Clinical Consultant, Senior Lecturer to Professor in Biological Psychiatry; E&R

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences

This new full-time post (1.0

FTE) is available from April 2026 on a permanent basis.

The Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences (CBS), alongside Devon Partnership Trust, is seeking to recruit a Clinical Consultant Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor / Professor in Biological Psychiatry (level of appointment dependent on experience).

This is a strategically important position for the Department and Medical School as we seek to expand capacity in translational mental health and neuroscience, strengthen clinical links with local NHS trusts across the South-West peninsula and build on our international reputation in mental health, neuroscience and genomics research.

We are particularly interested in psychiatrists working in the area of severe mental illness (e.g. schizophrenia, psychosis, major depression, child and adolescent mental health) who can work alongside our world-leading scientists working in basic neuroscience, cell biology, neurogenomics and data science. The successful applicant will work closely with the NIHR-funded Exeter Biomedical Research Centre to build our capacity in translational psychiatry.

We are looking for a leading or emerging (depending on grade) international figure with the ability to attract world‑class academics to their research group. Applicants will be innovative researchers with a top‑flight track record of research funding and international quality publications. More junior applicants should have demonstrable potential to attract significant research funding.

As a key strategic appointment, we will offer a competitive package, supported by a start‑up fund, to ensure that the successful applicant can create a transformative translational clinical research programmeat the University of Exeter. It is expected that the successful candidate will undertake clinical session(s) with Devon Partnership Trust. Please see the job description for further details.

Please ensure that you read the attached Job Description s and Person Specifications for full details of this role at Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor / Professor level.

Please note that the job description at Associate Lecturer level remains subject to Royal College approval. Any amends will be circulated accordingly.

We reserve the right to close the advert early if we receive sufficient applications.

• Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines to produce internationally exciting research
• Support teams that understand the University-wide research and teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly
• An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics, providing specialist support for external engagement and development
• A multitude of staff benefits, including sector-leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks’ full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6 weeks’ full pay), and a Fertility Treatment Policy
• A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning Devon

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and are in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world‑class teaching with world‑class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our world‑leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world’s most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality, and 47 percent is world‑leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).

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