University of Essex

We are offering an exciting opportunity for two Clinical Psychologists to join the Clinical Psychology Training Programme at the University of Surrey, based in Guildford. We have two permanent, part-time roles available (0.6 FTE/21.6 hours per week). We are happy to support hybrid working but the post holder is expected to be in on Tuesday when the trainees are at the University, and at least one other day per week.  The role The programme has expanded significantly in recent years due to increased NHS England funding. Joining now offers the chance to be part of a period of growth, development, and innovation. The post-holder will: Work closely with local NHS Trusts Support placements, supervisor training, and trainee supervision Contribute to the collaborative university–NHS training environment About the Programme & School The PsychD team is a welcoming, innovative group with diverse clinical and research interests The programme sits within the Discipline of Clinical and Health Psychology in the School of Psychology The School has an excellent reputation for applied psychology teaching and research You will join a vibrant department with strong commitments to inclusion, antiracism, and serving under-represented communities There are opportunities for professional development, including eligibility for a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (if not already held) About you Applicants must be HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologists. We welcome all areas of clinical expertise, with particular interest in candidates experienced in neuropsychological assessment or working with older adults and people with learning disabilities. Successful candidates will: Work effectively as part of a team Be committed to developing trainee clinical competencies Ideally contribute to the programme’s research profile Support inclusive leadership and embed equality, diversity, and inclusion throughout the programme All post-holders need to: Hold a doctorate in clinical psychology (or equivalent) Contribute to evaluation of clinical competencies Develop and maintain links with local NHS Trusts Contribute to teaching, learning, and programme administration Engage in leadership development opportunities offered by the role Have experience working in the NHS This post will be offered at Lecturer A or B level depending on clinical and teaching experience (see job profiles below for more information). A formal teaching qualification is required for those applying for Lecturer B. The full time equivalent salary range for a Lecturer A is £37,694 - £56,535, and for a Lecturer B is £47,389 - £63,606 (pro rata for 0.6 FTE). What we can offer In addition to salary, you will receive a yearly incremental pay rise, generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days holiday plus 7 university closure days and 8 bank holidays, a generous pension, access to world-class leisure facilities on campus, a range of travel schemes, and supportive family friendly benefits including an excellent on-site nursery. How to apply To apply, please upload your CV to the University website. You will also be asked to address some statements to help us assess your suitability for the position. For an informal discussion please contact  Jane Iles j.iles@surrey.ac.uk (Programme Director) Jen Mance j.mance@surrey.ac.uk (Clinical Director) Mary John m.john@surrey.ac.uk (Head of Department) Please note the University is closed from 25th December - 4th January inclusive. Interviews will be held on Monday 26th January. Further information about the University and the School of Psychology can be found at: www.surrey.ac.uk/clinical-psychology The University of Surrey is committed to providing an inclusive environment that offers equal opportunities for all. We place great value on diversity and are seeking to increase the diversity within our community and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups, including people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and people with disabilities Further details Job Description Job Description

About Us ​​King’s College London is a leading University with nine Faculties. As part of King’s Health Partners, we have an excellent environment for health care interaction and a strong focus on mentoring and career development. ​The 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF2021) placed King’s applied and allied health research 1st for: overall proportion of research rated 4* (world-leading, the best mark possible), research papers rated 4*, impact rated 4*, environment rated 4*(joint), Grade Point Average and Power. REF2021 rated as world-leading: 100% of our environment, 86% of our impact and 70% of our research overall. Over 95% of our research overall was rated as world-leading or internationally excellent. ​As of 2025, Kings is number 1 in the world for Nursing (QS world rankings). King’s produces more highly cited research outputs (top 1% citations) on palliative care than any other centre internationally (SciVal), and is second in the world on the same metric for nursing and midwifery. King’s is the largest provider of health care education in Europe. ​The Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care (NMPC) is based in the heart of central and south London. It includes the Cicely Saunders Institute for Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation, the premier Institute for Palliative Care, bringing together clinical, research and education teams. ​Our applied clinical and health multidisciplinary research transforms therapies, the healthcare experience and outcomes for patients and those important to them, wherever they are cared for. Our award-winning NMPC education programmes span pre-registration nursing and midwifery, and multidisciplinary post-graduate taught and research programmes. ​We are committed to staff development and offer opportunities to identify and access appropriate training and professional growth. About the role This is an exciting opportunity for a talented individual experienced in the practice and communication of sound statistical principles to join our Faculty. The Faculty supports high quality epidemiological studies and complex clinical trials in nursing, midwifery, palliative care, rehabilitation, technologies, and health services research. You will contribute to new grant applications and advise on studies to completion and publication, including supervision of junior statisticians. You will also contribute to teaching, provide PhD and MSc supervision and contribute to improving statistical skills across the Faculty. You will be associated with the UKCRC-registered King’s Clinical Trials Unit (CTU), working to their quality management system. The King’s CTU has world-leading statistical and trial delivery expertise and provides randomisation services and other management system support. You will be involved in grant applications to a variety of funding streams such as those offered by the National Institute for Health and Care Research and the Medical Research Council (MRC), including pilot/feasibility to definitive trials and fellowships that typically involve trials or epidemiology using big data. There are excellent opportunities to develop, lead and apply novel methods and approaches, in response to complexities in data structures, interventions and outcome measures across the research areas of the Faculty. NMPC researchers collaborate in applications for trials of complex interventions, adaptive designs, cluster randomised trials and outcomes with intercurrent events. This is a full-time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an ​indefinite ​contract. You will report to the Professor of Statistics and Epidemiology. Location: Hybrid – minimum of 2 days on campus (1 day at Waterloo, 1 day at Denmark Hill) About You To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience: Senior Lecturer (Education & Research)  Essential criteria Higher academic degree (PhD or medical equivalent) Clear upward trajectory of peer-review publications with sustainable track record consistent with world-leading or internationally excellent REF outputs, with originality, rigour, and significance in areas relevant to Faculty research themes. These should demonstrate growing international recognition of research excellence in their field. Evidence of ability to secure research grant funding, demonstrated by previous experience and upward sustainable track record, plans, experience of funding schemes relevant to Faculty research themes, and demonstrable leadership in delivering publications/projects. Clear ability to obtain sufficient funding to lead a research group to deliver an innovative research programme. Evidence of continued development in research methods in applied health and/or clinical research, and how these would contribute to improving and/or complement the Faculty’s research and education, with increasing expertise in specific areas (e.g. health services research, trials, mixed methods, co-design, big data analysis, implementation science, economics, statistics, patient and public involvement). Experience of and training in PhD supervision, as first or second supervisory and/or as part of supervisory progression panels.  Evidence of commitment to continued development in evidence-based practice, research methods and evidence relevant to care, with up-to-date knowledge, skills and accomplishments, able to supervise MSc and undergraduate student projects and critically appraise a wide range of relevant research, including data presentation and basic analysis. Evidence of high-quality expert statistical input into planning, funding applications, protocols, analysis, interpretation and write-up of original and rigorous clinical trials and other well-designed studies (especially big data epidemiology). Evidence of provision of high-quality statistical advice e.g. serving as the independent statistician on study oversight committees Hold a postgraduate qualification in teaching, recognised by Advance HE (formerly the Higher Education Academy) Desirable criteria Relevant clinical, health or social care expertise and proven commitment to one or more of the fields relevant to the faculty, and a network of national successful collaborations that will benefit our future directions Ability to identify new research opportunities and collaborative partnerships to enhance the research of the Faculty and King’s Reader (Education & Research) Essential criteria Higher academic degree (PhD or medical equivalent) Clear upward trajectory of peer-review publications with sustainable track record consistent with world-leading or internationally excellent REF outputs, with originality, rigour, and significance in areas relevant to Faculty research themes. These should demonstrate growing international recognition of research excellence in their field or internationally recognised leadership in their field of research with new knowledge and innovation. Evidence of ability to secure research grant funding, demonstrated by previous experience and upward sustainable track record, plans, experience of funding schemes relevant to Faculty research themes, and demonstrable leadership in delivering publications/projects. Clear ability to obtain sufficient funding to lead a research group to deliver an innovative research programme or experience in obtaining funding and leading a research group to deliver an innovative research programme. Evidence of continued development in research methods in applied health and/or clinical research, and how these would contribute to improving and/or complement the Faculty’s research and education, with increasing expertise in specific areas (e.g. health services research, trials, mixed methods, co-design, big data analysis, implementation science, economics, statistics, patient and public involvement), and with international recognition of this. Experience of the planning and delivering high-quality evaluated education at undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels with a strong focus on a high-quality student experience and success. Evidence of leadership in education or assessment initiatives. Evidence of supervising PhD students and strong progress and timely completion. Evidence of commitment to continued development in evidence-based practice, research methods and evidence relevant to care, with up-to-date knowledge, skills and accomplishments, able to supervise MSc and undergraduate student projects and critically appraise a wide range of relevant research, including data presentation and basic analysis. Evidence of high-quality expert statistical input into planning, funding applications, protocols, analysis, interpretation and write-up of original and rigorous clinical trials and other well-designed studies (especially big data epidemiology). Evidence of provision of high-quality statistical advice e.g. serving as the independent statistician on study oversight committees Hold a postgraduate qualification in teaching, recognised by Advance HE (formerly the Higher Education Academy) Desirable criteria Relevant clinical, health or social care expertise and proven commitment to one or more of the fields relevant to the faculty, and a network of national and international successful collaborations that will benefit our future directions. Track record of successful capacity building, including PhD supervision, attracting PhD fellowship funding, and growing post-doctoral teams. Experience of serving on grant giving and funding committees. Ability to identify new research opportunities and collaborative partnerships to enhance the research of the Faculty and King’s. Downloading a copy of our Job Description Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process. Further Information At King’s, we believe that the diversity of our community and a culture that is welcoming, open, inclusive and collaborative, are great strengths of the university. The Equality Act of 2010 protects the rights of our students and staff and provides a framework to fulfil our duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and in addition, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. At times, this will include balancing rights and beliefs that can feel in tension. We are committed to free speech and to academic freedom, believing that our foundational purpose as a university, is to create spaces where a wide range of ideas, including ideas that are controversial, can be discussed and debated, and where members of our community can express lawful views without fear of intimidation, harassment or discrimination. When engaging in the robust exchange of ideas, we ask that our community is mindful of our Dignity at King’s guidance. We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification section of the job description. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible. To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages. Grade and Salary: Senior Lecturer: £65,091-£74,613; Reader: £66,884-£74,613 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance Job ID: 134485 Close Date: 15-Jan-2026 Contact Person: Stephen Bremner Contact Details: stephen.bremner@kcl.ac.uk

The University of Southampton is inviting applications for a postdoctoral position in gravitational-wave astronomy. The successful candidate will join Greg Ashton’s STFC-funded programme, Advancing Gravitational-Wave Astronomy Using Artificial Intelligence, to work on computational Bayesian inference methods and their astrophysical applications.  Southampton's School of Mathematical Sciences is home to a large research group in gravitational physics, comprising 9 staff members, over 15 postdoctoral researchers, and approximately 15 PhD students. Research in the group includes black-hole and neutron-star physics, gravitational-wave source modelling and data analysis, gravitational self-force modelling and numerical relativity. The group is involved in the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the LISA Consortium, the Einstein Telescope collaboration and the Cosmic Explorer consortium.  Candidates should demonstrate a track record of research in gravitational-wave astronomy. The applicant will have, or be about to obtain, a relevant PhD degree in physics or mathematics.  This is a full-time post, available from the 5th of January 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter. The post is funded for two years with the possibility of a 1-year extension. Applications for Research Fellow positions will be considered from candidates who are working towards or nearing completion of a relevant PhD qualification. The title of Research Fellow will be applied upon successful completion of the PhD. Before the qualification is awarded, the title of Senior Research Assistant will be given.  A complete application should include (i) a CV, including a list of publications, (ii) a statement of research interests (1 to 2 pages), and (iii) the contact information of at least two referees.  Informal enquiries may be made to Greg Ashton at Gregory.Ashton@ligo.org