Uppsala University hereby declares the following positions to be open for application:

Six doctoral studentships at the Graduate School for Psychosocial Care in the Interactive Society

at three different deparments.

Employment commences: 1 September 2012, or by agreement
You will work in U-CARE, a programme for caring research at Uppsala University with the overarching objective of preventing and reducing psychosocial illness in patients and their loved ones in connection with somatic diseases. To achieve this objective we integrate knowledge from different fields such as caring sciences, clinical psychology, health economics, and information system science. The research field is thus interdisciplinary and involves the faculties of medicine and social sciences at Uppsala University. More information about U-CARE is available via http://www.u-care.uu.se/

Two doctoral studentships at the Department of Psychology, Log No. 2012/175
Eligibility: To be eligible you must have a degree in psychology or the equivalent. Specialization in cognitive behavioural therapy in the psychology programme is required.
Information about the department and research-level education is available via
http://www.psyk.uu.se/
http://www.samfak.uu.se/digitalAssets/17/17429_StudieplanPsyk.pdf
http://www.psyk.uu.se/forskning/forskarutbildning/ansokan

Two doctoral studentships at the Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Log No. 2012/172
Eligibility: To be eligible you must have a degree in medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, psychology, social work or speech therapy, or a one- or two-year master’s degree in public health science or a relevant subject in social science. Information about the department and research-level education is available via
http://www.pubcare.uu.se/
http://www.medfarm.uu.se/utbildning/forskarniva/

Two doctoral studentships at the Department of Informatics and Media, Log No. 2012/174
Eligibility: To be eligible you must have a one-year master’s degree specializing in informatics/information system science, or the equivalent.
Information about the department and research-level education is available via
http://www.im.uu.se/
http://www.samfak.uu.se/digitalAssets/45/45957_Informationssystem2.pdf
http://www.im.uu.se/utbildning/forskarutbildning/

For employment as a doctoral student the holder of the position must be admitted or in the process of being admitted to research-level education, where the capacity to benefit from the research-level education is crucial. Regulations for doctoral students are found in the Higher Education Ordinance, Chapter 5, Sections 1-7. Salary placement is in accordance with local guidelines at Uppsala University.

Uppsala University strives to promote gender equality through more even gender distribution. The majority of employees in this category at the Department of Public Health and Caring Science and at the Department of Psychology are women, so the University encourages men to apply for the positions at these departments. At the Department of Informatics and Media, on the other hand, the majority of employees in this category are men, so the University encourages women to apply for the positions at this department.

Duties: Holders of doctoral studentships are to devote themselves primarily to their own research-level education. Other duties at the respective department regarding teaching and administrative work can be included within the framework of the position (max 20%).

Applications must be written in English and include a CV, copies of diplomas and grade transcripts, and any previous publications (such as C- or D-level theses or drafts of such theses). Enclose a personal letter in which you state, among other things, what experience you have of participating in scientific work and the reasons why you wish to pursue research-level education. Further, append a research plan or a draft of such a plan relevant to U-CARE’s overarching objective and of an interdisciplinary character, of about 5 A4 pages in English. Also, enclose information about individual references and recommendation letters.

Selection among applicants is based on the following criteria: fulfilment of eligibility requirements, previous experience of work/research in closely related areas, and personal suitability. Selection is done at the respective departments. The accompanying research plan will be given great emphasis in this assessment.

Other favourable qualifications: Independence, initiative, and the capacity to collaborate with others are important personal characteristics.

Information about the studentships at the Department of Psychology will be provided by Professor Ata Ghaderi, tel. +46 (0)18-471 79 86, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Information about the studentships at the Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences will be provided by Professor Louise von Essen, tel. +46 (0)18-471 34 84, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Information about the studentships at the Department of Informatics and Media will be provided by Professor Pär Ågerfalk, tel. +46 (0)18-471 10 64, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Union representatives are Anders Grundström, SACO-rådet, tel. +46 (0)18-471 53 80, Carin Söderhäll, TCO/ST, tel. +46 (0)18-471 19 96, and Stefan Djurström, SEKO, tel. +46 (0)18-472 33 15

We look forward to receiving your application by no later than 1 April 2012.
Use the following link to access the application form for the position at the Department of Psychology, Log No. 2012/175

Two PhD positions at the Department of Psychology

Use the following link to access the application form for the position at the Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Log No. 2012/172

Two PhD positions at the Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences

Use the following link to access the application form for the position at the Department of Informatics and Media, Log No. 2012/174

Further Information

Application Deadline : 1 April 2012

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