The Board of Electors to the Dawson Professorship of Young People's Mental Health invite applications for this Professorship from persons whose work falls within the general field of the Professorship to take up appointment on 1 October 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.
Candidates will have an outstanding research record of international stature in young people's mental health and the vision, leadership, experience and enthusiasm to lead on mental health science for young people in Cambridge, foster collaboration and promote innovative thinking and practice. They will hold a PhD or equivalent postgraduate qualification.
Standard professorial duties include teaching and research, examining, supervision and administration. The Professor will be based in Cambridge. A competitive salary will be offered.
The post is accompanied by the expectation of accepting a Professorial Fellowship at St Catharine's College.
Further information is available at: http://www.hr.admin.cam.ac.uk/professorships or contact the Human Resources, University Offices, The Old Schools, Cambridge, CB2 1TT, (email: [email protected]).
Applications, consisting of a letter of application, a statement of current and future research plans, a curriculum vitae and a publications list, along with details of three referees should be made online no later than 3 March 2025.
Please view the full job details and apply via this link: https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49974/
Informal enquiries may be directed to Professor Mark Johnson (Head of Department of Psychology and Convenor of Board of Electors): [email protected] / [email protected].
Please quote reference PJ44770 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
The Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge (UK) was created in 2012 through the merger of two pre-existing and longstanding departments – the Department of Experimental Psychology (one of the oldest psychology departments in the UK), and the Department of Social and Developmental Psychology. The Department has 28 university teaching officers and accommodates many postdoctoral scientists within world-class research groups across the whole discipline of Psychology. Members of the department teach on a number of undergraduate courses and admit around 50 postgraduate students each year.