Professor (Organisational psychology)
CALL FOR COMPETITION FOR A POSITION
Professor (Organisational psychology)
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 Organisational Psychology, particularly in personnel psychology and occupational or work psychology (creation and adaptation of assessment instruments and competence models, assessment of working capacity, analysis of productivity-related factors, etc.), and in creation of digital solutions for competence development and education, and 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 subjects in psychology of human resources, also other subjects in organizational and work psychology, 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. He/she 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 organisational psychology specialisation and psychology studies. The professor is expected to lead and contribute effectively to the implementation and development of the Master's programme in Organisational Psychology at Vilnius University, as well as to be actively involved in the development of new postgraduate programmes in psychology as required. He/she is also expected to carry out interdisciplinary scientific and applied research in collaboration with scholars from other fields and disciplines. He/she will 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).
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 the field of personnel psychology (development or adaptation of assessment instruments and competence models, development of personnel management programmes, etc.).
Practical work experience in organisational and work psychology.
Experience in development and application of digital solutions for education.
Experience in teaching subjects of organisational psychology.
Experience of chairing and/or participation in a master’s degree study programme committee.
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: 0,5 full-time post.
Official salary: 1960 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 (Organizational Psychology)’ in the subject line.