Tenure-Track Professor in the field of Health and Environmental Psychology

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Tenure-Track Professor in the field of Health and Environmental Psychology

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Offer DescriptionThe University of Vienna is internationally renowned for its excellence in teaching and research, and counts more than 7,500 academics from all disciplines. This breadth of expertise offers unique opportunities to address the complex challenges of modern society, to develop comprehensive new approaches, and educate the problem-solvers of tomorrow from a multidisciplinary perspective.At the Faculty of Psychology, the University of Vienna seeks to appoint aTenure-Track Professor in the field of Health and Environmental PsychologyThe position:The impact of environmental factors on our mental, as well as our physical, health is becoming increasingly evident, yet numerous basic and applied research questions remain. We are seeking applicants for a tenure-track position who have a globally recognized track record of research exploring the relationships between urban and natural environments and a range of health and well-being outcomes and resilience processes. Applicants are expected to be internationally recognized leaders in the field (e.g. be included in the Web of Science Highly-Cited list). They shall demonstrate a strong track record of grant funding, with particular preference for collaborative international and interdisciplinary research projects exploring the interplay between environmental and health issues; have an outstanding profile of publications in area leading, high-impact journals; and engage in extensive public outreach activities to relevant stakeholders (including policy makers). The research and methodological profile of applicants needs to be diverse and include experimental, large-scale survey, and qualitative methods, and must show excellent potential for collaborations with research and initiatives at the University of Vienna, foremost at the Faculty of Psychology, as well as the cross-cutting, interdisciplinary Cognitive Science and Environment and Climate Research Hubs.Your academic profile:

• ERC Starting Grant, ERC Consolidator Grant or coordination of a large collaborative EU project
• Doctoral degree/PhD
• Two years of international research experience during or after doctoral studies
• Outstanding research achievements, excellent publication, citation and funding record, international reputation
• Gender and diversity competence
• Experience in designing of and participating in research projects, ability to lead research groups and
• acquire third-party funding
• Enthusiasm for excellent teaching and supervision at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral level

We expect the successful candidate to acquire, within three years, proficiency in German sufficient for teaching in bachelor’s programmes and for participation in university committees.We offer:

• the opportunity to obtain a permanent position and eventual promotion to full professor; the initial contract as Assistant Professor is limited to six years, after positive evaluation of a qualification agreement the contract becomes permanent as Associate Professor; Associate Professors can be promoted to Full Professor through an internal competitive procedure.
• a dynamic research environment
• a wide range of research and teaching support services
• attractive working conditions in a city with a high quality of life
• an attractive salary according to the

(level A2) and an organisational retirement planApplication documents (in English):1. Letter of motivation2. Academic curriculum vitae

• education and training (PhD Certificate, PDF)
• positions held to date
• relevant parental, family or other care times
• awards and honors
• commissions of trust
• previous and current cooperation partners
• complete list of acquired third-party funding and, if applicable, of inventions/patents
• list of most important scientific talks (max. 10)
• teaching and mentoring
• supervision experience (Master and PhD), if applicable

3. List of publications

• link to your own publicly accessible ORCID record, with a complete and current publication list
• three key publications as electronic full text version (PDF, max. 30 MB)

4. Research statement

• most important research achievements (max. 2 pages) and planned future research activities (max. 4 pages)
• synopsis of three key publications with relevance to the position advertised
• publication strategy

5. Teaching and supervision statement

• teaching and supervision concept, including a description of the previous and planned priorities in academic teaching and supervision (max. 2 pages)
• teaching evaluations (if available, PDF)

Please send your application to:The University of Vienna has an anti-discriminatory employment policy and attaches great importance to equal opportunities, the and . We lay special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions among the academic and general university staff and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates.Space for personalities. Since 1365.Reference no.: HEP20240625Application deadline: 15 July 2024Where to apply E-mailtenuretrack.personal@univie.ac.atRequirementsResearch Field Other Education Level PhD or equivalentAdditional InformationWork Location(s)Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute University of Vienna, Faculty of Psychology Country Austria GeofieldContact CityVienna WebsiteStreetUniversitätsring 1 Postal CodeA-1010STATUS: EXPIREDShare this page

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Wien

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Fri, 28 Jun 2024 04:37:14 GMT

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