Lecturers Work and Organisational Psychology andor Sports and Performance Psychology

Are you able to stimulate students to successfully master new knowledge and skills Are you passionate about a scientist-practitioner approach where students are trained to apply scientific reasoning to practice and create evidence-based solutions to practical problems Are you interested in working for one of Europes leading teaching and research universities This may be the position for you!

Who are we looking for

Effective immediately we are seeking two inspiring lecturers: One in the area of Work and Organisational Psychology and one focusing on a combination of Sports and Performance Psychology and Work and Organisational Psychology. The W&O Psychology programme group offers a bachelor specialization a masters program with four specialised masters tracks (one of which is Sports and Performance Psychology) and we are involved in the Psychology Research Masters program. Within the faculty of social and behavioural sciences the discipline of Psychology offers a range of Bachelors and Masters degree programs. As a lecturer you will be part of the Work and Organisational Psychology programme group. The teaching and research focus in our programs is internationally oriented.

What are you going to do

Your role as a lecturer will consist of (a combination of) the following job tasks:

Develop and teach (part of the) courses and working groups in the area of work and organisational psychology and/or sport- and performance psychology including courses in psychological research and methodology and statistics.

Coordinate courses in these topic areas.

Supervise students with their bachelors thesis masters thesis and masters internship.

What do you have to offer

You have:

• A PhD in work and organisational psychology social psychology organisational behaviour sport psychology behavioural economics or related field (or are within 6 months of obtaining a PhD in one of these fields);
• Experience with teaching classes and individual thesis and/or internship supervision
• A completed BKO (Basic Teaching Qualification) is highly desirable (otherwise you need to be willing to obtain a BKO within the first 24 months of your contract);
• Knowledge and expertise in sport performance and/or organisational psychology
• Experience with quantitative empirical research methods and analyses
• English proficiency (Dutch proficiency is useful).

You are:

Enthusiastic about the scientist-practitioner model in teaching

A team player

Proactive

Conscientious

Focused on quality and self-development

Adaptable to changing circumstances

High in self-regulation and reflective of own skills

Good in planning and organizing

An excellent communicator

What else do we offer you

We are seeking two lecturers (UFO profile Lecturer 3) with an employment contract of max. 304 hours per week (0.8fte) for a period of 12 months with a possible extension to a permanent contract preferably effective from August 1 2026. A contract for less hours per week is negotiable (for instance 0.6 fte).

If you prove to be a good fit and financial and organisational circumstances remain unchanged the contract will be converted into a permanent employment agreement.

The position comprises 90% teaching and 10% development time. The UvA offers many development opportunities within the framework of the lecturer professionalization program including obtaining the basic teaching qualification.

You will work here

The Work and Organisational Psychology programme group provides the introductory course W&O psychology for first-year students a W&O psychology specialisation within the Bachelor of Psychology and four W&O psychology tracks in the Master of Psychology (i.e. Coaching & Vitality in Organisations; Consultancy & Organisational Development Human Resource & Career Management; Sports and Performance Psychology). Our goal is to train students to become excellent scientist-practitioners and prepare them for their future careers. We are an open supportive and collaborative group with a strong focus on diversity and inclusion. Teaching is very important and we provide a lot of opportunities to learn from each other.

Do you recognize yourself in the job profile Then we look forward to receiving your application in one .pdf file by 30 April 2026.

Your application in one .pdf file should include:

a curriculum vitae;

a letter of motivation;

teaching evaluations.

We will inform the selected candidates no later than May 7th. The selection interviews will take place on May 12 or May 13 2026.

We welcome applications from members of minority case of equal qualifications internal candidates will be given preference over external candidates.

Questions about this vacancy Please contact:

Dr. Marije de Goede () In case of equal suitability the internal candidate is preferred over the external candidate.