2 PhD positions in Psychology 1225 views

The Department of Psychology at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) offers two positions as PhD Candidate in Work and organizational psychology or Human Factors.

Duration: 3 years

About the positions:

• These positions are part of a larger project called “Immersive Visual Technologies for Safety-critical Applications” (ImmerSAFE).
• The Immersafe project will include 15 PhD candidates in five countries (Finland, Croatia, Italy, Norway, and Sweden).
• The PhD positions are open for all nationalities.
• The recruited PhD candidates will interact extensively with the 14 partners in the project and the PhD candidates will do part of their research for up to 3 months at two of the partners.
• The project is funded by EU, Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, Innovative Training Network (ITN) Call H2020-2017.

Qualifications:

• Applicant must have completed master’s degree in Work and organizational psychology or Human factors or education of equivalent type and level.
• 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.
• Applicants must be in the first four years (full-time equivalent research experience) of their research careers and not yet have been awarded a doctoral degree at the time of recruitment.
• Applicant must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of their host organization (Norway) for more than a year in the 3 years immediately prior to the recruitment date.
• Applicant must possess fluency in English (orally and written).

Application

• Apply online and include the following:
• An extended motivation letter (up to 3 pages) showing the candidate’s motivation, specific background and potential for the position.
• CV, recommendation letters, certificates and diplomas.
• Publications (also master thesis) and other relevant scientific work.
• List of references with contact information.
• Specification of whether or not the applicant applies for one or both of the PhD projects.
• A specification of residency in the 3 years prior to the application deadline and a declaration that the applicant has not lived in Norway for more than 1 year for the last 3 years (cf. the H2020 MSCA Mobility Rule).