伦敦大学学院博士后职位招聘–心理学或相关学科

About us

The post holder will be based in the Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology. This is a large and vibrant community where research and teaching activity aim to improve wellbeing through the application of psychological science to practice. Psychology at UCL was ranked 1st in the UK and 2nd in the world in the 2022 Shanghai Ranking of World Universities. This reflects excellent links between teaching, professional training and research, the wide range of research expertise represented and the excellent opportunities for collaboration and interdisciplinary research provided at UCL. This is an excellent environment for an early-career researcher, where opportunities for collaboration and learning abound.

About the role

We are looking to recruit a post-doctoral research fellow to work on a ground-breaking project, funded by the ESRC. This project will investigate the development of internalising problems (e.g., anxiety and depression) of autistic young people, with an emphasis on understanding the role of environmental risk and protective factors. At the heart of this work is close collaboration between researchers and the autistic community, which will shape the project at each stage.

Reporting to the principal investigators of the project (Prof Mandy, Prof Flouri, Dr Midouhas, Dr Cooper) the postdoc will join a dynamic and multi-disciplinary research team that is dedicated to improving the mental health of autistic people; and to collaboration with the autistic community.

The main components of the job are:

(1) conducting a large qualitative study with autistic young people and their parents, to better understand the nature and development of autistic internalising pro blems;

(2) orchestrating a process of consultation with autistic young people and their allies, so that their views and experiences can shape the research.

The post is full time and lasts 14 months.

A detailed job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

About you

We are looking for someone with excellent qualitative research skills; and who has a proven commitment to involving experts by experience in their research. You will need to have a PhD in psychology or a related discipline; or a clinical psychology doctorate. The role involves co-ordinating collaborative work between the research team and members of the autism community, so we require someone with excellent communication and organisational skills.

What we offer

The UCL Ways of Working supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work – please visit ucl.ac.uk/ways-of-working to find out more. As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which can be found here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our long-term commitment and ‘beacon’ status in advancing gender equality.