Doctoral Student in Psychology

The department operates at Campus Sundsvall and Campus Östersund. It provides education and conducts research in pedagogy psychology and social work.

Job description
The research project is at the intersection of social psychology and sociolinguistics examining how accents function as social signals. The focus is on social perception attitudes emotions and behaviours related to foreign accents.

The research addresses questions of stereotypes discrimination and social inclusion from a Swedish and international perspective with a consistent gender perspective throughout. The project is interdisciplinary and connects to work and organisational psychology political science gender studies and research on integration and belonging.

Methodologically the project is primarily based on experimental studies and psychometric approaches with the possibility of applying neuroscientific methods as well.

The position is within the Department of Psychology which is characterised by a close and personal environment with strong collegial support. The doctoral student will be part of an interdisciplinary and internationally oriented research environment and will work in close collaboration with supervisors with considerable emphasis on developing independence in planning implementation and scientific the later stages of the dissertation the doctoral student may have the possibility to design their own sub-study within the projects overarching themes.

The position involves doctoral studies comprising research (80%) and teaching and administrative work (20%). The primary duties consist of conducting supervised research leading to a doctoral dissertation. The position also includes completing 60 higher education credits in doctoral courses as well as participating in seminars and other activities within the subject area and the department.

Entry requirements
General entry requirements include a second-cycle level qualification or fulfilment of courses comprising at least 240 credits of which at least 60 credits must be at second-cycle level or the equivalent knowledge gained in some other way in Sweden or abroad. Specific entry requirements include at least 90 credits in the subject of psychology or the equivalent knowledge gained in some other way in Sweden or abroad.

Other Requirements
Strong English skills both spoken and written are required. Good knowledge of Swedish or another Scandinavian language (Norwegian or Danish) is an asset.

The applicant must be driven and independent analytical initiative-taking collaborative development-oriented and persistent.

Higher education at the advanced level in psychology as well as prior experience in the projects research area are assets for the position. Experience in developing or validating psychometric tools working with EEG/ERP or other neuroscientific methods and knowledge of tools such as R MATLAB or Python are also considered assets. A scientific publication or manuscript in progress may be considered an asset particularly if it relates to the projects research area.

Assessment criteria
Selection among eligible applicants is made on the basis of an overall assessment of the applicants ability to successfully complete a doctoral education. The assessment will place particular emphasis on the scientific quality of independent degree projects the project plan submitted with the application the applicants personal qualities and the applicants understanding of and interest in the projects research area.

Employment process
Processing of the appointment will comply with the provisions in Chapter 5 of the Higher Education Ordinance (Högskoleförordningen SFS 1993:100) and will be carried out in accordance with Mid Sweden Universitys Employment Procedures.

Terms of employment
The doctoral position corresponds to five years of employment and is expected to lead to a doctoral addition to doctoral studies which comprise 80% of the full-time position teaching and administrative work will make up the remaining 20% making it equivalent to a full-time post. If the pace of study in doctoral education changes the employment period will be adjusted accordingly.

Initial doctoral student positions are valid for a maximum of one year after which the position may be renewed by no longer than two years at a time. Provisions regarding doctoral studentship employment can be found in the Higher Education Ordinance (1993:100) Chapter 5 Sections 1-7.

Start date:or as agreed

Place of employment: Östersund

Salary: In accordance with Mid Sweden Universitys salary scale for doctoral student.

Information
For more information contact the Head of departmentUlrika Danielsson or 010-or the Project leader Marie-France Champoux-Larsson or 010-.

Application
Application documents must be submitted in Swedish or English.

A cover letter CV proof of completed degrees undergraduate and advanced level theses a project plan and any scientific publication/manuscript in progress should be attached to the application.

The project plan (approx. 2 3 single-spaced pages excluding references) should present a possible research project within the scope of the positions research area and must include a background to the research area one or more research questions a description of methods and research design and a brief discussion of the projects relevance to the position. The project plan does not need to correspond to the final dissertation project but is intended to give the applicant the opportunity to demonstrate their ability for scientific reasoning research design and critical thinking.

Qualifications cited in the application must be substantiated.

Please submit your application through our recruitment system no later than.

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