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Job Offer: Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, or Principal Lecturer (Fixed term for 24 months):Job description:Job location: Liverpool The School of Psychology has a thriving and vibrant research culture and outstanding teaching and research facilities. Within the school, the Research Centre for Brain and Behaviour https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/research/centres-and-institutes/research-centre-for- brain-and-behaviour brings our research together under four main themes: Neuroscience, Health and Wellbeing, Forensic Psychology and Cognition, Education and Language. Within these themes, staff currently hold substantial research grants from funders including Euro EU Chanse, Wellcome, NIHR, ESRC, BA, NHS Trusts, and a range of charitable organisations. Due to our continued success, we have submitted over 42 FTE staff to REF2021, increased our Research Power (from 27 in 2014 to 76 in 2021) and were ranked 37 out of 93 Institutions for Research Power. In the last National Student Survey, we scored above the benchmark for all themes and saw an increase in our ranking across all major league tables, including The Times, Guardian, and Good University Guide. The School has expanded its staff numbers significantly over the last year, employing around 80 academic and 15 research staff. We are now looking to appoint a Lecture, Senior Lecturer or Principal Lecturer in Psychology on a full-time basis, for a fixed term of 24 months. This post provides an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic and motivated team and contribute to our continued development with a specific focus on maintaining the high-quality of our student provision. In addition to teaching, you will contribute to specific workstreams focused on supporting quality improvements to our existing portfolio of programmes with a focus on enhancing the student practice and improving employcapability. We will consider candidates at the level of Lecturer, Senior Lecturer or Principal Lecturer with skills in any BPS core area of psychology; job title and level of activity will be determined by qualifications and practice. We are most interested in attracting enthusiastic and committed individuals with excellent communication and interpersonal skill to join our team. Importantly, candidates should be dedicated to providing an outstanding student practice. You will also have the opportunity to teach on our prosperous BPS Accredited programmes at undergraduate, Master's (Forensic and Investigative Psychology, Health Psychology) and Doctoral (Health Psychology) levels, depending on qualifications and practice. Plus, the School has a MSc in Positive Psychology and Wellbeing and a MSc in Brain and Behaviour. In return, we offer an excellent benefits package including generous annual leave entitlement, pension scheme, induction, and development support as well as family-friendly policies. This is an exciting time to join the university as we deliver the LJMU Strategy 2030 and its vision of LJMU as an inclusive civic university transforming lives and futures, by placing students at the heart of everything we do. If you feel that this is the function you have been looking for and your skills and practice can make a real difference at LJMU, we look forward to hearing from you. Informal enquiries may be made to Prof Helen Poole (h.m.poole@ljmu.ac.uk), Dr Jennifer Chopra (j.chopra@ljmu.ac.uk), or Dr Ralph Pawling (r.pawling@ljmu.ac.uk). LJMU values diversity and provides a supportive and inclusive environment where everyone can fulfil their potential. Skills:
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