Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Social and/or Affective Neuroscience and Mental Health

Lecturer Salary from £35,505 p.a
Senior Lecturer Salary from £41,131 p.a
The level of appointment would be determined by the selection panel following an interview.

The post

NTU Psychology is seeking a lecturer in Social and/or Affective Neuroscience and Mental Health to further strengthen our research profile and support our teaching. You will be joining the Affect, Personality and Embodied Brain Research Group (APE) which is linked to the Centre for Public and Psychosocial Health (CPPH). Research in the APE group considers psychological and physical wellbeing as intimately linked and impacted by biological predisposition and lifestyle factors of risk and resilience.

Its members seek to discover, develop and evaluate ways to optimise living throughout the lifespan and seek to understand the mechanisms underpinning interpersonal behaviour with specific regard to emotion, from personality, neurocognitive (e.g., neuropsychological assessment, electroencephalography, functional imaging) and/or molecular psychology (e.g., role of immune system in health) frameworks. Translating this fundamental research to applied outputs in mental health and wellbeing is a particular focus, for example through understanding aetiology and intervention for major psychological conditions (e.g., autism, personality disorders, psychopathy, schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, dementia).

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Applicants

You should be an enthusiastic lecturer with excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a commitment to supporting students' development at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Mentoring and support for development in both teaching and research will be provided to appointees appropriate to their level of experience.

NTU Psychology is committed to diversity and welcomes applications from individuals who can contribute to a wider departmental focus on cultural psychology. We also welcome applications from under-represented groups and from people who are seeking a part-time contract. Appointments will always be made on merit.

You will have a strong research profile and evidence of world leading potential in psychology (outputs and research impact 3*/4* rated in the UK’s Research Excellence Framework), including collaborative projects and successful funding bids. We particularly welcome applications from candidates with commitment to open research practices and expertise in advanced research methods. To develop your work further, you will have access to an excellent research environment and equipment (e.g., EEG, MRI, TMS, fNIRS, DECS, wetlabs, virtual reality labs) in Psychology and across NTU. APE also lead and collaborate on projects in molecular psychology (e.g., lipids).

The department has an outstanding reputation for research-led teaching and APE members contribute to a number of popular specialist modules (e.g., Psychopathology, Clinical Neuropsychology; Advanced Biological Psychology, Biological Perspectives in Mental Health and Wellbeing, Individual Differences) and attract excellent doctoral students via external and internal funding.

NTU Psychology

You will be joining a very large, lively, diverse, collegiate and ambitious group with an excellent reputation for its theoretically informed impactful and applied research and its teaching provision at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Colleagues in the department have a range of backgrounds, spanning most areas of psychology.

NTU Psychology was the largest research unit in the NTU submission to REF2021. 65% of our research outputs were identified as internationally excellent or world leading and 100% of our research impact and research environment was recognised as internationally excellent with 60% of impact and 35% of environment described as world leading.

We are the largest provider of full-time undergraduate degrees in psychology in the UK. Our pre-covid NSS scores for overall satisfaction was above 90% for eight years and in 2022 was ahead of the sector average at 84%. We lead in the University on issues of diversity and inclusion and have achieved Athena SWAN recognition at the department level.

Our commitment to teaching is shown by the collaboration of over 90 staff to create an introductory text for SAGE (3rd edition published Spring 2019) the royalties of which are used to enhance the student experience.

Closing Date: 6th April 2023

Interview Date: w/c 17th April 2023

If you have any specific queries in relation to this position, please contact Dr Duncan Guest, Head of the Psychology Academy (duncan.guest@ntu.ac.uk) or Dr Alex Sumich/Dr Nadja Heym who co lead the Affect, Personality and Embodied Brain Research Group (alexander.sumich@ntu.ac.uk/ nadja.heym@ntu.ac.uk ).

About NTU

NTU prides itself on being an inclusive employer. We value and celebrate equality in opportunities, and we encourage applications from people who reflect the diversity of our communities.

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Whilst this role is eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa for more information.

This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and successful applicants will be asked to declare any unspent criminal convictions.