Professor of Psychology

Salary negotiable

Ref: EHP0016-0413

Edge Hill University is one of the fastest growing universities in the United Kingdom and has been providing higher education for over 125 years, based on an ethos of opportunity through excellence. The past five years have seen student applications double, turnover increase at a rate of around 20% per annum, and an investment of £130m on campus. Edge Hill is a dynamic and ambitious university with a clear sense of direction, a commitment to enhancing its reputation, and with significant resources to invest in its future.   

The Faculty of Arts & Sciences is a diverse grouping of academic and professional traditions, with a strong sense of identity and a fast-growing reputation for its research and teaching.  A number of openings have arisen for highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join the Faculty. We are particularly keen to continue to build our research capacity, and welcome applications from established researchers or those committed to developing their research careers.

We are seeking to appoint a Professor of Psychology. The appointee will be expected to lead research of an internationally excellent standard, and to contribute to research leadership within the Department of Psychology and within the university as a whole. In addition to producing research outputs of international standing, the appointee will be expected to play a leading role in the acquisition of external research funding,  the mentoring of other staff members in their research careers, and in the supervision of postgraduate research students. The role will also include an appropriate level of contribution to the teaching programmes of the Department of Psychology.

For informal enquiries about any of these vacancies, you may wish to contact Professor George Talbot, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Arts & Sciences, at George.Talbot@edgehill.ac.uk

For an online application form and job description, please click on the ‘Apply’ button below.

Closing date for receipt of completed application forms: 24 May 2013.