Lecturer in Psychology

**Post Details**
Full time, Open ended

Interviews are expected to take place on Monday 16 January 2023

Grade 7 £35,333 - £42,155 p.a.
Grade 8 £43,414 - £51,805 p.a.

There is an expectation that work will be undertaken in the UK

For the purposes of sponsorship, this is a postdoctoral role under SOC code 2311

**The Post**
The University of Stirling is seeking to appoint two teaching and research lecturers at either grade 7 or grade 8 within the Faculty of Natural Sciences (Division of Psychology).

The second post will be in **cognition/cognitive neuroscience**, and we welcome applicants with research expertise in decision making, face processing, vision or memory. Applications from researchers working at the interface between psychology and technology are particularly encouraged.

The University of Stirling has a strong tradition of innovative work in both animal cognition and cognitive science, particularly within the Psychology Division’s Behaviour and Evolution Research Group and the Cognition in Complex Environments Group. The successful applicants will join one or the other of these groups and contribute to the supportive research communities therein.

**Description of Duties**
Grade 7
- Engage in individual and collaborative research, which aligns to the strategic direction of the University, develop a programme of research and disseminate results through regular publication in high impact journals, books and conference proceedings
- Identify appropriate sources of funding, prepare research proposals for funding bodies and manage grants awarded
- Supervise research students as required, providing direction, support and guidance
- Design and deliver a range of teaching and learning, supervision and assessment activities across undergraduate, postgraduate including online/digital programmes where required
- Participate in the Faculty’s international engagement activities as required e.g delivering teaching, contributing to joint programmes and recruitment of students
- Participate in, and develop, networks and collaborations both internally and externally to the Division/Faculty/University
- Participate in the administrative processes of the Division/Faculty/University including committee membership, quality assurance procedures and recruitment and admission of students
- Any other duties, commensurate with the grade of the post

Grade 8
- Engage in individual and collaborative research, which aligns to the strategic direction of the University, establish a distinctive programme of research and disseminate results through regular publication in high impact journals, books and conference proceedings
- Identify appropriate sources of funding, prepare research proposals for funding bodies and manage grants awarded
- Supervise research students and staff as required, providing direction, support and guidance
- Design, teach and assess a range of teaching and learning, supervision and assessment activities across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes including online/digital programmes where required.
- Contribute to curriculum review and enhancement, in a manner that supports a research-led approach to student learning
- Participate in the Faculty’s international engagement activities as required e.g. delivering teaching, contributing to joint programmes and recruitment of students
- Participate in, and develop, networks and collaborations both internally and externally to the Division/Faculty/University
- Participate in the administrative processes of the Division/Faculty/University including committee membership, quality assurance procedures and recruitment and admission of students
- Any other duties, commensurate with the grade of the post

**Essential Criteria**
Grade _7_
- Qualifications_
- PhD in relevant discipline or close to successful completion
- Knowledge, Skills & Experience_
- Evidence of a developing publication record
- Credible plans for the active pursuit of external research funding
- Evidence of the ability to deliver excellent teaching at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level

Grade 8
- Qualifications_
- PhD in relevant discipline

**K**_nowledge, Skills & Experience_
- Established track record of high quality published research
- Experience of supervising dissertation projects across the range of undergraduate/ postgraduate and of supervising doctoral students
- Experience of providing high quality teaching across a range of programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate level preferably including online/digital programmes
- Experience of designing and delivering course modules
- Evidence of successful co-ordination, support, supervision, management and/or mentoring of others

**Desirable Criteria**

Grade 7
- Qualifications_
- Higher Education teaching qualification or equivalent e.g. PGCert and/or holding or working towards Associate Fellow of Higher Education Academy (HEA)
- Knowledge, Skills & Experience_
- Evidence of success in attracting research grants/extern