Professor of Behavioural Science and Disaster Resilience

LASE (University of Greenwich); Greater London; On-site; GBP 71,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

LASE (University of Greenwich) invites applications for a leadership role within the Centre for Safety, Resilience and Protective Security (CSRPS). The post leads behavioural science research across CSRPS activities, focusing on human behaviour in safety, security, resilience, emergency response, public health protection, and built environment design.

You will work with colleagues across disciplines to develop evidence-based approaches and drive CSRPS disaster resilience initiatives,

Qualifications

• Leadership in behavioural science research across interdisciplinary teams.
• Experience applying behavioural science to safety, security and resilience contexts.

Responsibilities

• Lead behavioural science research across CSRPS activities.
• Develop evidence-based approaches to enhance public safety, policy and practice.
• Drive the CSRPS disaster resilience portfolio and strategic direction.

Skills

Behavioural science leadership

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Job description

On the 1 August 2026, the University of Greenwich and the University of Kent formed a pioneering new multi-university group called London and South-East (LASE) University Group.

Should you join us, you will be employed by LASE but will work as part of the University of Greenwich academic division, contributing to its distinct strengths, community and identity while also being part of a wider group that brings together the scale, resilience and shared ambition of both universities.

Through LASE we aim to deliver outstanding education, impactful research, and meaningful regional and global impact.

This post is based within the Centre for Safety, Resilience and Protective Security (CSRPS), a Centre that seeks to advance societal safety, resilience, and security through interdisciplinary research, innovation, and industry collaboration. The Centre focuses on addressing complex challenges in fire safety engineering, disaster resilience, protective security, crowd safety, and airborne pathogen dispersion. A key strength of CSRPS is the depth of integration between engineering, mathematics, computer science, and behavioural science, recognising that an understanding of human behaviour is fundamental to addressing complex safety and security challenges.

This new role will provide leadership for behavioural science research across the full range of CSRPS's activities, advancing understanding of human behaviour in relation to safety, security, resilience, emergency response, public health protection, and the design and operation of the built environment. Working closely with colleagues across disciplines, the post holder will foster collaboration and drive the development of innovative, evidence-based approaches that enhance the Centre's impact on public safety and policy. In this role you will also be expected to lead the development of CSRPS's disaster resilience portfolio, providing strategic direction for disaster resilience activities, building capability and capacity across the Centre, and helping establish CSRPS as a leading voice in research and practice relating to disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and adaptation.

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Aoife Hunt ([e-mail]) or Steve Gwynne ([e-mail]).

Should you have any general recruitment related queries please contact the People Directorate Team on [e-mail]

We are looking for people who can help us deliver our mission of transforming lives through inspired teaching and research, through our values.

Academic Career Pathways

We are committed to building a strong, diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We particularly encourage applications from [protected characteristic(s)], who are currently under-represented within the University of Greenwich at these levels/within these areas.

We do this through taking positive action such as encouraging applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, care leavers, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Time to Change Employer Pledge/Mentally Healthy Universities, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff, and removing barriers to improve inclusion.

We encourage applicants to disclose experience of mental health problems so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Any information disclosed will be kept confidential and separate from the job application form.

We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees' experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.

£70,878 to £84,593 plus £4,313 London weighting per annum