Associate Professor in clinical child psychology

The Department of Psychology Faculty of Social Sciences

Faculty of Social Sciences

Associate Professor in clinical child psychology

Job description
The Department of Psychology wishes to recruit an Associate Professor in clinical child psychology, connected to The Clinic for Child- and Family Psychotherapy. One central obligation for the successful candidate is to participate in research, teach and supervise the therapeutic work of student therapists working with children and their families. The Clinic for Child- and Family Psychotherapy is one of the Department’s internal clinics, comprising 4 permanent scientific staff with clinical competence. The clinic is part of a larger clinical group including a total of 11 permanent staff, allowing for participation in common research projects. 
Qualification requirements

• To be considered for this position the applicant must have a doctoral degree or equivalent qualification in clinical child psychology
• The applicant must be a specialist in clinical child psychology (according to Norwegian standards) or must have equivalent qualifications
• The successful candidate is obliged to participate in the Department´s activities in research, dissemination, administration and education at all levels, including supervision of doctoral level
• Teaching language is Norwegian. Good oral and written presentation skills in Norwegian are required. It is required that applicants who do not speak Norwegian, Swedish or Danish will within 1 years master Norwegian sufficiently to be able to communicate with patients and to supervise therapeutic dialogues in Norwegian

Desired qualifications and characteristics

• Assessment basis is the applicants scientific and other professional, educational and communication-related qualifications
• Personal suitability
• Plan for research project(s). Scientific research over the past five years will normally be given particular emphasis

Guidelines for appointment of persons to positions as professors and associate professors at the University of Oslo may be obtained at:
https://www.uio.no/english/about/regulations/personnel/academic/rules-appointment-professor.html
Applicants, who are not able to document pedagogical qualifications, must acquire skills over a two year period.
We offer

• Pay grade 58 - 73 (NOK 468 400 - 631 400), depending on level of competence/length of service
• Academically stimulating working environement
• Good pension benefits under the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund scheme
• Good welfare benefits 

The application should only include:

• Application letter
• CV (summarizing education, positions, pedagogical experience, administrative experience and other qualifying activity)
• A complete list of publications

After the first stage of the review process an expert committee will invite the most appropriate candidates to submit documentation with certificates, diplomas and relevant scientific works in the past five years. In addition, the committee will invite candidates to submit a brief statement of their own research and of future research plans (max 1 page)
Applicants will normally go through an interview process, and trial lectures may also be relevant for the final ranking of the applicants.
The University of Oslo has an Acquistion of Rights Agreement for all employees for the purpose of securing intellectual property rights to research results etc.
The University of Oslo aims to achieve a balanced gender representation in the workforce and to recruit individuals with an immigrant background.

• Job type:
• Permanent

• Working hours:
• Full-time

• Working days:
• Day

• Application deadline:
• 15. February 2013

• Expected Start Date:
• 2013

• Location:
• Department of Psychology

• Reference number:
• 2012/12300

• Home page:
• http://www.sv.uio.no/

• Contacts:
• Instituttleder Kjetil Sundet
  Telephone: +47 22 84 51 31
• Kontorsjef Birgitte Bøgh-Olsen
  Telephone: +47 22 84 51 04