Call to Action: Expressions of interest - CASES Psychology Division Chair

CASES is sorry to announce that Dr Amy Whitehead has stepped down as Psychology Division Chair and Director of the Association. We would like to thank Amy for her hard work for the Association and for her Division over the last 18 months.

We are now going to open advert to recruit a new Psychology Division Chair, who will also become a Director of the Association, the initial term for which is three years.

If you are interested in applying for the role, the job description can be found here, and the application form can be found here.

The appointment of the roles will be via a formal, open and transparent recruitment process, with the aim of attracting the widest range of the most suitable talent. At CASES, we are committed to Fairness, Professionalism, Honesty, Responsibility and Excellence. We strive to improve our ways of working to be more inclusive and diverse, to accelerate our impact on society and live up to our Values. We acknowledge that we lack representation from various underrepresented groups and therefore strongly encourage applications that will amplify the voices of people with a disability, those from culturally and ethnically diverse backgrounds, women or gender diverse people in STEMM and members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Please notify the Chief Executive Officer (iwilson@cases.org.uk) if you require reasonable adjustments throughout the application process.

If any prospective applicant would like a confidential chat about the role, please contact either Ian Wilson, CASES Chief Executive Officer (iwilson@cases.org.uk) or Prof Zoe Knowles FBASES, CASES Chair (Z.R.Knowles@ljmu.ac.uk) or Dr Mitch Finlay MCASES, CASES Deputy Chair (mitchell.finlay@ua92.ac.uk).

Interested candidates are to submit their application form by noon on Thursday 5 June 2025. Please mark your email Confidential and send to iwilson@cases.org.uk.

The Human Resources, Appointments and Remuneration Committee will review all applications. The successful candidates will be announced around early July 2025, with a view to starting the role over the summer.