Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer Forensic Psychology
The School of Psychology is seeking to make a permanent, full-time appointment at the Lecturer or Senior Lecturer level.
Summary about this job
Teaching - Tertiary
Company: Victoria University of Wellington
Location: Wellington
Work type: Full Time
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Phone: +64-4-376-7005
Fax: +64-3-558-4841
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Detail information about job Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer Forensic Psychology. Terms and conditions vacancy
- Do you have a strong research and publication record?
- Bring your experience supervising post-graduate research
- Be part of an excellent research culture
The School of Psychology
Wellington, New Zealand
The School of Psychology is seeking to make a permanent, full-time appointment at the Lecturer or Senior Lecturer level. The area of content specialisation for this position is Forensic Psychology and we welcome applications from individuals who have specialist research knowledge in this broad area. Relevant practice experience with forensic populations will be considered favourably, although it is not essential. Specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to, investigative psychology, eye witness testimony, sexual offending, offender rehabilitation, forensic mental health, intellectual disabilities, and human aggression.
This is an exciting opportunity to join an energetic forensic psychology group with international research and teaching expertise within a world leading university. The purpose of this position is to contribute to the School's research, service and teaching, in the area of forensic psychology. The staff member will be expected to add to the School's existing strengths in these areas, in addition to teaching and supervising forensic psychology at both the undergraduate and post-graduate level. In particular, they would teach into the MSc in Forensic Psychology and coordinate courses on this programme.
The successful applicant will have a PhD in psychology, a strong research and publication record, experience supervising post-graduate research, and in teaching in forensic psychology, or an area of psychology related to this, at the university level.
The University has an excellent research culture and the School of Psychology is recognised as the leading Psychology Department in New Zealand. The School hosts research laboratories in many of psychology's specialty areas: cognition, learning, social, cross-cultural, developmental, behavioural pharmacology, neuropsychology, organisational, clinical, and forensic psychology. It is also home to the Victoria Psychology Clinic, the Roy McKenzie Centre for the Study of Families, and Centre for Applied Cross-cultural Research.
As the capital city of New Zealand, Wellington is home to parliament, key government agencies and judicial courts, providing excellent opportunities for developing research and professional partnerships with Government and NGOs. In particular, the Forensic Psychology group have relationships with various external organisations in the Wellington area. It is a vibrant, scenic and creative city making it a wonderful place to live and work.
For further information please contact Associate Professor Louise Dixon, School of Psychology, at: [email protected]
Please do not send applications to this email address. Applications must be submitted online at: www.victoria.ac.nz/about/careers/current-vacancies
Applications close Saturday, 25 August 2018.
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