ACAD

Overview

We seek to appoint an outstanding neuroscientist to join a vibrant and research-intensive school. The post will sit in the newly created School of Psychology and Neuroscience (name TBC). Candidates must have an excellent track record of publishing and grant capture and a background in relevant teaching in higher education. We particularly welcome applicants with a research background in mechanisms underlying mental health disorders and their treatment, adding to our strengths in brain plasticity and cognition, pain, biological rhythms and sleep.

We encourage ‘big data’ or ‘Population Neuroscience’ approaches enabling integration of multi-scale biological insights into brain mechanisms and function in the context of inter‑individual variability and societal, familial, or age‑dependent experience.

We are committed to equality of opportunities for all and a selection process based on merit. We welcome applications from all and would encourage applications from women and people from a minority ethnic background and LGBTQIA+ communities.

• Publish high‑quality research in international journals, submit grants to develop your research programme and support a research team (including postgraduate research students and researchers).
• Make a positive contribution to research culture in the School and the University and maximise the impact of your research with external partners.
• Teach across postgraduate and undergraduate programmes. Teaching duties include developing and organising units, assessment setting and marking, and student supervision (both research projects and personal tutoring).
• Play a school administrative role commensurate with your pathway and level and contribute positively to our community and running of the school.
• Maintain the highest academic standards, be aware of culturally inclusive teaching, and commit to open science and best‑practice in pedagogy.
• Engage enthusiastically and effectively with professional and academic staff and work independently to organise your own schedule.

• A track record of publishing in international journals, capturing grant income, and supervising students and colleagues.
• Experience of teaching and organising teaching and assessment.
• The ability to develop and grow an independent team to support and sustain your research programme.