Lecturer in Cognitive / Developmental Psychology / Neuroscience

IOE is UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society.

Founded in 1902, IOE has been shaping policy and helping government, organisations and individuals navigate a changing society for the last 120 years. We embrace collaboration and excellence to create a future that is inclusive and just, and have been ranked number one for education every year since 2014 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject.

The Department of Psychology and Human Development brings together staff with research and teaching interests that encompass psychological approaches to learning, development and teaching from early childhood to adulthood. Our profile is distinctive with world-leading expertise in psychology related to education and child and adolescent development.

Our expertise in SEND and mental health informs both our teaching and our research.

Further information about the Department can be found at www.ioe.ac.uk/phd

We are looking for a Lecturer in Cognitive or Developmental Psychology or Neuroscience to support us in our teaching and supervision of students in multiple programmes. You will be a highly research-engaged scholar in the area of mental health and wellbeing and/or neuroscience/counselling with particular interest in educational contexts.

You will have demonstrable potential for contributing to our current and future REF submissions, and in addition, will contribute to the department’s commitment to open science and support our actions towards the internationalisation of the curriculum.

About you

With an earned doctorate or equivalent in psychology or education, neuroscience, or related field, you will have a trajectory for growing a high-quality research profile, reflected in publications in top-tier journals and suitable for inclusion in Research Excellence Framework evaluations. The ability to teach effectively at higher education level, demonstrated through experience and knowledge of a range of learning and teaching approaches suited to the learning needs of students in higher education is essential.

This post is available from 1st August 2023.

Your application form should address all the person specification points and should clearly demonstrate how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria. It is important that the criteria are clearly numbered and that you provide a response to each one.

For a full job description and to apply for this role click on the Apply link and search using vacancy reference B16- 01178

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