Assistant Professor in Social Psychology

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As an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to diversity and inclusion, we encourage applications from women and those of Minority Ethnic backgrounds as they are currently under-represented at this level in this area. All appointments will be made on merit or skill and experience relative to the role.

Salary is no less than £64,552 per annum and the salary scale can be found on the LSE website 

The Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science focuses on theoretically informed and practically useful research and teaching. We are looking for an Assistant Professor in the areas of socio-cultural psychology, communication psychology, and/or political psychology. The successful candidate will contribute to teaching on a range of programmes, including on the MSc Social and Cultural Psychology and the MSc Social and Public Communication.

Applicants should have expertise and research interests in socio-cultural, communication, and/or political psychology; expertise in innovative qualitative methods, combined with quantitative skills; a track record or trajectory of internationally excellent publications; and a clear, well developed and viable strategy for future outstanding research that has the potential to result in world-leading publications.

The other criteria that will be used when shortlisting for this post can be found on the person specification, which is attached to this vacancy on the LSE’s online recruitment system.

In addition to a competitive salary the benefits that come with this job include an occupational pension scheme, a research grants policy with personal reward options, generous research leave (sabbatical) entitlement, a collegial faculty environment and excellent support, training and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

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Should you have any queries about the role, please email:

Professor Sandra Jovchelovitch s.jovchelovitch@lse.ac.uk

The closing date for receipt of applications is 2^nd March 2025 (23.59 UK time).

We are unable to accept any late applications.

Presentations will take place either 31^st March or 1^st April 2025.

Interview date is 3^rd April 2025.

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