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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Aston University (Birmingham, UK) is seeking to appoint three Lecturers (Assistant Professors) to contribute to, develop and enhance the research and teaching activities of the School
of Psychology / Medical School. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">£39,347 to £43,155<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">These posts are open-ended positions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Closing date 23:59 BST 24<sup>th</sup> August 2023</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Two of the posts are based in the School of Psychology and are open to any area of teaching / research in Psychology.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">One post is a joint appointment with the Aston Medical School and will
<span style="background:white">lead and contribute to the social and psychological aspects of health and patient safety curriculum across Years 1 and 2 of the undergraduate MBChB (Medicine) programme. This post will contribute to research in Psychology.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The School of Psychology forms part of the Institute of Health and Neurodevelopment and contributes strongly to the Aston Research Centre for Health in Ageing. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Our world-class research facilities include: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Aston Neuroimaging Facilities (ANF) including a 3T MRI, 306 Channel MEG various EEG systems, Magstim TMS system (single-pulse, repetitive), and a Starstim HD tES-EEG system. Both our MRI and
MEG suites have PROPixx 1440Hz, 3D capable projectors and TRACKPixx 2kHz binocular eye trackers.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Aston Laboratory for Immersive Virtual Environments (ALIVE) with a dedicated VR facility that includes the world’s largest rectilinear CAVE, a Vicon 12 camera motion capture lab, omnidirectional
treadmills, driving simulator, and various head-mounted displays, portable EEG equipment. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Family friendly Neuropsychology Assessment Labs. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Aston Nutrition and Behaviour Laboratory (ANBL), which includes dedicated kitchen facilities, a child friendly observation room with Tracksys multi perspective observation system and Observer
software including Facereader.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">An ensuite sleep laboratory.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">You may be in the early stages of their academic career but should demonstrate an established track record of research excellence and publications appropriate for their stage. You should
also possess a track record in securing research funding, or the potential to attract such funding, with a clear ambition to develop programmes of research that will be recognised internationally as excellent. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Joint post: Working alongside an open and inclusive group of Psychologists, biomedical Scientists and Clinicians who also deliver accredited undergraduate and postgraduate programmes
in Psychology and Aston Medical School. You should have some experience of undergraduate or postgraduate teaching. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We encourage you to contact the Head of Psychology, Professor Richard Tunney (<a href="mailto:r.tunney@aston.ac.uk)"><span style="color:black">r.tunney@aston.ac.uk)</span></a> or Dr Claire
Stocker (MBChB Phase 1 Lead, <a href="mailto:c.stocker@aston.ac.uk">c.stocker@aston.ac.uk</a>) for an informal discussion about the posts before applying.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Psychology Posts: You will work alongside an open and inclusive group of Psychologists who deliver accredited undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Psychology. Some experience
of undergraduate or postgraduate teaching is required for this role.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:7.5pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We encourage you to contact the Head of Psychology, Professor Richard Tunney (<a href="mailto:r.tunney@aston.ac.uk)"><span style="color:black">r.tunney@aston.ac.uk)</span></a> or Dr Charlotte
Pennington (<a href="mailto:c.pennington@aston.ac.uk">c.pennington@aston.ac.uk</a> ) for an informal discussion about the posts before applying. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In addition to the above contacts I am also willing to discuss these posts informally.</span><span style="color:#606266">
<a href="mailto:a.schofield@aston.ac.uk"><span style="color:blue">a.schofield@aston.ac.uk</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Our web site at <a href="http://www.aston.ac.uk/hls/"><span style="color:black">http://www.aston.ac.uk/hls/</span></a> provides further details about the College of Health and Life Sciences,
the Aston Research Centre for Health in Ageing (<a href="https://www.aston.ac.uk/research/hls/archa">https://www.aston.ac.uk/research/hls/archa</a>), and the Institute of Health and Neurodevelopment (<a href="https://www2.aston.ac.uk/lhs/research/groups/aston-institute-of-health-and-neurodevelopment"><span style="color:black">https://www2.aston.ac.uk/lhs/research/groups/aston-institute-of-health-and-neurodevelopment</span></a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Best wishes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Andrew<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Everybody’s work pattern is different. It sometimes suits me to send e-mails out of hours but I don’t expect an immediate reply.</span></i><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#83008F;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Professor Andrew Schofield</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#606266;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#595959;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Director of the Aston Research Centre for Health in Ageing (ARCHA),</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#606266;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Director of Operations, Psychology,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#606266;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">College Director of Research Degree Programmes.<br>
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School of Psychology<br>
Birmingham, B4 7ET, UK<br>
0121 204 3313 </span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#606266;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href="mailto:a.schofield@aston.ac.uk"><span style="color:blue">a.schofield@aston.ac.uk</span></a></span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#606266;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href="http://www.aston.ac.uk/"><span style="color:blue">www.aston.ac.uk</span></a></span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">WASS calendar: </span>
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