Lecturer in Social Psychology

Full time, fixed term for 3 years

Expected start date: September 2016

The University of Sussex invests in the future of Psychology

The University of Sussex is a leading teaching and research institution and is ranked within the top 20 in the UK and the top 150 in the world.

The School of Psychology at the University of Sussex is one of the largest centres for the study of psychology in the UK with considerable strengths in both research and teaching. The School was rated 10^th in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework and receives excellent student ratings for its undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. The School offers a highly rated undergraduate degree course, a suite of PGT courses and has a substantial group of doctoral students, supported in part by an ESRC Doctoral Training Centre.

Within the School, there are four research groups: Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental and Clinical Psychology, and Social and Applied Psychology. We also have strong collaborative links with the School of Life Sciences, the School of Engineering and Informatics, and the Brighton and Sussex Medical School, especially through Sussex Neuroscience, and with the School of Education and Social Work through the Rudd Centre for Adoption Research and Practice and the Centre for Innovation and Research in Childhood and Youth.

We are now seeking an individual to fill a position at Lecturer level (fixed-term) within the School. Applicants should be able to enhance or extend existing research areas within the School and make a significant contribution to our undergraduate or taught postgraduate courses. The post is a 3-year fixed-term replacement for a member of faculty on research leave and will be expected to cover teaching responsibilities in the area of social psychology.

Detailed information about the School is available at www.sussex.ac.uk/psychology. For further details or informal discussion about these positions, please do not hesitate to contact the Head of School, Prof Tom Ormerod, t.ormerod@sussex.ac.uk.

Closing date for applications:  16 May 2016

For full details and how to apply see www.sussex.ac.uk/jobs

The University of Sussex is committed to equality of opportunity, and we welcome applicants who are interested in part-time and/or job-share roles.