ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN PSYCHOLOGY, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY (F/M, 1.0 fte)

The department of Technology, Human and Institutional Behaviour (HIB), section Psychology, Health and Technology (PHT) at the University of Twente (UT) is seeking an assistant professor of Psychology, Health and Technology (1,0 fte).

We offer an exciting position in a stimulating, international environment. You will develop and contribute to psychological and behavioural research on the role of technology in prevention, diagnostics, treatment, engagement and rehabilitation across the spectrum of (mental) health and well-being. The department has a focus on the development and evaluation of engaging personalized and adaptive interventions and a fit to this focus would be welcome. We have a strong culture of interdisciplinary research within the Health and Institutional Behaviour department, but also in collaboration with technological groups like Industrial Design or Human-Media Interaction. Furthermore, we have longstanding collaboration with hospitals, mental health care institutes and other healthcare organizations.

Various initiatives and infrastructures at Twente will enable exciting opportunities for research and education, in particular the Center for eHealth and Wellbeing research. Furthermore, there is an opportunity to contribute to BMS Faculty themes like health and resilience, and connect to interdisciplinary university-wide collaborations such as the Techmed Centre and the Digital Society Institute.

In addition to research, you will contribute to the education of our students, by coordinating, developing and teaching courses in the Bachelor and Master programmes of Psychology and Health Sciences. In these courses, the focus is on the development, evaluation and implementation of technology in (mental) healthcare. You will engage in supervision of Bachelor and Master-theses in the Psychology and Health Sciences programmes and will supervise PhD-students.