1-3 PhD positions in Psychology: NTNU 1133 views

The Department of Psychology at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) invites applications for 1-3 open PhD positions. The positions are connected to the PhD-programme at the Faculty of Social- and educational sciences, and the Faculty will be the employer. The working place will be at the Department of Psychology.

Duration: 3 years

Requirements:

• Applicant must hold master’s degree in Psychology or education at equivalent level.
• Applicants with a master’s degree from other fields can be considered if the project description has a strong psychological focus.
• Applicants must have a strong academic record from their previous studies, and must have a weighted average grade for the last two years of their master’s or equivalent education (equivalent to 120 credits) of B or higher in terms of NTNU’s grading scale.
• Applicant must be fluent in English or in a Scandinavian language.

Applications:

The application must include:

• A project description including a progress plan (5-10 pages). The project description must define what the novel aspects of the project are compared to previous research, and how the project will advance research.
• CV, recommendations, certificates and diplomas
• Publications and other relevant scientific work
• Application for admission to the PhD program in Social Sciences
• Letter from a minimum of two supervisors (main- and co-supervisor, the main supervisor must have a permanent position at the Department of psychology) including: Confirmation that they will supervise the project
• Argumentation for the project and it’s feasibility
• CV with a list of the publications and external funding of the group of supervisors supervisor group.