Psychology Location: Bailrigg, Lancaster, UK Salary: £46,974 to £54,395 (Full time, indefinite with end date) Closing Date: Wednesday 23 October 2024 Interview Date: To be confirmed Reference: 1057-24
The Department of Psychology at Lancaster University is seeking to appoint a full time Senior Developer to support a Wellcome Trust funded project on changing research cultures. The two-year, £1M project will explore how we can build a sustainable, ethical and inclusive research culture. The Senior developer will be responsible for developing software applications, designing and maintaining software infrastructure and creating new services that support the work of the Wellcome research team.
The project you will be working on is part of a Wellcome Trust funded project aimed at improving research culture across three pillars:
Whilst this role will be positioned within the Psychology Department, you will be working alongside a wider team of PDRA's, support staff, technical staff and academic staff. A web developer and two education fellows will also be joining the team.
As a Senior Developer you will have:
You will collaborate with each other and members of the interdisciplinary research team; work with research partners and an internal and external steering group; work with stakeholders and research participants; liaise with the wider Wellcome Trust network on changing research cultures; and disseminate research findings and project outputs.
THE BENEFITS OF THE ROLE
The Psychology Department is a busy teaching and research active Department. It is home to a friendly group of over 40 Academic staff, with teams of Research and Professional Services and Technical staff. The Department supports a large cohort of Undergraduate students; a thriving group of Masters and Postgraduate research students; and a wide range of research projects including several cross-institution grants.
Further information about the Department is available at: https:// www. psych.lancs.ac.uk
Please upload a cover letter with your application.
We welcome applications from people in all diversity groups, and for this full-time post , we expect a start date by late 2024.
This role is indefinite, subject to funding, which is currently only available until May 2026
Informal enquiries are welcome and should be addressed to Mark Levine at [email protected]
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