Karlstad University / Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

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Description

The Department of Social and Psychological Studies offers courses at undergraduate and master’s level in Gender Studies, Psychology, Social Work, and Sociology. The department also offers doctoral programmes in Psychology, Sociology and Social Work.

The department is now recruiting a licentiate student in Psychology. The focus of this licentiate studentship is on anxiety in general and social anxiety more specifically, taking both clinical and developmental approaches. Social anxiety is common, and a fear of public speaking is the most common fear experienced by people with social anxiety. However, persons seldom experience only a single problem, and comorbidity is the rule rather than the exception in both general and clinical populations. Accordingly, research is needed that focuses on the mechanisms connected to the development and treatment of comorbidity. The specific focus of this licentiate studentship is on anxiety and/or comorbidity between anxiety and other illnesses, such as sleeping problems, pain, depression and cognitive impairment.

Licentiate degree

The successful applicant is admitted to a doctoral programme leading to a licentiate degree and comprising 120 ECTS credits, the equivalent of two years’ full-time study. The applicant is expected to start during early spring 2019.

Appointment

Admittance to the doctoral programme is required for appointment. A notification of admittance is regarded as an application for the licentiate studentship. The appointment may include teaching, research or administration at a maximum of 20% of full time, and the studentship is then extended accordingly.

Eligibility and selection

General as well as specific entry requirements have to be met for admittance to the doctoral programme, and applicants should have the capacity to complete the programme successfully.

General eligibility:

  • A person who has earned a master’s degree of at least 240 ECTS credits of which at least 60 ECTS cr. are studies at master’s level, or who in some other way in Sweden or abroad has acquired largely equivalent knowledge.

Special eligibility:

For admission to the doctoral programme in Psychology, a person should

  •  have completed 120 ECTS credits in Psychology, or
  •  hold a Master of Science in Psychology or a Postgraduate Diploma in Psychotherapy, or
  • acquired largely equivalent knowledge in Sweden or abroad.

Assessment is based on the applicant’s education and other experience, as well as on the independent essays and scientific degree projects submitted in support of the application. Weight is given to earlier research experience in clinical psychology or developmental psychology. Very good English skills are needed to complete the doctoral programme.

Application

The application is submitted electronically and has to include:

–A CV and certified true copies of degree certificates, grades, etc.

– A brief account (max. 1000 words) of the applicant’s interest in the position and their main areas of interest for the licentiate degree project

– A research plan (max. 5 pages) detailing the proposed research area (theoretical framework, aim, research questions and methods)

– Undergraduate and master-level essays and degree projects for consideration

– Other academic texts demonstrating the applicant’s capability to complete the doctoral programme successfully, if applicable.

Online information

More information about admittance to the PhD programme, the curriculum for doctoral studies in Psychology, the rules and regulations for doctoral studies, etc., are available on the university’s doctoral studies pages at www.kau.se/

 

 

 

Type of employment Temporary position
Contract type Full time
First day of employment Spring 2019
Salary According to agreement
Number of positions 1
Full-time equivalent 100%
City Karlstad
County Värmlands län
Country Sweden
Reference number REK2018/187
Contact
  • Maria Tillfors, professor, 054-700 2189
Union representative
  • Thomas Bragefors, SACO, 054-700 1714
  • Denita Gustavsson, OFR, 054-700 1434
Published 09.Oct.2018
Last application date 06.Nov.2018 11:59 PM CET

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