Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Youth Mental Health - University of Birmingham

Vacancy Reference Number

59961

Closing Date

30 Sep 2018

Salary

£40,792 to £75,744 (Grade 8)

Duration

Permanent

£40,792 - £75,744 (Lecturer salary from £40,792 - £48,677 a year with potential progression (to £54,765 a year)). (Senior Lecturer/Reader salary from £50,132 - £58,089 a year with potential progression (to £75,744 a year)). 

The appointee will undertake research in Youth Mental Health or other areas pending discussion, forming networks across the School and wider University.  Research involving the Institute for Mental Health’s interdisciplinary focus on translational cognitive neuroscience, health service evaluation, social policy, philosophy and ethics, and emerging disorders will be encouraged.  There will also be access to other state of the art clinical research opportunities within University space embedded within the Barberry Centre, The Institute for Mental Health, and the Centre for Human Brain Health.

Person Specification

Lecturer

• Normally, a higher degree relevant to the research/teaching area (usually PhD) or equivalent qualifications
• Substantial research/teaching experience and scholarship within subject specialism
• Proven ability to devise, advise on and manage learning/ research
• Skills in managing, motivating and mentoring others successfully at all levels

Research

• Experience and achievement reflected in a growing reputation and high quality research outputs
• Extensive experience and demonstrated success in planning, undertaking and project managing research to deliver high quality results
• Extensive experience of applying and/or developing and devising successful models, techniques and methods
• Evidence of grant capture is desirable.

Teaching

• Ability to design, deliver, assess and revise teaching programmes
• Experience and demonstrated success in developing appropriate approaches to learning and teaching, and advising colleagues

Senior Lecturer 

Demonstrated competence in Research; Learning and Teaching; and Management and Administration; and excellence in at least two of these areas.

Research requirements

An excellent national reputation and a developing international profile through significant original research work and a clear record of impact. Evidence of success under the following headings, as appropriate to the discipline:

• High level peer esteem as evidenced by
  • Excellent reputation in the UK and often internationally, reflected in sustained high quality output, level of innovation, impact on subject and recognition
  • An excellent and sustained record of peer reviewed research publications
• Successful and sustained supervision of doctoral students to completion
• Substantial and sustained research income generation, e.g. through research grants, contracts, research consultancy or other external funding
• Sustained high value impact knowledge transfer and enterprise that is of manifest benefit to the College and University

Learning and teaching requirements

An excellent teaching profile and performance in terms of both impact and quality. The teaching quality demonstrated to be informed by an appropriate level of scholarship.

Closing date: 30.9.2018

Reference: 59961

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