Senior Lecturer in Psychology Birckbeck, School of Psychological Sciences

Senior Lecturer in Psychology Reference Number 11839 Location London, Bloomsbury School/Department Psychological Sciences Position Type Open ended (Permanent) Hours 35 Salary from/to 52780 - 58939 Purpose and Main Duties We are looking for a person with excellent research and administrative skills to join a highly research intensive department which came 5th in RAE2008 and 5th in REF2014. The post-holder will take on the role of Director of Undergraduate Studies working closely alongside the Head of Department (Professor Mike Oaksford) to ensure that we continue to provide the highest quality experience for our students. The successful candidate would also be expected to join one of our research groups in one of the following areas: Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Health Psychology Cognitive Neuroscience of Perception, Attention, Emotion, Memory or Language Cognitive Science of Executive Control, Reasoning, Decision Making, Argumentation Cognitive Genetics Evidence of administrative ability and an established or developing track record in research, including quality journal publications, is essential. You will be responsible for the organisation and day to day running of our highly successful full-time and part-time BSc Psychology Programmes as well as continuing your research in a highly supportive and collaborative environment. The Department has excellent research facilities including a dedicated research fMRI scanner at the Birkbeck-UCL Centre for Neuroimaging. Further Information Salary: Grade 9 of the College's London Pay Scale which is £52,780 rising to £58,939 per annum. This post is full time, 35 hours per week (1.0 FTE) and open-ended. The salary quoted above rata for this is on the College's London Pay Scale and includes a consolidated Weighting/Allowance which applies only to staff whose normal contractual place of work is in the Greater London area. The initial salary will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful applicant. The appointment is subject to a probationary period of 3 years. Birkbeck also provides a generous defined benefit pension scheme, 31 days paid leave, flexible working arrangements and other great benefits. The closing date for completed applications is midnight on Sunday 1 May 2016. For further information on this opportunity contact Professor Mike Oaksford (m.oaksford@bbk.ac.uk). A link to the PDF document containing the job description and person specification is below. Birkbeck is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all candidates irrespective of their sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. Birkbeck is a member of the ‘positive about disability’ two ticks scheme and guarantees to interview all candidates who meet the essential criteria for the post. If you apply for this position please say you saw it on Psychoneuroxy

Senior Lecturer in Psychology

Reference Number 11839
Location London, Bloomsbury
School/Department Psychological Sciences
Position Type Open ended (Permanent)
Hours 35
Salary from/to 52780 - 58939

Purpose and Main Duties

We are looking for a person with excellent research and administrative skills to join a highly research intensive department which came 5th in RAE2008 and 5th in REF2014.

The post-holder will take on the role of Director of Undergraduate Studies working closely alongside the Head of Department (Professor Mike Oaksford) to ensure that we continue to provide the highest quality experience for our students.

The successful candidate would also be expected to join one of our research groups in one of the following areas:
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
Health Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience of Perception, Attention, Emotion, Memory or Language
Cognitive Science of Executive Control, Reasoning, Decision Making, Argumentation
Cognitive Genetics
Evidence of administrative ability and an established or developing track record in research, including quality journal publications, is essential. You will be responsible for the organisation and day to day running of our highly successful full-time and part-time BSc Psychology Programmes as well as continuing your research in a highly supportive and collaborative environment. The Department has excellent research facilities including a dedicated research fMRI scanner at the Birkbeck-UCL Centre for Neuroimaging.

Further Information

Salary: Grade 9 of the College's London Pay Scale which is £52,780 rising to £58,939 per annum.

This post is full time, 35 hours per week (1.0 FTE) and open-ended. The salary quoted above rata for this is on the College's London Pay Scale and includes a consolidated Weighting/Allowance which applies only to staff whose normal contractual place of work is in the Greater London area. The initial salary will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful applicant. The appointment is subject to a probationary period of 3 years. Birkbeck also provides a generous defined benefit pension scheme, 31 days paid leave, flexible working arrangements and other great benefits.

The closing date for completed applications is midnight on Sunday 1 May 2016.

For further information on this opportunity contact Professor Mike Oaksford (m.oaksford@bbk.ac.uk).

A link to the PDF document containing the job description and person specification is below.

Birkbeck is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all candidates irrespective of their sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. Birkbeck is a member of the ‘positive about disability’ two ticks scheme and guarantees to interview all candidates who meet the essential criteria for the post.

If you apply for this position please say you saw it on Psychoneuroxy