Lecturer in Prediction Modelling in Mental Health

The School of Psychology at the University of Southampton is making strategic academic appointments to grow our research and research-led undergraduate and postgraduate education. 

We welcome applications from individuals who wish to innovate research and teaching in mental health. The successful candidate will work 50% FTE on a new NIHR funded project aiming at predicting response to medication in children and adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) based on pre-treatment clinical, cognitive, and physiological characteristics. They will provide expertise in physiological data monitoring and prediction/decision modelling, while supporting data collection, analysis, and dissemination throughout the project. 

The lecturer will also contribute 50% FTE to the delivery of UG and PGT education which may include a range of duties including; lectures, seminars, project supervision, marking, moderation and personal academic tutoring. 

We invite applications from individuals with a background in machine learning and prediction/decision modelling, as applied to clinical, cognitive and/or physiological data, as well as with prior experience in participant recruitment and/or experimental testing. They will hold a PhD in the field of machine learning and prediction/decision modelling or related discipline. Applicants are expected to hold or achieve Advance HE Associate Fellowship to effectively contribute to education and supervision. 

The post-holder will join our multidisciplinary research team in the Centre for Innovation for Mental Health.. Our group uses a range of experimental methods including experimental cognitive psychology, psychopharmacology, psychophysiology and neuroscience methods to better understand the aetiology and treatment of neurodevelopmental and mental health conditions, with a particular expertise in ADHD.

For informal enquiries please contact Dr Valeria Parlatini, PI on this research project (v.parlatini@soton.ac.uk), and Prof. Lyn Elett, Deputy Head of School-Education (L.A.Ellett@soton.ac.uk).

The School of Psychology is recognised for world-leading, high-impact research, supported by excellent research facilities (REF2021). These include excellent clinical-academic links with NHS services, and purpose-built laboratories for neuropsychological/cognitive testing, social interaction and behavioural observation, therapeutic intervention and psychopharmacology, and child/family studies. Facilities include functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), electroencephalography (EEG), neurostimulation (TMS/tDCS), psychophysiology, pain research including quantitative sensory testing (QST), eye-tracking, virtual reality and multi-sensory processing. 

We are an ambitious and successful School providing a friendly, supportive and inclusive working environment located on the beautiful Highfield Campus at the University of Southampton. We recognise that employees may wish to have working patterns that fit with their caring responsibilities or work-life balance, including flexible and part-time working. Due consideration will be given to applicants who have had career breaks for reasons including maternity, paternity or adoption leave, disability or illness. The School of Psychology holds an Athena SWAN Bronze Award demonstrating our commitment to equal opportunities and gender balance in the workplace. The University of Southampton holds an Athena SWAN Silver Award. 

As a university we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work. With a generous holiday allowance as well as additional university closure days we are committed to supporting our staff and students and open to a flexible working approach.

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