Technology plays an increasingly important role in mental health care. The use of eHealth, mHealth, mobile sensing, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence holds important promises to bring mental health care closer to the everyday life of clients, but it remains a challenge to integrate them into clinical practice. This also brings methodological challenges to go beyond randomized controlled trials towards designs that combine qualitative methods that enable to study the lived experiences of psychologists and their clients with quantitative methods that often include new types of data, for example in bio sensing, ecological momentary assessment, digital patient files, and email guidance.
This challenge asks for a close collaboration between research, teaching, and clinical practice. First, there is a need for developing theories and (design) methodologies to connect clinical psychology, technology and human goals and values related to wellbeing, empathy and compassion. Second, this concerns the development, evaluation and implementation of technologies to support psychologists and clients in therapeutic processes. Third, this asks questions how to educate psychologists of the future, who are willing and able to integrative innovative technologies in their everyday practice and contribute to innovation processes in psychotherapeutic treatments and organization of therapy.
We offer an exciting position in a stimulating, international environment. The section PHT has a focus on the development and evaluation of engaging personalized and adaptive interventions. We have a strong culture of interdisciplinary research within the Health and Institutional Behaviour department to contribute to BMS Faculty themes like health and resilience. We also connect with technological groups like Industrial Design and Human-Media Interaction in university-wide collaborations such as the TechMed Centre. We offer an exciting Bachelor and Master with a focus on design and technology that belong to the best in the Netherlands (Keuzegids 2022). In particular courses and theses supervision in the track Positive Clinical Psychology and Technology is relevant to this position. Last but not least, we have longstanding collaboration with mental health organizations in both research and teaching.
YOUR PROFILE
- has a strong record of publications and grants and is eager to develop into an inspiring and excellent leader who can guide a team to perform at the forefront of the field of clinical psychology and technology
- has a broad methodological expertise in mixed methods that combine qualitative and quantitative data
- has demonstrated capacity to (co-)supervise PhD researchers
- has strong collaborative and communicative capabilities in an environment that connects academic research and teaching with clinical practice
- is passionate to teach at all levels and possess a University Teaching Qualification (UTQ) certificate, or equivalent international qualifications
- has an excellent command of English, at least at C2 level
OUR OFFER
- we offer a fulltime position, starting with a temporary appointment with the prospect of a permanent position after a positive evaluation
- depending on experience and qualifications, the gross monthly salary on a full-time basis range between € 5.506, – to € 7.362, – (scale 13 or 14) (the 30% tax ruling might be applicable)
- a minimum of 29 leave days in case of full-time employment based on a formal workweek of 38 hours (a fulltime employment in practice means 40 hours a week, therefore resulting in 96 extra leave hours on an annual basis)
- possibilities to save up holidays for sabbatical leave
- we are a family-friendly institution that offers parental leave (both paid and unpaid) and career support for partners
- finally, you will work in a lively, inspiring and dynamic working environment in an organization focusing on internationalization, where you will have a high degree of responsibility and independence
INFORMATION AND APPLICATION
Are you interested in this position? Please submit your application until January 9th, 2023, by using the ‘Apply now’ button and include a motivation letter, your cv including list of publications, a research and teaching statement along with the contact information of two references.
For additional information about this position, please contact prof. dr. G.J. (Gerben) Westerhof (e-mail: g.j.westerhof@utwente.nl)