Professor (Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy)
CALL FOR COMPETITION FOR A POSITION
Professor (Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy)
Faculty of Philosophy, Institute of Psychology.
The date of the call for the competition: 06 January 2025.
Deadline for document submission: 05 February 2025 (local time zone UTC+2).
Professor of Vilnius University is a recognised leader in their field of research and studies in Lithuania; it is the highest teaching position at the University. The professor’s responsibilities include scientific research and/or experimental development activities as well as disseminating their results at national and international levels, research-based studies, contributing to the training of researchers and lecturers, providing expert recommendations, carrying out educational activities, educating society at large and/or disseminating achievements of culture.
Description and responsibilities of the position:
It is expected that the professor will perform scientific research of international and high national level individually (and/or in a team with other researchers) in the field of clinical psychology, particularly in the development and (or) adaptation of clinical psychological assessment instruments and effectiveness of psychological counselling and psychotherapy process. The professor will publish the results of their research in highly ranked scientific journals and to present the results of his/her research in the international conferences. The research professor will submit proposals for research project funding and will implement the projects; convene teams of researchers and lead them; teach students in Lithuanian and/or English the subjects in clinical psychological assessment and psychological counselling, prepare methodological material for studies; supervise final theses of students, doctoral dissertations and/or postdoctoral interns. As an expert in their field, he/she will provide insights and recommendations to society, when necessary. Also, will maintain professional relations with their colleagues abroad and will take an active part in national and international associations in their field. The professor will promote clinical psychology specialisation and psychology studies. The professor is also expected to carry out interdisciplinary scientific and applied research in collaboration with scholars from other fields and disciplines; and, most importantly, to lead the researchers in a field of mental health, both assessment, prevention and intervention of mental health problems. He/she will also implement other functions assigned to a professor related to studies, research, methodological and organisational activity, as provided for in the legal acts of the University.
Required qualifications:
Doctoral degree social sciences, psychology, clinical psychology.
Supervision of a doctoral student and/or postdoctoral intern.
Ability to teach in Lithuanian and English.
Ability to lead international and/or national research projects.
Description of Mandatory Competences for the Career Stages of Researchers at Higher Education and Research Institutions HERE.
Description of other required qualifications is available HERE.
In case the candidates are of equal standing, the following will be considered an advantage:
Experience in teaching clinical psychological assessment and psychological counselling process.
Experience in researching the effectiveness of psychological counselling and (or) psychotherapy, and psychotherapy supervision process.
Experience in adaptation and standardization of clinical psychological assessment instruments in Lithuania.
Practical work experience in psychological counselling and psychotherapy.
The selection of candidates will be held on the basis of qualitative expert evaluation and, when necessary, in other ways. A more detailed description of the procedure for holding recruiting competitions is available HERE.
Starting at: 01 September 2025, duration of contract – 5 years.
Workload: 1 full-time post.
Official salary: 3920 EUR (before tax).
Candidates shall submit the following documents:
Description of academic activities in English together with a list of publications (when completing the Pedagogical Competencies section, please refer to the Guidelines for Evaluating the Pedagogical Competencies. When completing the Activity Plan section, please prepare an activity plan that would be aligned with the priorities of the Vilnius University Strategic Plan and the action plan of the Faculty of Philosophy).
Curriculum Vitae.
Certified copies of qualification documents and diplomas (not applicable to current Vilnius University employees).
All documents shall be submitted to , with ‘Professor (Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy)’ in the subject line.