Vacant Associate Professorship at the Departmen...

Vacant Associate Professorship at the Department of Psychology, Aarhus University, Denmark.Closing date: 5 November 2009 at 12.00Subject area : Educational psychologyGeneral description:At the Department of Psychology, University of Aarhus. A position as Associate Professor in Educational Psychology is open from 1 January 2010 or soon after.The Associate Professorship is a permanent position with research and teaching. The teaching part will be within the field of educational psychology. The Associate Professor is expected to participate in the daily activities of the department, such as seminars, workshops, etc., as well as taking on supervision of students. In addition, the person in question is to take part in the organizational and administrative tasks of the department.The successful candidate is expected to attend all the main activities of the department, including examination and administration, it is required that non-Danish speakers within a short period (2 years as a maximum) acquire the necessary knowledge of Danish. Further particulars on the position may be obtained from: Head of Department, Professor Henrik Høgh-Olesen, tlf. +******, e-mail ******alification requirements requirementsApplicants must possess research qualifications and teaching skills corresponding to those obtained after successful completion of a period of employment as an assistant professor, but equivalent academic qualifications may also be accepted. Permanent employment as an associate or full professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences requires completion of the supervision course provided by the Centre for Learning and Education at the Faculty of Social Sciences. In case the candidate has not completed the course before commencement of employment, continued employment will be conditional on prompt completion of the supervision course (http://www.clu.au.dk/en). Formalities• The Faculty of Social Sciences refers to the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Danish Universities (the Appointment Order) under the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.• Appointment shall be in accordance with the collective labour agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations.• Further information on qualification requirements and job content may be found in s. 3 of the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities.• Further information on application and relevant enclosures may be found in the Guidelines for applicants for academic positions and guidelines on the use of teaching portfolio.• Teaching portfolio, degree certificate (copy), curriculum vitae, complete list of publications (including annotations for not enclosed items) and verified information on previous teaching experience (if any) must be submitted with the application together with no more than 10 selected publications. Enclosures must be submitted in hard copy. Please note that co-authorship statements including detailed information on applicant’s contribution must be enclosed for joint research.• All material must be forwarded in 3 copies to the following address: The Office of Records (Journalkontoret), University of Aarhus, Nordre Ringgade 1, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark. All material must be in hand by 5 November 2009 at 12:00 noon (CET).• Scientific publications and other material submitted as documentation of applicant’s qualifications must be forwarded in 3 copies directly to Department of Psychology, Sekretariat, Jens Chr. Skous Vej 4, 8000 Århus C and must be received no later than 5 November 2009 at 12:00 noon (CET). All interested are urged to apply irrespective of personal background. Please quote vacancy reference number on all correspondence, including all application material. Vacancy reference number: (Udfyldes af SAM sekretariatet) Aarhus University offers a good and inspiring education and research environment for 35,000 students and 8,500 members of staff, who produce academic results of a high international standard. The budgeted turnover for 2009 amounts to EUR 700 million. The university’s strategy and development contract are available at www.au.dk.