Research Fellow

About the role

The role will involve working within a European Research Council funded project (HONORLOGIC) as part of a large research group including Professor Uskul (PI), a Research Fellow, a PhD student, a large international team of researchers and research assistants, a Project Officer and placement students who may be part of the team during the course of the appointment. Main roles will involve assisting with ongoing studies planned as part of the project, analyzing existing data and writing up research articles for publication.

About you

The ideal candidate will have a doctorate in psychology—or an allied subject (or submitted thesis prior to the interview date) and show evidence of engagement in high-quality research activity, an excellent record of publications in quality peer reviewed journals, commensurate with stage of career, experience of conducting advanced statistical analyses (including multilevel modelling), and demonstrate excellent interpersonal, organisational, and problem-solving skills required in communication with team members and coordination of research activities internationally (for all essential criteria please see the job advert)

About our Division/School

Our Psychology school has a rich history extending over half-a-century, marked from the start by our variety of research and courses. From the ground-breaking work of scholars such as Stuart Sutherland and Marie Jahoda, we've grown to cover all areas of psychology.

The School was formally established in 2009, bringing together academics across biological, cognitive, developmental, clinical and social psychology into one School. We've now entered the second decade of our existence as one of the largest and most influential academic communities for psychology in the country!

Anchored by our core values of kindness, integrity, inclusion, collaboration and courage, our research and teaching address societal challenges to create a better world.

Please find further information regarding the School of Psychology.

The School of Psychology is proud to hold a Silver Athena Swan Award.

Why work here

Find out more about our reward and benefits package.

Find out about our equality, diversity and inclusion

Further Key Information

Please contact Prof Ayse K. Uskul at A.K.Uskul@sussex.ac.uk for informal enquiries.

For full details and how to apply see our vacancies page.

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.

The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK. 

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