for the position.

The applicant shall also have completed 10 weeks of courses on teaching in higher education (or have equivalent competence), as indicated in the recommendations of the Association of Swedish Higher Education Institution.

Assessment criteria

The Professorship has a focus on research. The assessment will weight qualifications as follows: scientific expertise (3), pedagogical expertise (3), leadership, development and collaboration expertise (2)

For employment as Professor at Karolinska Institutet, the eligibility requirements and assessment criteria stated in the Instructions regarding the Appointment Procedure  are applied in relation to established profile of employment.

Experience of research with a focus on health issues and treatment outcomes in society's minority groups is particularly meritorious and experience of research in epidemiology is meritorious.

As the employment is focused on health issues, it is particularly meritorious to be a licensed psychologist with documented experience of clinical work.

Ongoing national and international research collaborations is meritorious.

After an overall assessment of the expertise and merits of the applicants in relation to the subject area, Karolinska Institutet will determine which of them has the best potential to contribute to a positive development of the activities at KI.

What do we offer?

A creative and inspiring environment with wide-ranging expertise and interests. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. Here, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. At KI, you get to meet researchers working with a wide range of specialisms and methods, giving you ample opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience with the various scientific fields within medicine and health. It is the crossover collaborations, which have pushed KI to where it is today, at the forefront of global research. Several of the people you meet in healthcare are educated at KI. A close relationship with the health care providers is important for creating groundbreaking top quality education and research. Karolinska Institutet is also a state university, which entitles you to several benefits through our collective agreement. 

Location: Solna

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Application

Your application must contain the following documents in English: a cover letter as well as a resumé and a qualifications portfolio including a description of your research plan, both presented in accordance with Karolinska Institutet’s template (http://ki.se/qualificationsportfolio). You may change or add to your application at any time up to and including the application deadline date. After the deadline, the process closes, and no amendment or addition can be made to your application.

The applications will be reviewed by external reviewers, most often both national and international. For that reason, all the submitted documents should be written in English.

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.

We look forward to receiving your application!

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