Lecturer in Neuroscience (Research and Education) Ref 20491
School/department: Department of Neuroscience / Life Sciences
Hours: Full-time considered up to a maximum of 1.0 FTE. Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
Contract: Permanent
Reference: 20491
Salary: Lecturer B starting at £45,585 to £54,395 per annum, pro rata if part-time.
Placed on: 13 June 2023
Closing date: 15 August 2023. Applications must be received by midnight of the closing date.
Expected Interview date: To be confirmed
Expected start date: November 2023 or As soon as possible
Job description
The School of Life Sciences is at the forefront of research in the biological sciences in the UK and the Neuroscience Department is a leading unit in its field at the international level. Our work seeks to achieve a mechanistic understanding of the processes that guide the formation, function and dysfunction of the nervous system. The department comprises fifteen independent research laboratories employing a range of molecular, cellular, physiological and imaging techniques and a variety of experimental models, including mice, zebrafish and flies. All our faculty have access to supervision across several PhD programmes, including the Sussex Neuroscience 4-year PhD programme, SoCoBio DTP and the Life Sciences PhD programme. An overview of research within our Department can be found here: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/lifesci/neuroscience/research.
We are looking for an outstanding scientist to join the Department of Neuroscience as a Lecturer in Neuroscience (Research and Education). We want to appoint a candidate with a growing international research reputation, a talent for teaching and a commitment to positively engage with colleagues within the university and the public. The successful candidate will be committed to developing an ambitious research programme that builds on and complements current areas of strength in our unit, such as circuit neuroscience and optical imaging in vivo. We will encourage your creativity across boundaries and disciplines, within and beyond the life sciences, seeking to promote originality and excellence.
The post holder will be committed to the delivery of high-quality teaching in the broad areas of Molecular, Cellular, Systems and Translational Neuroscience and they will be key members of the teaching team, designing and delivering high-quality teaching across our degrees. You will have a rigorous, enthusiastic and collegiate approach to all aspects of student education, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to use technology innovatively in both research and teaching activities.
Candidates should hold a PhD in Neuroscience (or related discipline), possess a strong track record for their career stage, as well as a strong motivation to educate and inspire research students, as well as graduate and undergraduate students on neuroscience topics using a variety of teaching and assessment approaches.
Further information and informal enquiries may be directed to Professor Claudio R. Alonso (Head of the Neuroscience Department) at c.alonso@sussex.ac.uk.
The University is committed to equality and valuing diversity, and applications are particularly welcomed from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Mathematics (STEMM) at Sussex.
The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
You can find out more about our values and our EDI Strategy, Inclusive Sussex, on our webpages.
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How to apply
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