Exciting Industrial Post Doc Opportunity

University of Copenhagen (UCPH) and the private company Samarbejde efter Skilsmisse ApS (SES) are looking for a dynamic Industrial Post Doc to join our team and make a difference for families who experience divorce (relationship dissolution).

Specifically, we are looking for an Industrial Post Doc to help research the effectiveness of SES NXT. SES NXT is a digital intervention platform for children aged 3-17, who experience parental divorce. Through a large RCT design study and a qualitative study, we are looking to test if the platform can improve children’s well-being and quality of life following their parents’ divorce (see also www.sesnxt.com).

You will be working in a dynamic team environment at both the company’s office in Ordrup (just outside Copenhagen) and UCPH, Department of Public Health located centrally in Copenhagen. While your primarily responsibility will be research related to SES NXT, we expect you to assist in other research and data-related tasks of importance to the company and research group at UCPH. More about SES here www.ses.dk and the research group at UCPH here: www.sirlabcopenhagen.com.

The position is open to anyone with a PhD age of maximum 5 years i.e. the PhD will have to have been obtained between January 1. 2018 and January 1. 2023. The position runs from February 1, 2023 (or as soon as possible after) to June 2025 with the possibility of extension.

Salary is according to standard agreements with the possibility of an individually negotiated supplement.

Ideally, the candidate will:

Hold a PhD in psychology, sociology or related disciplines
Be fluent in oral and written Danish
Have strong oral and written skills in English
Have a documented and strong knowledge of basic statistics
Have an understanding of or interest in qualitative research
Have documented publications in international peer-reviewed journals
Be able to work and plan independently
Be good at stake holder engagement and management
Able to communicate research clearly to both an academic and public audience
Be a team player

Application procedure

The application must be submitted in Danish, Norwegian, Swedish or English and must include the following documents:

Application, including motivations for applying for the position (Maximum 2 pages)
Curriculum vitae
Diplomas (Master’s, PhD, and other relevant certificates)
A complete list of publications

The deadline for applications is January 1 2023.

For more information, please contact Head of Research, Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen Gert Martin Hald at ghald@sund.ku.dk. Phone +45 28731317.