Associate Professor or Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) of Social Psychology

Expected Start Date: 01/09/2025  

About us

The University of Luxembourg is an international research university with a distinctly multilingual and interdisciplinary character.

The Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) brings together expertise from the humanities, linguistics, cognitive sciences, social sciences and educational sciences. Scholars from across 20 disciplines are working within the Faculty. Along with disciplinary approaches, a very ambitious interdisciplinary research culture has been developed.

The Faculty’s research and teaching focuses on social, economic, political and educational issues with the common goal of contributing to an inclusive, open and resourceful society. The FHSE offers seven Bachelor’s and twenty Master’s degrees and hosts a doctoral school providing students with the necessary knowledge and high-qualified skills to succeed in their future careers.

The Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences within the Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Science is seeking a leading academic to join its team as Associate Professor or Assistant Professor (tenure track) of Social Psychology.

Your role

The holder of the position will conduct research and teaching in Social Psychology, with a focus on the social psychology of decision making.

The holder will have expertise in decision making, preferably in (but not limited to) the domain of health/medical decision making, or decision making with relevance for sustainable and climate-friendly behavior, or political decision making, addressing phenomena like polarization of society, false information, or conspiracy.

The holder will also have:

• Expertise in experimental social psychology
• Mentoring and management experience
• Interdisciplinary orientation
• Experience with public outreach
• Visibility in the scientific community
• Dedication to the principles of transparent and open science 

Teaching areas:

The holder of the position will teach Social Psychology in the Bachelor in Psychology programme, and contribute to teaching in the Master programmes in psychology as well as in the Psychology Track of the Doctoral School.

The holder will also teach classes on experimental and/or statistical methodology at the Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral level.

Your profile

• PhD. in Psychology (with specialization in Social Psychology or related fields)
• Ideally, a minimum of three years of post-doctoral experience acquired in a university or comparable research centre or equivalent
• An appropriate international research profile as evidenced by peer-reviewed publications, conference participation, and collaboration in international research initiatives
• Demonstrated capability to attract competitive third-party research funding
• University-level teaching experience at the undergraduate and the postgraduate level

Language requirements:

The University of Luxembourg is set in a multilingual context. The person hired on this position must be proficient in English and either French or German. The University encourages its staff to learn the other language and provides access to language courses to this end.

We offer

• Multilingual and international character. Modern institution with a personal atmosphere. Staff coming from 90 countries. Member of the “University of the Greater Region” (UniGR)
• A modern and dynamic university. High-quality equipment. Close ties to the business world and to the Luxembourg labour market. A unique urban site with excellent infrastructure
• A partner for society and industry. Cooperation with European institutions, innovative companies, the Financial Centre and with numerous non-academic partners such as ministries, local governments, associations, NGOs …

How to apply

Submit your application online via the application portal to Prof. Dr. Robert Harmsen (Dean of the Faculty) including:

• Cover letter
• Curriculum vitae including information on external research funding acquired
• Copies of diplomas
• List of publications
• Copies of recent publications (max. 5) relevant for the field in question
• List of courses taught
• A list of three referees with their name, address and present position. Please indicate their relationship to you

All applications will be handled in the strictest confidence. Applications by post or e-mail cannot be considered. We encourage early application. To ensure full consideration, candidates should apply by 15.10.2024.

General Information:

• Work Hours: Full Time 40.0 Hours per Week
• Location: Belval
• Job Reference: UOL06649

This position is offered at the Associate Professor or Assistant Professor level, depending on qualification. At the Associate Professor level, the position is tenured. At the Assistant Professor level, promotion is possible after 5 years upon positive evaluation and the position may be tenured or not.

Gender equality:

The University of Luxembourg is committed to achieving gender parity among its academic staff and aims to eliminate obstacles to recruitment of female professors and their career development. Should candidates present equivalent CVs, preference will be given to female candidates in all departments where gender parity is not yet achieved.

The University of Luxembourg embraces inclusion and diversity as key values. We are fully committed to removing any discriminatory barrier related to gender, and not only, in recruitment and career progression of our staff.

Contact: Prof. Dr. Anna Elena KORNADT, Telephone: (+352) 46 66 44 6860, Email: anna.kornadt@uni.lu