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About us: The Department of Psychology was founded in 1950 at the Institute of Psychiatry (now the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, IoPPN); since when it has carried on a distinguished programme of research, teaching and clinical practice, with a long-standing link with the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. The Department is one of the UK’s largest academic groupings of clinical and health psychologists, with developing strength in broader area of applied and basis psychological science. The IoPPN is a Faculty of King's College London and the largest academic community in Europe devoted to the study and prevention of mental illness and brain disease. The IoPPN's greatest strength is the interdisciplinary nature of both its research strategy and educational activities, providing unique opportunities for students and staff. Link to IoPPN webpage: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/ioppn/index.aspx About the role: This is an exciting opportunity for a Lecturer in Health Psychology (Education) to join the Department of Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN), King’s College London (KCL). The post holder will contribute specialist health psychology teaching on our BPS accredited MSc (Health Psychology) and BSc (Psychology) programmes. The appointment will be made on the Academic Education Pathway, where the primary contribution is to education (80% of role) and secondary contribution to scholarship which is primarily education-focused (20%). On average, this would be the equivalent of four days a week spent on education. The AEP contract is focused on the delivery of education, education-related scholarship, and leadership in education. The following expectations are associated with the AEP: teaching, supervision, student support, educational leadership and innovation, education-related research and administration. We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated colleague who can make a distinctive contribution to health psychology education and supervision across our accredited MSc in Health Psychology and BSc Psychology programmes. You should have excellent teaching and communication skills and be able to inspire and inform students. As post holder, you will provide educational leadership on our MSc in Health Psychology. This would include programme and/or module leadership, course delivery, assessment, research project supervision, and personal tutor roles. You may also support other undergraduate and postgraduate taught courses within the school and faculty, and across King’s, for example with project supervision. You should be able to demonstrate suitable teaching skills and experience including curriculum development and assessment design, along with an ability to supervise student research dissertations. The scholarship component of the role should not exceed 20% and is expected to be substantially education focused. Therefore, your research should either be in a pedagogical area or one that impacts on the student experience and/or leads to evidence-based teaching. The content of a member of staff’s workload will be decided in discussion with the Head of Department or Deputy Head (Health). This is a full time (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract. About you: To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience: Essential criteria PhD in Health Psychology Experience of designing and delivering excellent teaching and assessment for postgraduate and/or undergraduate students, in person and/or online. Experience of supervising postgraduate taught and undergraduate research projects. Experience of delivering health psychology teaching to postgraduate and/or undergraduate students. Skills in research design, including quantitative and/or qualitative research methods relevant for health psychology Ability to conduct high quality education-focused research evidenced, for example, by high-quality publications, presentation of research in national and/or international fora. Desirable criteria Higher Education accreditation/qualification (e.g. Advance HE Fellowship or PGCAPHE) BPS Stage 2 qualification in Health Psychology Experience of PGT module leadership (i.e. MSc in Health Psychology or similar programme) Downloading a copy of our Job Description Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process. Further information: At King’s, we believe that the diversity of our community and a culture that is welcoming, open, inclusive and collaborative, are great strengths of the university. The Equality Act of 2010 protects the rights of our students and staff and provides a framework to fulfil our duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and in addition, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. At times, this will include balancing rights and beliefs that can feel in tension. We are committed to free speech and to academic freedom, believing that our foundational purpose as a university, is to create spaces where a wide range of ideas, including ideas that are controversial, can be discussed and debated, and where members of our community can express lawful views without fear of intimidation, harassment or discrimination. When engaging in the robust exchange of ideas, we ask that our community is mindful of our Dignity at King’s guidance. We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification section of the job description. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible. We welcome your thoughts on how organisations can create an inclusive environment, including one which supports free speech and the exchange of a wide range of ideas. To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages. Interviews are due to be held in February 2026. Grade and Salary: £53,947 - £58,426 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance Job ID: 134285 Close Date: 30-Jan-2026 Contact Person: Prof Joseph Chilcot Contact Details: joseph.chilcot@kcl.ac.uk

About us The position is for a FCPA research assistant to investigate Sagnac interferometry for fibre amplification. The FCPA project is for 6 months to be held in the attosecond quantum physics laboratory at King’s College London, in the NMES faculty at the Strand Campus (under the supervision of Dr Amelle Zair). We are looking for hiring an excellent research assistant with a master’s degree in Photonics. Candidates should have expertise in fibre amplifier, either through a master project, and internship or a secondment. This experience should include setting up, testing, characterising a fibre femtosecond amplifier. Any additional experience in research link to the measurement of femtosecond pulses will be complementary. The Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences (NMES) comprises Chemistry, Engineering, Informatics, Mathematics, and Physics – all departments highly rated in research activities and a wide-ranging portfolio of education programmes. Celebrating diversity and supporting staff is important to us and we offer a range of provision including flexible working, caring support (including a Parenting and Carers Fund and the Carer’s Career Development Fund), training, and a variety of diversity and inclusion networks. Staff can apply for flexible working to help them balance the demands of their professional and personal commitments and we offer comprehensive leave policies for parental, adoption, surrogacy, dependant and shared leave. The university is making investment in NMES and both student and staff numbers are growing. Our staff come from over 45 countries and 56% of our students are from outside the UK. Principally located on the Strand Campus in the heart of central London, further details available at www.kcl.ac.uk/nms.Physics: The study of Physics at King's dates back to the foundation of the College in 1829. The Department is currently undergoing significant growth with substantial investment in new appointments, research infrastructure and laboratory space refurbishment. Further information may be found at: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/physics About the role The FCPA research assistant primary role will consist of investigating Sagnac interferometry for fibre amplification of a high repetition rate femtosecond Ytterbium CPA system at King’s College London in the Attosecond quantum physics laboratory led by Dr Amelle Zair. The FCPA researcher assistant will be responsible for the following activities: Research: Undertaking research on FCPA amplifier by preparing and setting up the amplification architecture. Conducting measurements of the stability of the amplifier, beam quality, the gain and the power law. Conducting literature review and experiments and document all data and results obtained. Expertise: He/She/They need to have expertise in fibre amplifier set up in depth and be capable of learning implementing this in a whole CPA chain. Teaching and learning: Assisting in the supervision of master students and support the other member of the laboratory. He/She/they will be expected to show consideration as part of pastoral care duty. Communication: Write research material on FCPA (reports, publications, documentations). Present research progress to supervisor and collaborations and meetings. Liaison and networking and support managing: Liaise with the group members and support them in research activities. Teamwork: Participate to all diagnostic developments (CEP stability, femto-measurement via FROG, SPIDER, POLLYWOG etc…) and attend and contribute to all relevant meetings (experimental meetings, group meetings, one-to-one, collaborative meetings and journal club). Initiative, problem solving and decision making: He/She/They are expected make use of standard technique concerning amplifier build up (optical alignment procedure and NA fitting etc…), measurement of all characteristic and data management (analysis, coding, organization, storage etc…) needed for the FCPA project and find solution on optical implementation. Contribute to the delivery of the lines (amplified line, multi colour line etc…) for the research applications with the team. Generate original idea on the design of FCPA and its implementation based on outcomes. Planning and managing resources: He/She/They will be in charge of support planning and allocating bam time to the experiments on a weekly basis, coordinate the FCPA work. Work environment: Be the main point of contact for safety documentation and participating as a representative of the group to the monthly H&S meeting. This is a full-time post (35 Hours per week) with a probation of 6 months, offered on a fixed term contract until 31st May 2026. The position is an onsite position. It cannot be undertaken remotely. Research staff at King’s are entitled to at least 10 days per year (pro-rata) for professional development. This entitlement, from the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, applies to Postdocs, Research Assistants, Research and Teaching Technicians, Teaching Fellows and AEP equivalent up to and including grade 7. Visit the Centre for Research Staff Development for more information. About you To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience: Essential criteria A master in photonics that includes a clear femtosecond fibre laser expertise (master project) A strong expertise in femtosecond pulse measurements An expertise in technical drawing of system. An expertise in optical paths set up and design for research. Excellent communication skills and reporting High level of commitment and working in a team Desirable criteria Coding ability (labview, Maltab, Python or similar) Ability to produce, archive, organize and test data and documentations Ability to assist in mentoring or sub supervision Being EDI aware and bystander Downloading a copy of our Job Description Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process. Further Information We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community. We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's. As part of this commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and through this appointment process, it is our aim to develop candidate pools that include applicants from all backgrounds and communities. We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible. To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages. Grade and Salary: £41,761 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance Job ID: 129805 Close Date: 21-Dec-2025 Contact Person: Amelle Zair Contact Details: amelle.zair@kcl.ac.uk

Ref.: 533921 Work type: Full-time Department: School of Public Health (22400) Categories: Senior Research Staff & Post-doctoral Fellow Applications are invited for appointment as Scientific Officer (several posts) in the Hong Kong Jockey Club Global Health Institute (HKJCGHI), School of Public Health (Ref no.: 533921), to commence as soon as possible on a one-year temporary or two-year fixed-term basis, with the possibility of renewal subject to funding availability and satisfactory performance. HKU has partnered with International Vaccine Institute (IVI) and The University of Cambridge to establish the HKJCGHI, funded by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust. IVI is a non-profit international organization dedicated to vaccines and vaccination for global health. The Science Unit of IVI coordinates the Vaccine Process Development workstream and contributes to others workstreams of the HKJCGHI, including capacity building. These areas of work are in sync with HKJCGHI activities of the Science Unit in Seoul. Applicants should possess a Ph.D. degree in Microbiology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or a related field, with at least 10 years of relevant experience in developing and managing process development laboratories or related manufacturing operations, particularly for vaccines targeting infectious diseases. Applicants should demonstrate good knowledge and relevant research experience in field of vaccine development/production of biomolecules using cell-culture platforms (e.g. viral vaccines), and possibly bacterial- and mRNA-based vaccines including their biology, design of molecules, immunology, microbiology and molecular biology; and knowledge in developing assays for product characterization. Preference will be given to those with experience in cultivation and carrying out purification of enveloped and non-enveloped viruses in vaccine development industry, especially in GLP or GMP facility. Experience in handling quantitative and/or qualitative assays for vaccine development research would be distinct advantages. They should have excellent written and spoken English skills along with good communication skills, a keen sense of responsibility, good organizational skills, and the ability to work independently as well as in a team. Preference will be given to candidates with prior work experience in vaccine/biopharmaceutical industry, or low- and middle-income country (LMIC) settings. The appointees will contribute to research activities on infectious diseases and vaccines under the HKJCGHI. Key responsibilities include developing and managing the process development laboratory at HKJCGHI, including GLP compliant lab areas, and the research projects at GHI; leading, supporting and co-ordinating the process development of vaccine candidates; supervising technology transfer of vaccine candidates developed at GHI-IVI to vaccine manufacturers; and managing staff and sub-departments in the Vaccine Process Development department at HKJCGHI. Additionally, they will contribute to the preparation/review of research reports, manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals, and presentations for scientific meetings. The role also involves collaborating with internal and external stakeholders – including researchers, public health agencies, and policy-makers – supporting capacity-building activities and knowledge translation efforts in LMICs. A highly competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience will be offered, in addition to annual leave and medical benefits. The appointment on fixed terms will attract a contract-end gratuity and University contribution to a retirement benefits scheme, totalling up to 15% of basic salary. Housing benefits will be provided as applicable. The University only accepts online application for the above posts. Applicants should apply online and upload an up-to-date CV. Review of applications will start on January 2, 2026 and continue until January 31, 2026, or until the posts are filled, whichever is earlier.