Postdoctoral position in preventing intergenerational transmission of anxiety at Center for Anxiety at the Department of Psychology

Center for Anxiety at the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), invites candidates for a postdoctoral position in a clinical research project investigating the feasibility of an intervention preventing intergenerational transmission of anxiety, starting from 1 January 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The position is for 2 years.

Introduction
Center for Anxiety consists of a research center and research clinic that specializes in cognitive behavioural- and metacognitive treatments of internalizing disorders for children and youth. At the center, we conduct basic and applied research that can bring us one-step closer to understanding why some children and young people develop anxiety and depression and how to quickly and effectively help them overcome these problems. We developed and tested a variety of interventions for anxiety in children, often placing special focus on the role of parents. For instance, research on gaining knowledge about how parents can be a resource in both preventing anxiety in developing in children and youth, but also parents as a resource in treatment of childhood anxiety has been the focus of the center within the recent years.

More information can be found here: https://psy.ku.dk/cfa/.

The current project is a clinical research project focusing on preventing intergenerational transmission of anxiety.

Duties and Responsibilities
The postdoc will have the responsibility of the daily running of the research project, of conducting the clinical intervention, and of supervising student assistants at the center in project related matters. The postdoc will be required to actively contribute to the research environment, by participating in conceiving, designing, and implementing empirical investigations, applying for grants, as well as other responsibilities at Center for Anxiety.

A postdoctoral position is a fixed-term academic position. The position is heavily weighted in favor of research. Other duties (e.g. research administration), grant writing, and teaching will also have to be performed to a lesser extent.

Your Competencies and Opportunities
The candidate must have obtained a master’s degree and a PhD degree in Psychology and be a licensed clinical psychologist (autoriseret psykolog ved Psykolognævnet). The candidate should have knowledge and research experience in the field of childhood anxiety, and cognitive behavioural therapy. The preferable candidate will have clinical experience working with cognitive behavioral therapy in populations with anxiety problems, and have expertise in groups treatment, as well as be familiar with assessment of anxiety through various of questionnaires and the semi structured clinical interview assessing anxiety disorders in Children – Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule- parent version (ADIS-P; Silverman & Albano, 1996.

Strategy of the Faculty of the Social Sciences
The Department of Psychology is part of the Faculty of the Social Sciences. The faculty is a successful academic community that strives to put knowledge into action by:

• Engaging partners in the co-creation of knowledge, learning and social change.
• Empowering our students to become reflective and responsible citizens who have the vision, the knowledge and the competences to change society for the better.
• Energising global, European and Danish communities of knowledge by innovating research methodologies and by research findings with impact

For more on the faculty strategy, see: https://socialsciences.ku.dk/faculty/strategy/. You can read the department’s strategy here: https://psy.ku.dk/.
Terms of Employment

• Further information on qualification requirements as postdoc can be found in the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities 2019 here: https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/criteria-for-recognising-merit/dokumenter/Ministerial_Order_no._1443_of_11_December_2019_on_Job_Structure_for_Academic_Staff_at_Universities.pdf.
• Terms of appointment and salary is in accordance with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (Akademikerne).
• The salary range starts at DKK 38,576.00 per month + a 17.1 % contribution to the pension scheme. It is possible to negotiate salary supplements on an annual basis.

The recruitment process
Further information on the recruitment process at University of Copenhagen can be found here: https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/recruitment-process/.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace
The University of Copenhagen is committed in its pursuit of academic excellence to equality of opportunity and to creating an inclusive working environment and therefore encourages all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of personal background, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, ethnicity etc. For more on the diverse working place environment at the University and the University’s participation in the HRS4R HR Excellence in Researrch, see https://employment.ku.dk/working-at-ucph/eu-charter-for-researchers/.

International applicant?
The University of Copenhagen offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including support before and during your relocation and career counselling to expat partners. Please find more information about these services as well as information on entering and working in Denmark here: https://ism.ku.dk/.

Contact information
Information about the recruitment process is available from HR, e-mail: [email protected]. Please refer to ID number: 211-1991/24-2I #1.

Additional information about the position can be obtained from Associate Professor and leader of Center for Anxiety, Sonja Breinholst, e-mail: [email protected].

How to apply
Submit a complete application at our online portal. Click on the “Apply now” icon at the bottom of the page to apply. The documents must be in Adobe PDF or Word.

Your application must be written in English and include the following documents:

• Motivated application (cover letter)
• Curriculum vitae
• Diploma (bachelor, master and PhD)

The closing date for applications is 27 October 2024 at 23:59 CET.
Applications or enclosures received thereafter will not be considered.

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Info
Ansøgningsfrist: 27-10-2024

Ansættelsesdato: 01-01-2025

Afdeling/Sted: Department of Psychology