The appointment will be on UCL Grade. The salary range will be Grade 7: £39,353 - £42,701 per annum Grade 8: £43,884 - £51,769 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance.
Applications are invited for a Lecturer (grade 7 or 8) in the field of deafness, cognition and language. Applicants from a broad range of relevant disciplines are encouraged to apply, including (but not limited to) psychology, linguistics, cognitive neuroscience, clinical psychology, psycholinguistics, education, interpreting, speech and language therapy, language development and language sciences.
The successful applicant will contribute to the goal of strengthening DCAL’s position as a centre of research and teaching excellence in the field. The appointee will be expected to carry out an independent research programme resulting in the publication of original and rigorous research, which contributes to the overall scientific mission of DCAL. The postholder will be expected to obtain external funding to support this programme. The successful applicant will be expected to establish wide-ranging collaborations within UCL and beyond. The successful applicant will be expected to contribute to research-led teaching via the development of specialised content for undergraduate and postgraduate level degrees. They will also be expected to undertake a range of administration duties that are key to the successful running of DCAL and to the achievement of UCL's wider goals and aims.
Key Requirements
The appointee will have a strong track record, commensurate with experience, of academic publications in the field and of obtaining research grant funding. They will have knowledge of, or demonstrate a clear commitment to learn, British Sign Language.
UCL vacancy reference: 1760457
Informal enquiries can be made to the Director of DCAL, Professor Mairéad MacSweeney, +44 (0) 20 7679 1157, m.macsweeney@ucl.ac.uk
Closing Date: 30 November 2018
Latest time for the submission of applications: 23:59.
Interview Date: TBC
We particularly welcome female applicants and those from an ethnic minority, as they are under-represented within UCL at this level.
UCL Taking Action for Equality
We will consider applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible.
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Professor Mairéad MacSweeney: m.macsweeney@ucl.ac.uk
+44 (0) 20 7679 1157
