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 | Reader/Chair in Psychology |  | | | | | Institution/Organization: | University of Birmingham | | Job Location: | United Kingdom | | Job Type: | Tenure-Track | | Contact Person: | Kimberly Quinn | | Date Posted: | February 8th, 2007 | | Closing Date: | February 28th, 2007 | | Web Site: | http://psg275.bham.ac.uk/ | | | | |  |  | |
Chair/Reader in Experimental Social or Developmental Psychology
School of Psychology
University of Birmingham
Applications are invited for up to a new senior post in Experimental Social or Developmental Psychology in this 5*-rated School. Applicants should have an excellent track record of research, and the appointment provides an opportunity to link to and extend current research in the School (further details: http://psg275.bham.ac.uk/). The post is available from 1 April 2007 or as soon as possible thereafter. Application forms are available from Personnel Services, University of Birmingham (s.a.johnson.1@bham.ac.uk) and informal queries should be addressed to the Head of School, Professor Glyn Humphreys (0121 414 4930; g.w.humphreys@bham.ac.uk). The deadline for applications is end of February 2007.
Further Particulars:
The School of Psychology at the University of Birmingham is one of the strongest research and teaching Departments in Psychology in the UK, gaining a 5* in the latest (2001) Research Assessment Exercise and a score of 23/24 on the Teaching Quality Assessment. There is currently a teaching staff of 50 people, who deliver courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, plus 50 postdoctoral research fellows and research assistants, and 66 doctoral research students. We offer a lively intellectual environment for teaching and research; there are strong international links and regular international visitors into School. Current research grant income is around £9.7 million, and comes from a number of sources: research councils (BBSRC, EPSRC, ESRC, MRC [including 2 programme grants, a collaborative and a co-operative group]), charities (The Wellcome Trust [programme grant], The Leverhulme Trust, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, the Stroke Association [including a programme grant]), the European Union, the NHS and Government Departments (the Home Office, the Department of Health), and from Industry. In addition to the research-focused doctoral programme (PhD), courses at postgraduate level include: a taught doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy., around 25 students per year), a taught doctorate and masters-level courses in Forensic Psychology (around 30 students), and MRes courses in brain imaging and cognitive neuroscience, cognitive neuropsychology and rehabilitation, and cognition and computational modelling (around 20 students).
Research within the School is organised into 3 groupings with overlapping memberships: Applied, Social and Health Psychology [including applied developmental, clinical, forensic, health and social]; Behavioural Neuroscience [including 3T fMRI, ERP, TMS and neuropsychological studies in cognitive and sensory-motor neuroscience, and psychopharmacology]; Language, Cognition and Perception [covering cognitive development, vision, language comprehension and production]. Across these groupings, though, there are very active research collaborations including: social cognitive neuroscience, the use of developmental paradigms to understand normal and impaired theory of mind in adults, the neural underpinnings of sociopathic behaviour, and cognitive abilities in developmental, genetic disorders.
There are two research centres based in the School [the Behavioural Brain Sciences (BBS) Centre, the Centre for Forensic and Family Psychology]. The School is a major partner in of the new Birmingham University Imaging Centre (BUIC) (research-based 3T fMRI) and provides the current Director (Prof. Glyn Humphreys) (http//:buic.bham.ac.uk). The Centre for Forensic and Family Psychology has recently been recognised as a WHO Collaborating Centre, the only such centre for developmental psychology applications to child protection in the world.
Facilities:
The School is housed in two neighbouring buildings (Frankland and Hills) and offers state-of-the-art facilities across a range of different areas. The Frankland Building houses the Centre for Forensic and Family Psychology. There are laboratories for research in social cognition, for psychopharmacological studies of human cognition, laboratories with kitchen and olfaction facilities, 2 laboratories with built-in video and video-analysis systems (1 in developmental psychology), and a histology laboratory, a 128-channel EEG/ERP laboratory, laboratories for studies of speech production and visual perception. The Hills Building houses the BBS Centre. This contains laboratories for: brain imaging (MR analyses), EEG and event-related potential (ERP) studies (128 channel), trans-cranial magnetic stimulation (TMS, 3 systems including Brainsight frameless stereotaxy), eye movement analysis (5 systems), 3D kinematic analysis (3 systems), neuropsychological screening, studies of active touch and cross-modal sensory integration (2 Phantom robot systems, a virtual reality ‘reach-in’ system), a lab for computational modelling, a kitchen area for studies of everyday activities, and laboratories for studies of speech production, binocular depth perception, and reading. There are further laboratories for the analysis of functional brain imaging studies, linked to the BUIC centre, which is about 5 min walk away. The School has one of the largest panels of well-characterised neuropsychological populations in the world and is a partner in the West Midlands Mental Health and Stroke Research networks. There is excellent technical support for research in all areas of the School.
The University and the City:
The University of Birmingham is sited on a campus about 2 miles from the centre of city in leafy Victorian suburbs. The campus is one of the most attractive in the UK. There are excellent sports and leisure activities, an art gallery and concert hall (The Barber Institute). There is a local rail station (University station), with good links both to the city and to the surrounding country.
Birmingham is the second largest city in the UK and has enjoyed major changes and renovations over the past 15 years. There is a very attractive canal area with many restaurants (Brindley Place, the Mailbox), the largest shopping centre in Europe (the new Bull Ring) and many city centre housing and loft developments. The city also has outstanding cultural facilities: the Symphony Hall, the Birmingham Royal Ballet, theatres (the Rep, the Hippodrome, the Alexander, the Crescent), art galleries, cinemas. The National Indoor Arena is at the centre of the canal area and the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) and Birmingham International Airport are within easy reach by car or rail.
Job Descriptions:
We wish to attract a leading researcher in Experimental Social or Developmental Psychology. The recent research history of the School indicates the willing of researchers in different areas to collaborate and this position provides a unique opportunity for a strong applicant interested in capitalising on these developments, whilst also building up their own research group. The post will be associated with teaching and assessment duties on undergraduate and postgraduate courses, as well as some administration duties as agreed with the Head of School. However, in the first instance, a relatively light load is expected. We can also offer competitive start-up packages and studentship support.
Information on ongoing research in social and developmental psychology can be found at:
Social Psychology: http://psg275.bham.ac.uk/research_03/social.htm
Social Cognitive Neuroscience: http://psg275.bham.ac.uk/research_03/social_cog_neuroscience.htm
Cognitive Development: http://psg275.bham.ac.uk/research_03/cog_dev.htm
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