Vice-Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellow or Research Fellow in the Human Aspects of Digital Living

Full time, fixed term (3 years)

Salary: Grade 7 £38,896 – £47,801 per annum; Grade 6 £33,574 – £37,768 per annum

Northumbria University at Newcastle is now in the UK top 50 for research power and has been recognised by Times Higher Education as having the biggest rise in research power of any university based on the results of the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF2014), a national assessment of research quality in UK universities. To further strengthen our world-leading research areas we are investing to develop exciting opportunities in multi-disciplinary research.

We are looking for a psychologist or social scientist to support the Digital Living theme, which deals with the intersection of people, technology and place and unites work around digital technologies and social computing, privacy and security and smart cities. You will be based in the Department of Psychology and be interested in applying theories from social, occupational or environmental psychology to the Digital Living theme, working with expert researchers in human-computer interaction, social computing, cybersecurity, inclusive design, e-health, social networking and social media.

You will have the opportunity to demonstrate your extensive knowledge and subject expertise through individual and collaborative academic activity. Successful candidates will be selected according to the excellence of their research profile and plans, and the extent to which their research interests complement the Digital Living theme.

The Fellowship will be for three years in the first instance with the expectation of progression to a permanent academic position at the end of the Fellowship subject to satisfactory progress.

For informal enquiries about this post please contact: Professor Lynne Coventry lynne.coventry@northumbria.ac.uk).

For more information about the Digital Living theme please visit: https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/research/research-themes/theme-2

Depending on the nature of research some posts may be exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 therefore the successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check.

To download an Application Form please visit: http://work4.northumbria.ac.uk/hrvacs/hls1545

Northumbria University is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community and particularly from under-represented groups.

Closing Date: 1^st June 2016