Lecturer “SSC 121 Introduction to Psychology” and “SSC 226 Medical and Health Psychology”
at University College Roosevelt
Specifications - (explanation)
University College Roosevelt
Location
Function types associate professors, assistant professors and lecturers
Scientific fields Behavior and Society
24.0 hours per week
Hours
€ 2532 - € 5288
Salary
Education Doctorate
Job number
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Organization
University College Roosevelt (UCR) is one of the international honors colleges of Utrecht University
(ranked #1 in the Netherlands by the Academic Ranking of World Universities). The faculty and
students form a vibrant academic community centered on a Liberal Arts and Sciences bachelor’s
education. Students hail from all over the globe and follow a broad and intensive study program in the
historic town of Middelburg, where they live in the inner city campus. Classes are never larger than 25
students and include permanent assessment as well as a high level of interaction with instructors.
Courses consist of 30 2-hour sessions, twice a week. The official language used at UCR is English.
Instructors have great freedom in designing their courses, and work within an environment that firmly
has teaching as its priority, whilst also supporting undergraduate and faculty research.
The Dutch Flemish Accreditation Organization (NVAO) has given UCR’s Liberal Arts and Sciences
program the prestigious 'Label of Excellence'. To date, this label has only been awarded to a very select
group of Dutch programs, indicating that the education at UCR is of the highest standards. In 2014, that
same organization renewed UCR’s special qualification of ‘Small-Scale and Intensive’. This is a
measure of quality that is only given to those institutions with the highest classroom interaction, the
smallest communities and the most intensive academic program. Extensive survey of students
continually ranks UCR among the top 3 university colleges in the Netherlands. After graduation,
UCR’s students continue in the best master programs all over the world.
Job description
The psychology track at UCR has the following aims: to introduce students to the general theories of
psychology, its concepts, texts and cases in the developmental, clinical, social, educational and
organizational fields; to familiarize students with the most important psychological institutions and key
skills of psychological research; to firmly place the knowledge of psychology within a wider social
science curriculum, leading to an understanding of “psychology in action” and its interrelationship with
other disciplines; and to prepare students for admission to prestigious legal masters programs, whether
in the Netherlands or abroad. The Psychology track, besides the introductory course, includes courses
in clinical field, such as medical and health psychology, psychodiagnostics and psychotherapies, as
well as in other fields as life-span developmental psychology, social psychology, organizational
psychology and a capstone in the clinical field.
The candidate to be an instructor in the Psychology track should be a psychologist (ideally specialized
in the clinical field), with a broad psychological background and range of interests, as well as
experience in teaching psychology. S/he is expected to teach one second-year level course “SSC 226”
and the first-year level course “SSC 121”. The general program of the courses can be found at
www.ucr.nl/.
The teaching load will depend on the availability of courses and the background of the instructor.
In the Psychology track the teaching includes 4 courses/year (0.6 FTE), which could in case of proven
expertise and suitability be combined with other teaching activities in the same track or in another track
to reach a 1.0 FTE. In particular, candidates who are able to teach courses Research Writing (ACC230)
or Methods and Statistics are encouraged to apply. The contract starting date is August 1st, 2016. There
is a possibility to renew the contract and to work towards tenure based on good performance and
demand.
Requirements
The candidate should have:
 Completed doctoral (PhD) certificate;
 The background to teach a number of different psychology courses (especially in the clinical
and developmental fields);
 Preferably: experience in clinical practice;
 Evidence of teaching experience and excellence (e.g. via evaluations);
 Course development experience (desirable);
 Excellent English language skills (written & spoken). All non-native speakers of English have
to provide evidence of English proficiency: a minimum of CEF-level C1 (e.g. CAE grade A or
B, IELTS > 7.5; TOEFL IBT > 102);
 Preparedness to live in Middelburg;
Conditions of employment
UCR initially offers a semester contract running from August 1 to December 31, 2016 on the
level of Lecturer. Salary will be based on the VSNU salary scales in the range from € 2,532 (min.
scale 10) to € 5,288 (max. scale 12). Travel costs within the Netherlands will be partly
reimbursed. Furthermore, UCR offers secondary benefits according to the Collective Labor
Agreement Dutch Universities, such as:
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End of Year Bonus (8.3%)
Holiday allowance (8%)
Pension arrangement
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Individual choices model
Application
Review of applications will begin April 5th, 2016 and will continue until the position is filled.
Applications should be in Middelburg before April 5th and include a resume and the names of at least
two references:
University College Roosevelt
Attn. Mrs. Nancy Gunter, HR advisor
P.O. Box 94
NL-4330 AB Middelburg
The Netherlands
Or (preferably) by e-mail to: personnel@ucr.nl
Additional information
About the position, please contact the head of the Social Sciences Department, Dr. Elizabeth Wiese,
email: e.wiese@ucr.nl.
About Utrecht University and University College Roosevelt can be found at www.uu.nl
www.academictransfer.com and www.ucr.nl