Chair or Reader in Behavioural Neuroscience or Cognition

Job Purpose

At Leicester our future is bright. Ranked in the top 20 universities in Britain, our aim is to climb further. A commitment to high quality combined with an inclusive academic culture is our hallmark; we are "elite without being elitist".

We seek to appoint an outstanding academic to drive forward our research within the fields of behavioural neuroscience or cognition. Preference will be shown to candidates who can also strengthen links with related College departments that contribute to our growing interdisciplinary research themes in Neuroscience & Behaviour and/or Population Sciences.

You will have a strong record of high profile research publications and grant funding success, plus the desire and ability to lead an expanding team of researchers. An attractive support package will be available for the appropriate candidate, including a linked post at Lecturer / Research Fellow level.

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Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to the Head of School, Professor Mark Lansdale (+44 (0)116 229 7121 or ml195@le.ac.uk) or to the Head of College, Professor David Wynford-Thomas (dwt2@le.ac.uk).

The closing date for this post is midnight on 5 June 2013.

Formal interviews are expected to take place on 2 July 2013.

For further information and to apply on-line, please visit our website: http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/jobs