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 | Chair in Social Psychology |  | | | | | Institution/Organization: | University of Bristol | | Job Location: | United Kingdom | | Job Type: | Tenure-Track | | Contact Person: | Geoff Haddock | | Date Posted: | January 2nd, 2001 | | | | |  |  | |
We are pleased to announce that the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Bristol is conducting a search for a Chair in Social Psychology. The text of the advertisement appears below. We have also included additional information that will be of interest to potential applicants. Should you have any questions regarding this post, please feel free to contact Geoff Haddock (G.Haddock@bristol.ac.uk), Christian Stamov-Rossnagel (C.Stamov-Rossnagel@bristol.ac.uk), or Natalie Wyer (N.Wyer@bristol.ac.uk). Geoff and Natalie will also be at the SPSP meeting in San Antonio.
University of Bristol
Chair in Social Psychology
To make a major contribution to the Department of Experimental Psychology's international research reputation and excellence in
teaching. The Department is '5' rated and has research groupings in Applied, Cognitive, Developmental, Health, Language, and Social Psychology. Applicants in any area of Social Psychology will be and applicants in Social Cognition are especially welcomed.
Informal inquires can be made to Professor Martin A. Conway by email on 'M.A.Conway@bristol.ac.uk' or by telephone on 0117 928 8452. For further details telephone (0117) 954 6947, minicom (0117) 928 8894 or e-mail Recruitment@bris.ac.uk (stating postal address ONLY) quoting reference 7040.
The closing date for applications is 9.00am, 23rd February 2001
The University of Bristol is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The University of Bristol
The University of Bristol is a research-based university of international standing. It was founded in 1876 as University College Bristol. In 1909 it received a Royal Charter from King Edward VII which enabled it to grant degrees under its own authority. Currently, there are approximately 10000 undergraduate and 2000 postgraduate students enrolled at Bristol. The University organizes its academic affairs in some 60 departments and 15 research centers which are arranged in 6 Faculties: Arts, Engineering, Law, Medicine, Social Sciences, and Science. Bristol ranks highly among British universities. In the most recent survey by The Times newspaper, Bristol was ranked 4th out of over 100 universities. Additional information about the University is available from the www site http://www.bris.ac.uk/.
The Department of Experimental Psychology
The Department of Experimental Psychology has 26 full-time faculty members. There are approximately 200 undergraduate and 60 postgraduate students enrolled in the Department. The Department achieved the top 5A rating in the 1997 Research Assessment Exercise conducted by the Universities Higher Education Funding Council. In the recent subject review carried out by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education the Department attained a score of 23 (out of 24), indicating excellence in teaching. Research in the Department is organized into the following areas: Applied Health, Developmental, Language, Memory, Perception and Action, and Social Cognition. The atmosphere in the Department is highly conducive to communication and collaboration across research areas. Furthermore, Bristol is located in close proximity to a number of other universities that have strong experimental social psychology programmes.
The Social Cognition group currently consists of 4 faculty members whose research interests span a number of areas such as attitudes and values, person and group perception, and memory. The group has dedicated lab space with both PC and Mac computers and has access to substantial participant panel that is maintained by the Department.
Additional information about the Department is available from the www site http://psychology.psy.bris.ac.uk/psybris/.
The City of Bristol
Bristol (which has a population of 350 000) is located approximately 100 miles west of London. Bristol is a picturesque and distinguished city with some of the most stunning Georgian architecture in Britain. The city is surrounded by some of the most beautiful countryside in Britain, and is well served for arts, museums, restaurants, shopping, and leisure activities. Additional information about Bristol is available from the www sites http://www.visitbristol.co.uk/ and http://www.bristol-city.gov.uk/.
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