Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology

Details
Salary: Lecturer: £30013 – £32795
Senior Lecturer: £33780 - £41545
Job reference: ASCI 0183
Closing date: 24.10.2008
Department/School: Psychology
Length of contract: Open ended
Type of contract: Full Time

Description
    Applications are invited for a permanent position in the Department of Psychology, University of Portsmouth, UK. We seek candidates who can contribute to our international profile of research in forensic psychology and to forensic psychology teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. The successful candidate may be relatively new in career or may be well-established in his/her field and will have a track record, commensurate with his/her level of academic experience, of publishing in high quality publications and attracting research funding.

    We maintain a policy of strong linkage between teaching and research. The Department runs a new BSc (Hons) programme in Forensic Psychology, a well-established MSc in Forensic Psychology and a distance learning MSc programme in Child Forensic Studies: Psychology and Law.

    Research in forensic psychology has been a cornerstone of our Department since 1990 and has led to the formation of the International Centre for Research in Forensic Psychology (ICRFP) The Department also houses other specialist research groups and two further research centres in Emotion and in Human Ecology, Culture and Communication.

    We are committed to maintaining and developing our vibrant research environment, excellent track record of teaching and friendly culture. For an informal discussion of the above post please contact Dr. Claire Nee, Director, International Centre for Research in Forensic Psychology (email: claire.nee@port.ac.uk, telephone: 023 92 846308) or Prof. Vasudevi Reddy, Head, Department of Psychology (email: vasu.reddy@port.ac.uk, telephone: 023 92 846307).

    Interviews are likely to be held in the third week of November 2008.

    For more information about the International Centre for Research in Forensic Psychology go to http://www.port.ac.uk/departments/academic/psychology/
research/forensicpsychology/

    For more information about how to apply go to www.port.ac.uk, scroll down and click on ‘academic job vacancies’ and then click on ‘Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology’.