Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology

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04/03/2023, 23:55

Salford - Frederick Road Campus
School of Health & Society
Part Time Permanent

£57,696 - £64,914

Please note as this opportunity is part time the salary quoted will be pro rata based on the hours worked.

The School of Health and Society is pleased to announce that due to growth in the subject area of Psychology, we are seeking to appoint a permanent Senior Lecturer to develop and lead the new MSc Forensic Psychology programme, and to contribute to our Undergraduate and Postgraduate Psychology provision where appropriate. 

We are one of the largest educators of nurses, midwives and allied health and social care professionals in the North-west, known for our track record of collaborating with a wide range of industry partners across health and social care to produce highly skilled graduates, with real work experience.

 

We are also experts in the discipline area of Psychology, with a long-standing, BPS accredited, series of UG and PG programmes in our portfolio. sector and are known locally, regionally, nationally and internationally for our applied research into the interface between health, wellbeing, housing, criminal justice and social care. We effect social and cultural change by research-informed engagement and practice.

The Subject area of Psychology is part of the Directorate of Psychology and Sport. Research conducted by the Psychology group focuses on how individuals think, feel, and act, and how they deal with the challenges they face at an individual, group, or societal level, covering diverse issues such as autism in the criminal justice system, nutrition, addictions and alcohol use, disability, mental health interaction with technology, climate change, social media, and political radicalisation. We are committed to advancing the understanding of human behaviour at a theoretical level and to developing interventions to improve wellbeing and performance. Psychology research sits within the Centre for Health Sciences Research in the School of Health and Society ( Our research themes are: Cognitive Development (including the Nutrition and Psychopharmacology Brain Development Unit); Mental Health and Wellbeing (including the Autism and Criminal Justice Hub); Politics, Policy, and Practice; and Visual Cognition. Details of our research can be found at http://hub.salford.ac.uk/health-and-society-research/home-page/health-sciences-research-centre/psychology/ Please see https://www.salford.ac.uk/our-facilities/psychology-labs for a description of our psychology labs.

Our track record includes partnerships with authorities, policy-influencing organizations, companies, and health-providers. Our research has attracted funding from EPSRC, ESRC, Technology Strategy Board, the Home Office, the Ministry of Defence, and the BBC. But our focus isn’t just local – we’re actively driving forward our international reach. The Directorate has active partnerships with other Schools across the University as well as with Salford City College and the British University of Bahrain.

To create an inspirational, inclusive learning, research and working environment we need to be celebrating the diversity of our University community in our everyday conversations. We are proud that our School student profile is ethnically diverse with 28% of our students coming from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) background and it’s important for us to create an inclusive culture where all our students and colleagues can bring their whole selves to the University. It is important to us that our students see themselves reflected in those who teach them, and that higher education is a place where they can thrive.

We recognise that our colleague profile is not as diverse as it should be particularly looking at the representation of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) colleagues and have developed strategies to address this. We are members of the AdvanceHE Race Equality Charter and hold a bronze Institutional and School Athena SWAN award.  We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for job applicants who declare they have a disability and meet the essential criteria of the job they are applying for. We make every effort to support disabled colleagues by providing them with equipment or making reasonable adjustments to support them in their career journey.    

For further information on the role, please contact the Interim Director of Society, Dr Steve Atkins (S.J.Atkins@Salford.ac.uk).

This opportunity is closed to applications.