CHAIR IN APPLIED HEARING RESEARCH - Manchester UK

[Richard Baker <richard.baker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Apologies for posting this again - but there were several errors in the original advert.

Richard
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THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER

FACULTY OF MEDICAL AND HUMAN SCIENCES

SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES

CHAIR IN APPLIED HEARING RESEARCH 
(REF: MHS/069/06)

Salary will be by negotiation on the professorial scale


The University of Manchester aims to strengthen its considerable international reputation in hearing, audiology and deafness research by appointing a new chair in Applied Hearing Research. The successful applicant will have an international research profile in the field of audiology, psychoacoustics, or hearing science, or in cognitive neuroscience, developmental psychology (or other area of psychology) as applied to hearing and hearing loss. This is an exciting opportunity for a committed and innovative individual to make a major contribution to the strategic developments in the new School of Psychological Sciences and the Audiology and Deafness Research group in a leading University with an ambitious vision of its future.

The appointee will have strategic vision and show strong academic leadership, with the ability to develop the School's current research profile and enhance the reputation of the School through promoting and delivering high quality research and teaching. The post is located within the School's Audiology and Deafness research group, and within the Human Communication and Deafness Division, which also includes the MRC Hearing and Communication Group; funding has been earmarked for a further academic post to support the research and teaching activities of the Chair.

Informal inquiries may be made to Professor John Bamford telephone +44 (0)161 275 3378, e-mail john.bamford@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, or to Professor Adrian Davis telephone +44 (0)161 275 8570, e-mail Adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Information about the University, the School and the research group can be found at www.manchester.ac.uk


Application forms and further particulars are available from our website http://www.manchester.ac.uk/vacancies 
If you are unable to go online you can request a hard copy of the details from The Directorate of Human Resources, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences. Tel +44(0)161 275 8835 or email: mhs-hr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

Closing date: 18 April 2006

Interview date:  15 May 2006 

Please quote reference MHS/069/06

The University will actively foster a culture of inclusion and diversity and will seek to achieve true equality of opportunity for all members of its community.
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Dr. Richard J. Baker
BSc Audiology Programme Director
Human Communication & Deafness
School of Psychological Sciences
Humanities Devas Street
University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester M13 9PL

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Tel. +44 (0)161 275 3388
Fax. +44 (0)161 275 3373
richard.baker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.psych-sci.manchester.ac.uk/
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