The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate evidence of the following skills, qualities, and experience: (*How identified and assessed – AP = application, AS = assessment, I = interview, P = presentation, R = references)

Education/Qualification and Training:

Essential

- Educated to doctoral level or equivalent in an area of research related to the IoPPN's academic focus (Psychiatry, Psychology, Neuroscience and mental health) (AP, I) - Higher Education teaching qualification (e.g. PGCAPHE or PGCHE), or Fellowship/Senior Fellowship of the HEA (AP, I)

Knowledge/Skills:

Essential

- Knowledge of education processes within a Higher Education environment (AP, I, P) - Understanding of the relationship between research and education (AP, I, R) - Ability to communicate across discipline boundaries (AP, I) - Ability to initiate, encourage and lead cross-departmental/Faculty education initiatives (AP, I) - Excellent written and oral communication skills (AP, I, P) - Ability to work collegially to resolve problems and enhance practice (AP, I, R)

Desirable

- A strong record of research funding and publication in an area related to mental health (AP, I)

Experience:

Essential

- Personal experience of teaching and learning in higher education (AP, I, P) - Experience of a leadership role in education (e.g., Director of Education, Programme/Course Leader, Associate Dean) or other responsibility in relation to education (AP, I, P) - Experience of development and implementation of programmes or advanced modules (AP, I, P) - Some credentials, from experience, in at least one of the following: student satisfaction/experience; distance-learning;; internationalization (AP, I, P) - Evidence of innovation in education (AP, I)

Desirable

- Experience of some general management including having responsibility for people and budgets (AP, I, P) - Some experience of delivering education in an international context (AP, I)

Personal Characteristics/Other requirements:

Essential

- Ability and willingness to contribute to the development and delivery of the College’s education agenda (AP, I, P) - An interest in furthering the interdisciplinary goals of the University (AP, I) - Ability to prioritise a busy workload, while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail (AP, I) - Ability to be both strategic and highly operational, as required (AP, I) - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work with tact and diplomacy (AP, I) - Ability to manage a varied workload (AP, I) - Ability to lead and inspire others (I) - Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines (I) - A commitment to issues of diversity and inclusion and widening participation (I)

Role specific requirements:

Essential

- Commitment to the long-term development of pedagogical research at KCL (AP, I)

Desirable

- Ability to attract independent, external funds as principal investigator and contribute to successful funding applications as co-investigator in areas or for initiatives related to the role (AP, I, P) - An established and growing profile of high quality academic publications in recognised outlets relevant to the role (AP, I)

Terms of Role

This role is open to academics within a higher education institution. All terms and conditions of service are as per the appointee’s substantive contract of employment.

About the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) is Europe’s largest centre for research and education in psychiatry, psychology, and neuroscience. As the premier centre for mental health and related neurosciences research in Europe, the IoPPN is the world’s most cited institution for psychiatry/mental health research, and is ranked fourth in the world for highly cited neuroscience outputs (Scival). IoPPN is home to30 of the most highly cited scientists in their field in the world (Clarivate). Our community of academics work together to translate insights from discovery science (including neuroscience, genomics, social science, and psychology) to interventions to improve patient care and quality of life, and to teach and train the next generation of relevant healthcare practitioners. The IoPPN is a flourishing and expanding Faculty of King’s College London, with multidisciplinary expertise, across three academic Schools, and 13 departments, with over 380 academic staff, over 700 research staff and over 2500 taught students. The work of the Institute is enhanced through strong partnerships with the South London & Maudsley (SLaM), Guy’s & St Thomas’ and King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trusts, within the academic health sciences centre, King’s Health Partners. A key partnership is the recent King’s Maudsley Partnership, which will have its home at the £70m Pears Maudsley Centre for Children and Young People, bringing together clinical and academic excellence in a unique collaboration between SLaM, the IoPPN and the Maudsley charity as its charity partner (alongside other leading philanthropists).

People & Structure

The IoPPN has approximately 380 academic and over 750 research staff, over 2500 taught students with an annual turnover of £190 million, £80m of which is in research income. The IoPPN is made up of three academic Schools that allow our academic mission to be carried out across the wider context of mental health. Each school embraces research, education and clinical translation aiming to further understand and improve mental health and treat disorders of the nervous system. Academics also collaborate within IoPPN, across KCL, throughout the UK and across the globe. The Institute’s three academic Schools are: • Academic Psychiatry (Head – Professor Sir Simon Wessely) • Neuroscience (Head – Professor Mark Richardson) • Mental Health & Psychological Sciences (Head – Professor Dame Til Wykes) The IoPPN has a deep commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and holds an Athena SWAN award (Silver) from 2014, which was subsequently renewed in 2019. The IoPPN 2020-25 strategy puts people at the heart of its success with equality, diversity and inclusion principles applied across all our operations. We provide an inclusive, welcoming, and inspiring place to work and study, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy and parental leave, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation. All Faculty meetings integrate diversity principles across the agenda, ensuring that our management culture addresses inequalities across the protected characteristics, through our work practices, research, and education. We have a very active, diverse, and multidisciplinary network of staff and students across the faculty who are involved in ensuring all underrepresented groups are given the same opportunities to thrive as everyone else. The Faculty is led by the Executive Dean, supported by the Faculty Senior Leadership Team consisting of the Director of Operations, Vice Dean (Research), Vice Dean (International), Vice Dean (Culture, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion), Dean of Education, the three Heads of School and their Heads of Departments.

Research

Our major strengths in psychiatry, psychology and neuroscience across clinical and basic science disciplines is supported through a range of networks within health. This incorporates King’s Health Partners, including a historical partnership with the South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (the largest mental health trust in the country), that serves the communities of South London, and provides specialist services for people from across the UK and beyond. There are six Mental Health Clinical Academic Groups (CAG) based at South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (for Addictions, Psychosis, Psychological Medicine & Integrated Care, Child & Adolescent Mental Health, Behavioural & Developmental Psychiatry, and Older Adults & Dementia); as well as the Clinical Neurosciences Clinical Academic Group within King’s College NHS Trust Hospital. The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre brings together scientists, clinicians, allied health professionals, service users and carers from across SLaM NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London. King’s Health Partners Neurosciences comprises the second largest UK academic neuroscience department along research themes of neurodevelopment and disorders; sensation, pain, and hearing loss; injury regeneration and repair; neurodegeneration and dementia; and neuroimaging and computational neuroscience. The clinical research facilities include the National Institute for Health Research-King’s Clinical Research Facility, and the Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute (with over 250 clinicians and research scientists, incorporating the UK Dementia Research Institute at KCL). Our King’s Health Partners networks also provide opportunities for further research projects and clinical trials as well as world-class undergraduate and postgraduate training in clinical and academic psychiatry and neuroscience. The 2021 REF results confirmed the faculty's position at the forefront of psychiatry, psychology, and neuroscience research. The overall quality was rated as 90% either world leading (4*) or internationally excellent (3*). Our research environment was assessed as 100% at the highest rating of 4* indicating its potential to produce world leading research. Our research also has impact on the world with 100% of our research impact case studies scoring 4* (outstanding) or 3* (very considerable) in terms of its reach and significance. Research income in academic year 2023/24 research income was approx. £80m, and our new awards topped £106m. Our world-leading research influences policy, care and practice. To make such impacts our academics not only work with other universities, but they also interact with industry, healthcare providers and policy makers locally and globally. This ensures that our research is relevant and can influence policy and government on mental health care. We also make sure that service users and carers are involved in designing and carrying out our research as that makes research questions relevant to the real world. Making a difference is at the heart of what we do. Our research has led to the creation of much needed therapies for some of the most severe mental disorders and changes in how governments around the world think about mental illness. The range of impact locally, nationally, and globally encompasses influencing government policy, to co-production and empowering the patient voice and local communities in their own mental healthcare; to enhanced and innovative training for health practitioners; and economic investment in new drugs, models of treatment and care.

Education

With a student body of over 2,500 distributed across undergraduate, postgraduate and Distance Learning online programmes, the IoPPN is the largest centre for mental health education in Europe. It is ranked 2nd in the world for psychology and psychiatry (US News Best Global Universities) and is a leading centre for research and education in neuroscience. With approximately 960 students across two British Psychological Society accredited undergraduate courses and a third starting from Sept 2024-25, the Faculty strives to deliver research-enhanced and innovative training with clinical placements offered through partnerships across a wide variety of NHS services. The Psychology BSc programme draws on our established faculty expertise, the NHS and a wide range of clinical researchers and practitioners across the university to develop a full understanding of the applications of psychological science to a variety of contemporary challenges. The Neuroscience & Psychology BSc program cuts across disciplinary boundaries to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to understand the workings of the brain and the relationship between mental and neural processes in health and disease. Approximately 2500 students are divided across 2 UG programmes, 26 postgraduate taught programmes and 14 postgraduate research programmes and a variety of healthcare commissioned training courses (including the UK's longest standing Clinical Psychology course). As a global centre of excellence for education, research, and clinical training, the postgraduate programmes combine evidence-based teaching and learning, sophisticated patient care planning and extensive research methodology. The Institute supports academic education pathway, which recognises the importance of research in education and its role in developing a curriculum. Science is embedded throughout, and students are taught by internationally leading research academics.

Should you wish to apply for this position, please provide the following: • a short statement setting out your reasons for applying for the post and highlighting the particular skill and experience which you feel you would bring to the role (2 pages max) • a current curriculum vitae Applications must be made electronically in Word or PDF format. We are able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages. The application deadline is 30th April 2025. The selection process will include a presentation with Final Interviews in June 2025 (exact date TBC).

Equal Opportunities

King’s College London recognises that equality of opportunity and the recognition and promotion of diversity are integral to its academic and economic strengths. The following principles apply in respect of the university’s commitment to equality and diversity: • To provide and promote equality of opportunity in all areas of its work and activity; • To recognise and develop the diversity of skills and talent within its current and potential community; • To ensure that all university members and prospective members are treated solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential without receiving any unjustified discrimination or unfavourable treatment on grounds such as age, disability, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, trans status, socio-economic status or any other irrelevant distinction; • To provide and promote a positive working, learning, and social environment which is free from prejudice, discrimination and any forms of harassment, bullying or victimisation; • To foster good relations between individuals from different groups and tackle prejudice and promote understanding. Charter is helping King’s to identify best practice for the working environment of all staff working in science disciplines.