Assistant Professor in Forensic Psychology (Fixed Term)

Area: School of Medicine - Mental Health and Clinical Neurosciences

Location: Jubilee Campus

Applications are invited for an Assistant 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 supporting teaching on clinical and criminogenic practice to the MSc (by research) 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.

Candidates must have a PhD, DForenPsy or equivalent, in Forensic Investigative or Criminal Psychology (or equivalent), and be registered with the HCPC as a forensic psychology practitioner. 

This full-time (36.25 hour) fixed term post is available immediately until 1st January 2027. Job share arrangements may be considered.

Requests for secondment from internal candidates may be considered on the basis that prior agreement has been sought from both your current line manager and the manager of your substantive post, if you are already undertaking a secondment role.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Simon Duff at Simon.Duff@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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