Lecturer / Assistant Professor in Psychology

Applications are invited for a specified post of a Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Psychology within UCD School of Psychology

Applications are invited for a temporary appointment as Lecturer/Assistant Professor (above the bar) in Psychology at the UCD School of Psychology. The post is estimated as a 10-month post, cover the absence of a permanent member of the School whilst on maternity leave.

Applicants must have a PhD or Doctorate in psychology, as well as teaching and research experience relevant to the School's current research theme of Group Processes and Social Inclusion, with particular experience teaching research methods and statistics at postgraduate level. The School is committed to research-led education, so the candidate will be expected to conduct research that supports high quality teaching in their field, and to lead innovations in both research and teaching directions. Successful applicants will contribute to the School's graduate and undergraduate programmes, and to research activity within the School.

UCD is a dynamic research-intensive university that is at the forefront of research and teaching activities across a wide range of disciplines. The UCD School of Psychology has identified the following strategic research themes:

• Affective, Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience
• Group Processes and Social Inclusion
• Psychological Health, Wellbeing and Resilience

Details of our research activities are available at https://www.ucd.ie/psychology/research/ . The School has very good facilities for experimental and applied research and research centres/groups include the UCD Centre for Disability Studies, the Classification & Attribution Lab, and the Helping Kids Lab. The School has extensive interdisciplinary research links to a number of university teaching hospitals and other service providers in the disability and health sectors. We have developed formal agreements with organisations including St Michael's House Disability Services and LauraLynn Children's Hospice. We are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and currently hold the Athena SWAN Bronze Award.

95 Lecturer / Assistant Professor (above the bar) 2013 Salary Scale: 59,370 - 94,015 per annum

Appointment will be made on scale and in accordance with the Department of Finance guidelines

Closing date: 17:00hrs (local Irish time) on 4th May 2023

Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 17:00hrs (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system.

UCD are unable to accept late applications.

UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies. Any CV's submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned.

Note: Hours of work for academic staff are those as prescribed under Public Service Agreements.

For further information please follow link below: https://www.ucd.ie/hr/t4media/Academic Contract.pdf

Prior to application, further information (including application procedure) should be obtained from the Work at UCD website: https://www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs/