Lecturer in Experimental Psychology (3-Year)

About us

The Department of Experimental Psychology is part of the Division of Psychology and Language Sciences at UCL, one the top-rated centres for psychology in the country, both in teaching and research. PALS has been ranked 2nd worldwide for Psychology in the latest Times Higher Education rankings, and in the government’s Research Assessment Exercise.

About the role

The Department of Experimental Psychology wishes to appoint a Lecturer. The successful applicant will join a dynamic and collaborative department that is focused on advancing understanding of the psychological and biological bases of behaviour, and using that knowledge to address pressing societal needs. The successful candidate would contribute to postgraduate and undergraduate education in psychology while developing an independent research programme. The Department is particularly keen to encourage applications from candidates whose teaching and research could incorporate evolutionary approaches to understanding social cognition and behaviour, including the evolution of cooperation and related sub-fields, such as reciprocity, reputation management, morality, punishment, large-scale social dynamics, social learning, as well as other aspects of social cognition, such as perception of others and groups. Within this broad remit, we are keen to hear from people who focus on humans or other animals, at adult or developmental stages, and whose background or training might be in psychology or other related disciplines, such as biology, economics, or biological anthropology. We particularly encourage applications from candidates whose expertise can bridge domains, by for example combining theory with comparative or computational approaches, or real-world data with experimentation. The post holder should be able to start at the beginning of the next academic year, in September 2023. The post is available for 3 years.

About you

The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the delivery of an excellent education led by the domains of research described above, at both Masters and undergraduate levels. They will therefore have some experience, relative to opportunity, in delivering appropriate teaching to a high quality. While the successful applicant will be responsible for delivering education, we will support and encourage the applicant to develop their independent research career alongside these responsibilities. They will therefore have a track record of published academic work of the highest quality. All applications must contain the following supporting documents: • Cover letter including teaching and research statements (maximum 2 pages). • Full CV and publication list. The applicant should identify 2-3 most relevant/representative publications, including for each two to three sentences describing the discovery and why they believe it to be important and influential. • Names and contact details of three referees. Informal enquiries can be made to the Head of Department of Experimental Psychology, Professor Samuel Solomon (s.solomon@ucl.ac.uk). If you have any queries regarding the application process, please contact our HR team (pals.hr@ucl.ac.uk) Further information about the research department of Experimental Psychology can be found here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/research/experimental-psychology/

What we offer

WHAT WE OFFER As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below: • 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) • Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme • Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) • Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan • Immigration loan • Relocation scheme for certain posts • On-Site nursery • On-site gym • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay • Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service • Discounted medical insurance visit www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.