Below is a job advertisement for 2 lectureships (US equivalent: assistant professor) at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Our Psychology program is really strong in Biopsychology and Visual perception, as well as in Evolutionary Biology and Psychology. What we really need, are Social, Developmental and Cognitive Psychologists. The Psychology degree recruits high level undergraduates and can be very selective in who it accepts. So why would you want to go work in the UK? For one thing, teaching loads are a lot lower than in the US! And tenure is almost guaranteed after only a 3-year trial period (nowhere near as stringent as in the US). Newcastle is a very nice city to live, and even though the UK is rather expensive, Newcastle is the cheaper part of it! It's worth considering if you are at that stage in your career. A few translations: BPS: British Psychological Society. If you would qualify for APA membership, you would also for BPS membership. RAE: Research Assessment Exercise: the 5-yearly assessment of the research quality of all academic units in the UK. 5* is the highest possible rating. QAA: equivalent of the RAE, but for teaching quality. 24 is the highest possible rating. If you are considering this at all, and want to get the perspective of a former Cornellian, don't hesitate to contact me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks Tom >Lectureships, School of Biology (Psychology), �22,191- �33,679 per >annum > >Applications for two lectureships are invited from individuals who are >currently BPS accredited, or who are eligible for BPS accreditation. We >have one of the few Psychology units in the UK to have scored the highest >ratings in both research (RAE 2001 5*) and teaching (QAA Subject Review >24/24 points), and have recently won large-scale infrastructure support >for our laboratories, through the Wellcome Trust Joint Infrastructure >Fund. We are now seeking to strengthen our prestigious position further. >Within the unit, existing research is particularly strong in visual >neuroscience, visual psychophysics, evolutionary psychology and behaviour >ecology. We are keen to consider applicants whose research interests would >either complement or expand our current research portfolio. Successful >applicants will have a strong desire to conduct their own independent >research, collaborate at an international level, and will undertake >teaching on our Psychology degree courses. You should have a doctorate, >and a strong record of independent research activity, consistent with a >growing or established international reputation. We particularly encourage >candidates who are able to teach in the following areas; Language and >Thought, Personality, Conceptual Issues, Social Psychology and >Intelligence, but applicants who are able to teach in other areas of >psychology are welcome to apply. For informal enquiries please contact Dr >PL Cornelissen, Tel: (0191) 222 6250 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or >Dr G Jordan, Tel: (0191) 222 5624 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Closing Date: 26.09.03. Interviews: Mid October. > >Job Reference: D517A > >Answerphone: (0191) 222 5085 > >Please forward your application, quoting the appropriate job reference >number, to: Human Resources Section, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, >1st Floor Agriculture Building, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU. > >Further particulars: >http://www.ncl.ac.uk/vacancies/vacancy.phtml?ref=D517A ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tom Smulders, Ph.D., Lecturer, School of Biology (Psychology) The Henry Wellcome Building for Neuroecology, University of Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH; Tel: ..44-(0)191-222-5790; Fax: ..44-(0)191-222-5622 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/tom.smulders ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNDER THE MOST PRECISELY CONTROLLED CONDITIONS ANIMALS DO AS THEY DAMN PLEASE!!! --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
