The School of Psychology at The University of Plymouth is seeking to appoint a new permanent academic member of staff in one of the following areas: Clinical Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Social Psychology or Individual Differences.
We are looking to appoint people enthusiastic about Psychology, who can provide excellent research-informed teaching for our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and who have the capacity to enhance our research profile.
The University of Plymouth School of Psychology offers excellent research facilities to support your career, with a large suite of recently-refurbished dedicated research facilities covering a broad range of methodologies, supported by a dedicated technical team. The school houses a number of active research groups, and you will be expected to contribute to the success of one of these groups, or to help establish a new group. For more details visit https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/psychology.
Research in the School of Psychology forms part of the part of the University's multidisciplinary Cognition Research Institute https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/institutes/cognition which helps link our research to areas of strength across the entire University.
The University's commitment to supporting research in Psychology was demonstrated this year with a multi-million pound investment to establish a University Brain Research and Imaging Centre, expected to launch in 2018.
The University of Plymouth School of Psychology at offers many opportunities to develop your teaching career. The School comprises around 50 FTE academic staff teaching around 900 students at undergraduate, masters and doctoral level. The school delivers BPS accredited single and combined honours BSc degrees in Psychology, an integrated undergraduate Masters programme in Advanced Psychology, taught postgraduate Masters in Psychology, and Psychological Research Methods, research MPhil and PhDs, and a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. Your teaching will contribute to this portfolio of programmes, as part of a collegiate team of dedicated staff. For more details see: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/schools/psychology/teaching
You will be qualified to PhD level or equivalent in Psychology or a related discipline, and be able to demonstrate the capacity to deliver teaching and research excellence.
For an informal discussion, please email Professor Tim Hollins on t.hollins@plymouth.ac.uk or contact the school office on 01752 584800.
The University of Plymouth is committed to equality of opportunity, promoting a diverse and inclusive culture, demonstrated through our commitment to the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and as a Stonewall diversity champion. All applications will be judged solely on merit, however, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently under-represented in the workforce, for example black and minority ethnic groups.
University of Plymouth holds a TEF (Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework) Silver by the Office for Students.
University of Plymouth has been recognised by Bloomberg as one of the 50 best UK employers for 2016.
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To apply, please visit: www.plymunijobs.co.uk