Postdoc position (100% - 2 years) in psychology with a focus on outcomes of psychotherapy delivered in the Danish practice sector at University of Cop

The Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen (UCPH) invites candidates for a full time two-year postdoctoral position at the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen. The chosen candidate will primarily work in the “Effectiveness of Psychological Interventions for Common mental disorder” (EPIC) trial together with Professor Stig Poulsen (PI). EPIC is funded by the Quality and Continuing Education Foundation for Psychological Treatment under the Danish Regions.

The starting date is 1 March 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter.

The EPIC trial
EPIC is a randomized controlled trial comparing treatment delivered over 4 months by psychologists in the Danish practice sector with a wait-list condition. 320 clients treated by app. 20 psychologists will be recruited for the study over a period of 14 months. Besides the comparison of symptom change in the two arms of the trial, the study also encompasses studies of possible predictors and moderators of outcome. Currently, a pilot study testing the feasibility of the study procedures and collecting feedback from study participants is being conducted.

Duties and Responsibilities
The chosen candidate will be expected to conduct the statistical analyses of the main outcome study and the predictor / moderator studies and to be the main author of the articles reporting the results of these studies. Furthermore, the candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the study. This will require maintaining the REDCap database through which the data is collected and being available for practical support of the psychologists and clients participating in the study.

Your competencies and opportunities
Applicants should have a PhD in Psychology or a closely related subject and experience with psychotherapy research. Further, applicants should have strong skills and experience within quantitative methods as well as data management (preferably with experience in using REDCap). It is expected that applicants have published research results in internationally recognized scientific journals.

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 competence 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 Strategy for the Faculty of Social Science – University of Copenhagen.

You can read the Department’s strategy here: Strategy – Department of Psychology - University of Copenhagen.

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: Ministerial Order on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities.
• Terms of appointment and salary is in accordance with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (Akademikerne).
• The salary range starts at DKK 38,575 per month (EUR roughly 5,170) + 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: Recruitment process – University of Copenhagen.

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 Research, see HR Excellence in Research – University of Copenhagen.

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: For international researchers at the University of Copenhagen – University of Copenhagen.

Contact information
Information about the recruitment process is available from HR, e-mail: [email protected] - please refer to ID number: 211-2054/24-2I #1.
Additional information about the position can be obtained from Stig Poulsen, e-mail: [email protected], phone +45 28 59 35 43.

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 Danish or English and include the following documents:

• Motivated application
• Curriculum vitae
• Diploma (master and PhD)
• Other relevant material

If these records are in another language that English, Danish, Norwegian or Swedish, please include a translation into either of these languages in your application.

The closing date for applications is 16 January 2025, 23:59 (Central European Time).
Applications or enclosures received thereafter will not be considered.

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Info
Ansøgningsfrist: 16-01-2025

Ansættelsesdato: 01-03-2025

Afdeling/Sted: Department of Psychology