International Postdoctoral Positions in Global Mental Health for Phd

Eligibility Criteria

Essential experience and skills:

• You have a PhD in Public Mental Health, Clinical/ Health/ Community Psychology, Humanitarian Mental Health, Psychiatry, Mental Health Nursing, Psychiatric Social Work, or another field related to social determinants of mental health
• You have experience in rigorous, mixed methods, intervention research in the field of social determinants of mental health in low-resource settings and/or mental health and psychosocial support interventions in low-resource humanitarian settings
• You are highly committed to conducting research that makes a sustainable difference in the lives of marginalized populations, and are willing to work across the boundaries of academic disciplines and practice/policy sectors
• You are committed to conducting research in close, equitable partnerships with academic and humanitarian partners in low-resource settings
• You have worked in low-resource settings, and thrive in culturally diverse working environments
• You can creatively adapt research projects to fit the changing circumstances in dynamic, low-resource, humanitarian settings
• You have strong communication skills and are a team player
• You have excellent English skills written and spoken

Desirable experience and skills:

• You have worked in humanitarian practice, and have knowledge of the international humanitarian response infrastructure
• You have experience conducting research in East Africa and Latin America
• You have obtained research grants, or have significantly contributed to successful research grants
• You speak Spanish or Arabic
• You have a strong publication record

Offered Benefits

Salary, pension and terms of employment will be in accordance with the agreement between the Danish Ministry of Finance and AC (Danish Confederation of Professional Associations). Currently, the monthly salary starts at 33,600 DKK/ approx. 4,480 Euro (April 2018-level). Depending on qualifications, a supplement may be negotiated. The employer will pay an additional 17.1 % to your pension fund.

Non-Danish and Danish applicants may be eligible for tax reductions, if they hold a PhD degree and have not lived in Denmark the last 10 years.

Application Process

Your application must include the following documents/attachments – all in PDF format:

1. Motivated letter of application (max. one page).

2. CV incl. education, work/research experience, language skills and other skills relevant for the position.

3. A certified/signed copy of a) PhD certificate and b) Master of Science certificate. If the PhD is not completed, a written statement from the supervisor will do.

4. List of publications.