Associate Professor of Mental Health Psychology at University of Plymouth

The School of Psychology at University of Plymouth is seeking to appoint an Associate Professor in Psychology, with specialist interest in Mental Health, including Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Counselling, Health Psychology, or a related interdisciplinary area.  You will contribute to teaching across the range of our teaching programmes, but with particular focus on postgraduate teaching in Clinical and Mental Health Psychology. Across the School we have a broad and expanding provision of postgraduate clinical training, including our MSc Clinical Psychology, Clinical Associate Psychology apprenticeships, and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.

Your enthusiasm for your subject will extend to providing excellent teaching, mentoring and leadership at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, informed by excellent scholarship and your own research experience. You will benefit from a positive and collegiate working environment that values and promotes excellence in all academic activities.

The School fosters collaborative research and supports the development of real-world impact.  In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework assessment 100% of our research environment and research impact was rated as either world-leading (4*) or internationally excellent (3*), along with 73% of our research outputs.

To support the research aims of our academics the School houses an excellent suite of research laboratories, supported by a dedicated team of Technicians and Teaching and Research Associates.  Our facilities include numerous laboratories supporting behavioural, health, clinical, neuroscience, and developmental research with technologies such as VR, eyetracking, EEG, and TMS. These are augmented with a dedicated Babylab (http://www.psy.plymouth.ac.uk/babylab) and a new state-of-the-art Brain Research and Imaging Centre (https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/psychology/brain-research-and-imaging-centre).  All these resources will be available to support the development of your research career.

This is a full-time position working 37 hours per week on a permanent basis, but we welcome applications from those seeking a part-time position, job-share arrangements or flexible working arrangements.

For an informal discussion, please contact the School on 01752 584800, or email the Head of School via Office.psy@plymouth.ac.uk

Interviews are expected to take place between late June and early July 2023 and you will be notified if you have been shortlisted or not.  The anticipated start date is between September 1st 2023 and January 1st 2024.

Please demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement.

We offer a competitive salary package and a generous pension and holiday scheme. We also offer a range of other benefits, including ongoing development opportunities.

A relocation package may be available to the successful candidate, conditions apply.

The Faculty of Health holds a Silver Athena Swan Award and the University holds a Bronze Athena SWAN Award which recognises commitment to advancing women’s careers in STEMM academia.

Staff appointed within the Faculty of Health may be able to join the NHS pension scheme subject to eligibility criteria.

Closing date:  12 midnight, Monday 5 June 2023