Universität Basel
Basel
Professorship in Clinical Psychology and Digital Psychotherapy 100%
- 21 August 2026
- 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent)
- 4000 Basel
About the job
At the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Basel, a Professorship in Clinical Psychology and Digital Psychotherapy (Associate or Full Professorship) is to be filled for the autumn semester 2027 or by arrangement.
Your Tasks
The professorship to be filled conducts excellent research in the field of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy with a special focus on digital intervention approaches in childhood/adolescence and/or adulthood. In particular, the professorship researches and develops innovative approaches to the use of digital technologies for psychotherapeutic care, such as smartphone-based applications, the use of artificial intelligence, or virtual reality in the context of psychotherapeutic procedures. The research of such approaches is carried out, among other things, with regard to their effectiveness, acceptance, or integration with the entire healthcare system. Through its research, the professorship creates evidence-based foundations for modern, high-quality psychotherapy and contributes to the development of low-threshold, scalable, and personalised offerings. Interdisciplinary connections within the faculty and the university are desired. Through its studies, publications, and acquisition of third-party funding, the professorship makes a significant contribution to profiling the research priorities of the faculty.
The professor offers teaching amounting to eight semester hours per week in the bachelor's and master's programmes. They strengthen the basic offering in clinical psychology as well as the applied offering in the field of face-to-face and digital psychotherapy approaches within lectures, seminars, and qualification theses.
The professor offers teaching amounting to eight semester hours per week in the bachelor's and master's programmes. They strengthen the basic offering in clinical psychology as well as the applied offering in the field of face-to-face and digital psychotherapy approaches within lectures, seminars, and qualification theses.
Your Profile
We are looking for a personality who will establish psychological research and teaching in Clinical Psychology and Digital Psychotherapy at the Basel location. University degrees in psychology at the master’s and doctoral level are mandatory prerequisites for a successful application.
Candidates are distinguished by excellent international publications as first or last author and have successfully researched digital intervention approaches within Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy. Success as a Principal Investigator in obtaining competitive third-party funding is expected, as well as a completed psychotherapy training (proven by a federal recognition and/or equivalent) or advanced psychotherapy training, each in the area of children/adolescents or adulthood.
Candidates have successfully taught university courses at the bachelor and/or master level, supervised qualification theses, and can demonstrate experience in supervising early career researchers, including independent, successful supervision of PhD projects. The professorship should open access to an attractive and modern professional field for students and graduates. For this purpose, language skills in German at least at level C1 are expected no later than two years after taking up the position.
Willingness and qualification for active participation and assumption of leadership roles in academic self-administration shortly after appointment, as well as cooperative collaboration within the faculty and university, are expected.
Candidates are distinguished by excellent international publications as first or last author and have successfully researched digital intervention approaches within Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy. Success as a Principal Investigator in obtaining competitive third-party funding is expected, as well as a completed psychotherapy training (proven by a federal recognition and/or equivalent) or advanced psychotherapy training, each in the area of children/adolescents or adulthood.
Candidates have successfully taught university courses at the bachelor and/or master level, supervised qualification theses, and can demonstrate experience in supervising early career researchers, including independent, successful supervision of PhD projects. The professorship should open access to an attractive and modern professional field for students and graduates. For this purpose, language skills in German at least at level C1 are expected no later than two years after taking up the position.
Willingness and qualification for active participation and assumption of leadership roles in academic self-administration shortly after appointment, as well as cooperative collaboration within the faculty and university, are expected.
We Offer You
The position will be filled as an Associate Professorship or Full Professorship with attractive personnel resources. The Faculty of Psychology offers an attractive research environment with modern IT infrastructure as well as the opportunity to engage in continuing education and public service. The University of Basel stands for excellence through diversity and is committed to equal opportunities and family friendliness. In the endeavour to increase the proportion of women in professorships, the university is particularly interested in applications from women. Promotions are implemented according to the university guidelines .
Application / Contact
Candidates are requested to submit their complete application documents written in English as one PDF (max 10MB) and in the specified order by 30.09.2026 via the University of Basel’s online application portal. Applications submitted by other means will not be considered. The application documents should include the following:
Further Information
Further information is gladly provided by the Appointments Team, berufungen-psychologie@unibas.ch .
* The professorship is advertised as a 100% position. Upon request, the Rectorate can approve a temporary reduction of the employment level. A half-time split between two persons is possible under certain conditions; further information on job sharing is provided by the Appointments Team.
Candidates are requested to submit their complete application documents written in English as one PDF (max 10MB) and in the specified order by 30.09.2026 via the University of Basel’s online application portal. Applications submitted by other means will not be considered. The application documents should include the following:
- Motivation letter
- CV
- Net Academic Age (to be calculated according to the procedure of the Swiss National Science Foundation; specification of calculation details not required)
- List of peer-reviewed international publications
- a one-page research and teaching concept each
- Information on acquired third-party funding, differentiated by competitive versus non-competitive third-party funding in the roles of Principal Investigator versus Co-Principal Investigator.
- four teaching evaluations from different courses
- the five most important publications as first or last author as PDFs.
Further Information
Further information is gladly provided by the Appointments Team, berufungen-psychologie@unibas.ch .
* The professorship is advertised as a 100% position. Upon request, the Rectorate can approve a temporary reduction of the employment level. A half-time split between two persons is possible under certain conditions; further information on job sharing is provided by the Appointments Team.
University of Basel
4000 Basel
4000 Basel
