Associate Professor in Forensic Psychology

Area
School of Medicine - Mental Health and Clinical Neurosciences

Location
Jubilee Campus

Salary
£58,596 to £71,797 per annum (pro-rata if applicable) depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.

Closing Date
Wednesday 13 November 2024

Reference
MED423724

Applications are invited for an Associate Professor in Forensic Psychology Practice based in the Centre for Forensic and Family Psychology, a leading centre for postgraduate research and professional training, at the University of Nottingham, School of Medicine Mental Health and Clinical Neuroscience Unit  http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/groups/cffp/index.aspx

Furthermore, the post will play an active role in Nottingham’s Institute for Mental Health, through interdisciplinary research; https://www.institutemh.org.uk

You will be responsible for co-directing the Centre for Forensic and Family Psychology and act as Course Director to the MSc in Forensic and Criminological Psychology and contribute to research and practice supervision for the Doctorate in Forensic Psychology (DForenPsy). Both programmes are professionally accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC), as professional training leading to chartered status and registration as a forensic psychology practitioner.

You must have a PhD, DForenPsy, DClinPsy or equivalent, in Forensic Investigative or Criminal Psychology (or equivalent), and be registered with the HCPC as a forensic psychology practitioner. Experience of postgraduate teaching, course or module leadership and supervising doctorate research students is also essential.

The post is offered on a full time, (36.25 hours per week), permanent contract. Job share arrangements may be considered. 

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Informal enquiries may be addressed to Angeli Santos at angeli.santos@nottingham.ac.uk. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

It is a condition of this post that satisfactory enhanced disclosure is obtained from the 'Disclosure and Barring Service'.

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