John Slate Clinical Professor in Psychiatry

This new full-time role is available from September 2025 on a permanent basis.

The Department of Clinical & Biomedical Sciences (CBS) alongside Devon Partnership Trust, is seeking to recruit a Clinical Professor in Biological Psychiatry as our newly created John Slate Chair in Psychiatry.

This is a strategically important position for the Department and Medical School as we seek to expand capacity in translational mental health and neuroscience, strengthen clinical links with local NHS trusts across the South-West peninsula and build on our international reputation in mental health, neuroscience and genomics research.

We are particularly interested in psychiatrists working in the area of severe mental illness (e.g. schizophrenia, psychosis, major depression, child and adolescent mental health) who can work alongside our world-leading scientists working in basic neuroscience, cell biology, neurogenomics and data science. The successful applicant will work closely with the NIHR-funded Exeter Biomedical Research Centre to build our capacity in translational psychiatry.

We are looking for a leading international figure with the ability to attract world-class academics to their research groups. Applicants will be innovative researchers with a top-flight track record of research funding and international quality publications.

As a key strategic appointment, we will offer a highly competitive package, supported by a significant start-up fund, to ensure that the successful applicant can create a transformative translational clinical research programme  at the University of Exeter.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

What we can offer you

• Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines to produce internationally exciting research;
• Support teams that understand the University wide research and teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly
• An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development
• A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay), and a Fertility Treatment Policy
• A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning Devon   

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

Further information

For an informal and confidential discussion about the post please contact Prof Jon Brown (Head of Department, Clinical and Biomedical Sciences; j.t.brown@exeter.ac.uk) or Prof Richard Holland (Dean of the University of Exeter Medical School; r.holland3@exeter.ac.uk).

This role will be subject to additional background screening.

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