Senior Lecturer in Social Cognition, - Ref:1442390
UCL Department / Division
Psychology and Language Sciences
Specific unit / Sub department
Experimental Psychology
Grade 9
Hours Full Time
Salary (inclusive of London allowance)
£53,119-£57,760 per annum
Duties and Responsibilities
Experimental Psychology at UCL is looking for a psychologist with a strong commitment to
world-class research. The Department particularly welcomes applications from experts in
social cognition, broadly defined, to complement our existing expertise in this area. This
could include the development of social cognition, computational or experimental
investigations of social cognition, or social cognitive neuroscience. The appointment will
be at Senior Lecturer level (equivalent to Associate Professor). The ideal candidate must
have experience of leading a research program, has a record of high-quality publications
commensurate with the stage of their academic career, and is able to contribution to both
our undergraduate and graduate programs, lead research projects in the area of social
cognition, and obtain competitive research funding. This person will contribute to the
department’s research, teaching, graduate supervision, and administration.
Experimental Psychology is part of the Division of Psychology and Language Sciences at
UCL, which offers excellent opportunities for cross-disciplinary research and the
infrastructure for the successful applicant to build up their own research team.
The position is open ended, with a three-year probationary period (equivalent to tenure
track).
Key Requirements
The successful candidate will hold a PhD in Psychology or a related field and will be
engaged in a program of original research that enhances the department’s research
portfolio and that can give rise to PhD projects and applications for research funding.
Informal enquiries can be made to the Head of Department, Dr. Joseph Devlin (+ 44 (0) 20
7679 5414, joe.devlin(a)ucl.ac.uk). If you have any queries regarding the application
process please contact Sonia Theodoric (s.theodoric(a)ucl.ac.uk).
Further information about the research department of Experimental Psychology can be found
here:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/research/experimental-psychology/
We particularly welcome female applicants and those from an ethnic minority, as they are
under-represented within UCL at this level.
To apply for this vacancy please go to the following website
http://bit.ly/1E2djTF
Closing Date: 28 Nov 2014
Latest time for the submission of applications: 5pm Interview date: December 2014
Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment and
success in addressing gender equality.
This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Academic Staff.