Lectureship in Psychology Lancaster University, Department of Psychology

The Department of Psychology at Lancaster University is on a path of substantial research expansion with a research building dedicated to behavioural testing across the lifespan, and specialised laboratories devoted to EEG, NIRS, and eye tracking, psychopharmacological testing, sleep studies, auditory testing, interviewing and observation, motion capture, and virtual reality testing. We are seeking to appoint a Lecturer (the equivalent of Assistant Professor) on a 10 - 12 months fixed-term contract. A senior member of our academic staff has been awarded a prestigious British Academy/Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowship, and this fixed term post has been created to maintain teaching and administration cover within the Department and to provide an exciting opportunity for an early career scholar. This would be an ideal post for you if you are at a stage, post PhD, where you want to develop specialist teaching and/or administration skills, as well as your postdoctoral research skills. You should have: expertise in teaching developmental psychology and/or developmental neuroscience at undergraduate level, research interests in developmental psychology or developmental neuroscience, an interest and expertise in administration at a Departmental level. There are currently four research groups within the Department: Infancy and Early Development; Language and Literacy; Perception and Action; and Social Processes. To find out more about each of these groups please visit www.lancaster.ac.uk/psychology/research You should have a track record of research and teaching excellence demonstrated by publications, research grant acquisition, socio-economic impact, and teaching experience, commensurate with stage of career. Lancaster University is a top 10 UK University. The quality of the Department’s international research is mirrored by the quality of its teaching (e.g., The Daily Telegraph currently features Lancaster as a top-10 UK undergraduate psychology course). The Department of Psychology at Lancaster has a core complement of over 35 members of academic staff, including two Teaching Associates, a thriving community of post-doctoral researchers and PhD students, and over 450 Undergraduate students. Informal enquiries are welcome and should be addressed to Prof. Kate Cain (email:k.cain@lancaster.ac.uk Tel: 01524 593990). Further information about the Department is also available at: www.lancaster.ac.uk/psychology Applications should be accompanied by a cover letter, a full CV, and a brief outline (no more than 2 sides of A4) of the research you would undertake should you be appointed. The Department of Psychology provides a work environment that strongly supports the individual needs of each employee, promoting a healthy work-life balance. We hold the Athena SWAN Bronze award, recognising our commitment to the representation of and support for women in the academic workplace. We are committed to family-friendly and flexible working policies on an individual basis. We particularly welcome applications from people in all diversity groups. Appointments will always be made on merit. If you apply for this position please say you saw it on Psychoneuroxy

The Department of Psychology at Lancaster University is on a path of substantial research expansion with a research building dedicated to behavioural testing across the lifespan, and specialised laboratories devoted to EEG, NIRS, and eye tracking, psychopharmacological testing, sleep studies, auditory testing, interviewing and observation, motion capture, and virtual reality testing.

We are seeking to appoint a Lecturer (the equivalent of Assistant Professor) on a 10 - 12 months fixed-term contract. A senior member of our academic staff has been awarded a prestigious British Academy/Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowship, and this fixed term post has been created to maintain teaching and administration cover within the Department and to provide an exciting opportunity for an early career scholar. This would be an ideal post for you if you are at a stage, post PhD, where you want to develop specialist teaching and/or administration skills, as well as your postdoctoral research skills.

You should have:

expertise in teaching developmental psychology and/or developmental neuroscience at undergraduate level,
research interests in developmental psychology or developmental neuroscience,
an interest and expertise in administration at a Departmental level.

There are currently four research groups within the Department: Infancy and Early Development; Language and Literacy; Perception and Action; and Social Processes. To find out more about each of these groups please visit www.lancaster.ac.uk/psychology/research

You should have a track record of research and teaching excellence demonstrated by publications, research grant acquisition, socio-economic impact, and teaching experience, commensurate with stage of career.

Lancaster University is a top 10 UK University. The quality of the Department’s international research is mirrored by the quality of its teaching (e.g., The Daily Telegraph currently features Lancaster as a top-10 UK undergraduate psychology course).

The Department of Psychology at Lancaster has a core complement of over 35 members of academic staff, including two Teaching Associates, a thriving community of post-doctoral researchers and PhD students, and over 450 Undergraduate students.

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be addressed to Prof. Kate Cain (email:k.cain@lancaster.ac.uk Tel: 01524 593990).

Further information about the Department is also available at: www.lancaster.ac.uk/psychology

Applications should be accompanied by a cover letter, a full CV, and a brief outline (no more than 2 sides of A4) of the research you would undertake should you be appointed.

The Department of Psychology provides a work environment that strongly supports the individual needs of each employee, promoting a healthy work-life balance. We hold the Athena SWAN Bronze award, recognising our commitment to the representation of and support for women in the academic workplace. We are committed to family-friendly and flexible working policies on an individual basis.

We particularly welcome applications from people in all diversity groups. Appointments will always be made on merit.

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