Information on Employment Appointment

The Department of Psychology has approximately 160 employees and conducts extensive educational and research activities in collaboration with the surrounding community. The research conducted is assessed by international reviewers as very good, and the demand for our programs has been high for many years. See www.gu.se/psykologi (https://www.gu.se/psykologi) for more information. General information about what it means to be a doctoral student at the University of Gothenburg can be found on the university's doctoral pages. https://www.gu.se/utbildning-till-att-bli-forskare (https://www.gu.se/utbildning-till-att-bli-forskare)

Job Responsibilities

We are looking for a PhD candidate for the research project A Helping Paw? The Role of Service Dogs in Child Interviews with Particularly Vulnerable Victims, funded by the Crime Victim Fund. The project aims to increase understanding of the role of service dogs and their potential contributions to improving support for children and interviewers in child interviews.

The research you will conduct, within the framework of the research project, will focus on various questions regarding the use of service dogs in child interviews. The research will involve planning, conducting, and analyzing the outcomes of both qualitative and quantitative studies. You will also write scientific articles based on collected material and take courses as part of your doctoral education. The work requires good planning, analytical skills, independent work, as well as teamwork. It also requires good communication skills with children of various ages. For the work, the ability to communicate with both international researchers and various national legal actors is required. Therefore, you need to have good knowledge of both English and Swedish, in both spoken and written form. As a PhD candidate, you will be part of the research group Criminal, Legal, and Investigative Psychology (CLIP).

Doctoral education comprises four years of full-time studies and leads to a doctoral degree. As part of your doctoral employment, you may have departmental duties amounting to a maximum of 20% of full-time distributed throughout the entire education period. Departmental duties typically involve teaching at the undergraduate and advanced levels.

Eligibility

Basic eligibility for doctoral education is held by those who:

• have obtained a master's degree
• have completed course requirements of at least 240 higher education credits, of which 60 higher education credits at the advanced level, or otherwise acquired equivalent knowledge within or outside the country

Specific eligibility for doctoral education is held by those who:

• have completed courses totaling at least 90 higher education credits in psychology at the undergraduate level and
• at least 60 higher education credits at the advanced level in psychology, including courses of at least 15 higher education credits in scientific methods and a thesis of at least 15 higher education credits, or
• have acquired knowledge equivalent to the above requirements in other ways

Assessment Criteria

Selection among applicants who meet the requirements for basic and specific eligibility is based on the ability to benefit from doctoral education. Great importance is placed on the applicant's previous theses/exam projects, any previous research-related work experience, personal suitability, and other relevant qualifications.

Applicants should have an interest in forensic psychological research questions in general and child interview methodology in particular. Education or experience in research questions studied from a forensic psychological perspective is meritorious. Experience in conducting structured or semi-structured interviews with children individually and/or in groups is also meritorious. Applicants should have a high result and goal orientation, good collaboration skills, and good planning and initiative abilities. Experience in research projects, coding and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data, as well as writing scientific papers is meritorious. Good communication skills in English and Swedish, both spoken and written, are required.

Applicants who are deemed to belong to a tight group will be invited for an interview. This may be conducted partly in English, in some cases via the internet.

Contact Information for the Position

For questions about the project, contact Mikaela Magnusson, mikaela.magnusson@psy.gu.se (mailto:mikaela.magnusson@psy.gu.se)

For general questions about doctoral education, contact the doctoral education administrator, Ann Backlund, ann.backlund@psy.gu.se (mailto:ann.backlund@psy.gu.se) 031-786 1637

Application

You apply to be admitted to doctoral studies via the University of Gothenburg's recruitment portal. As an applicant, you are responsible for ensuring that the application is complete in accordance with the advertisement and that it is received by the university no later than the application deadline.

The application must be submitted no later than: April 14

You apply to be admitted to doctoral studies via the University of Gothenburg's recruitment portal by clicking the “Apply” button.

Do not forget to attach the requested documents

• Thesis
• Educational background
• Work experience
• Research experience (if scientific work is attached where the applicant is not the sole author, the applicant must indicate their own contribution to the work)
• Motivate your application and why you are applying for this position, and summarize your qualifications in the personal letter
• Specific assessment criteria found in the advertisement text

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