Department of Psychology, University of Warwick, UK
Professor – Lifespan Health and Wellbeing (1 post)
Salary Negotiable
Assistant Professor – Lifespan Health and Wellbeing (2 posts)
£37,012 - £44,166 pa
We invite applications for 3 new posts in the psychology of health and wellbeing (broadly construed) as part of a substantial new investment in the Department of Psychology. This investment includes a total of 8 new posts in different areas of existing and emerging research strength within the department. The University of Warwick is committed to excellence in research and is consistently ranked within the top 10 institutions in the UK for research. The Department of Psychology is a highly research-active department that ranked in the top ten departments in the country for research output quality in the last UK Research Assessment Exercise.
We wish to appoint scholars with outstanding research records to complement and enhance our research profile. You will undertake research, teaching, administration and other activities that develop and enhance the reputation of the Department of Psychology, both internal and external to the University. Research activity in the Department is organised around three areas of research strength: Behavioural Science; Lifespan Health and Wellbeing; and Language and Learning. Specific expertise is sought to consolidate and extend these areas.
The Lifespan Health and Wellbeing Group currently has eight academic staff members and has strong links with Warwick Medical School. Outstanding early career researchers are sought for the two Assistant Professor positions in the areas of Longitudinal Data Analysis and Lifespan Genetic Psychology and Biomarkers. For the Professorial position you will be an established researcher of high international standing in the Cognitive Neuroscience of Ageing and/or Age-related Neurological Disorders and have a strong track record of funded research.
The start date for these posts will be by agreement; however, the start date must be before 1 October 2013.
For more information on the Department of Psychology at Warwick, our research groups, and further details of the available posts, please visit our website: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/psych/vacancies
General enquiries: Professor James Tresilian, Head of Department (j.r.tresilian@warwick.ac.uk)
Specific enquiries: Professor Dieter Wolke (d.wolke@warwick.ac.uk)
Closing date: 11 January 2013
Prof Elizabeth A Maylor
Department of Psychology
University of Warwick
Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
Phone: 024 765 24926
Fax: 024 765 24225
Email: Elizabeth.Maylor@warwick.ac.uk
http://www.warwick.ac.uk/go/elizabethmaylor
