BANGOR UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF HEALTH & BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES, SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY

Lectureship (Assistant Professor equivalent), Grade 7: £29,704 - £35,469 p.a.

We invite applications for a Lectureship (Assistant Professor equivalent) in the School of Psychology at Bangor University. The position carries a permanent contract, subject to a 3 year probationary review. With this appointment, we specifically aim to strengthen the School’s research programme in MRI neuroimaging. We encourage applications from researchers working with neuroimaging methods in any area of inquiry.

The School has an outstanding record of teaching (ranked “Excellent” for Teaching Quality) and research (7th of 76 UK Schools in the 2008 “Research Power” table, a combined metric of research quality and quantity). Our academics benefit from an excellent research environment, which includes: low teaching loads; numerous journal clubs and technical groups; School-funded PhD studentships prioritised for new staff; ample space for laboratories; MRI-guided TMS; several EEG labs; close links with the local NHS Trust that support specialist neurological and psychiatric patient panels; an ESRC-funded Bilingualism Centre; and the £5M Bangor-led Wales Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience that links researchers in Cardiff and Swansea. The School also benefits from its place in the College of Health and Behavioural Sciences, which includes excellent international research in areas such as motivation, exercise physiology, perceptual/motor performance, and clinical trials methodology.

Our neuroimaging capacity is centred on a research-dedicated 3T Philips MRI scanner, housed within the School of Psychology. This facility is supported by a School-funded MR physicist and image analyst. Our neuroimaging research group, comprising >20 staff, postdocs, and PhD students, meets weekly to review recent literature and to discuss proposed projects and results. The group includes specialists in: patient studies and lesion reconstruction; high-level vision; working memory; attention; ageing; eye movements; neuropsychiatry; and spectroscopy. The School operates a generous access policy for the scanner, aimed at facilitating new projects for the benefit of publications and grant applications.

Bangor is located in scenic North Wales, featuring stunning mountain and coastal landscapes, a clean and peaceful environment, and ready access to Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, and London.
Application forms and further particulars should be obtained by contacting Human Resources, Bangor University; tel: (+44) (01248) 382926/388132; e-mail: personnel@bangor.ac.uk; web: www.bangor.ac.uk

Please quote reference number 09-9/36 when applying.

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 1st December, 2009.

For further details and an informal discussion about the post, potential applicants are encouraged to contact Dr. Paul Downing, Deputy Head of School (Research), e-mail: p.downing@bangor.ac.uk.

More information about the School can be found at [www.bangor.ac.uk]
More information about neuroimaging in the School is at [biu.psychology.bangor.ac.uk]

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