Lecturer in Psychology

Bournemouth University; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 35,000 - GBP 50,000; Part time

Job summary

A prestigious educational institution in Bournemouth seeks a part-time lecturer to join the School of Psychology. The ideal candidate will be a clinical or counselling psychologist with a Doctorate-level qualification, committed to academic excellence. Responsibilities include delivering the BSc Psychology with Counselling and MSc Foundations of Clinical Psychology courses. Strong teaching skills and IT proficiency are essential for success in this role, which offers a permanent contract.

Qualifications

• Doctorate qualified and research active.
• Experience in clinical or counselling psychology.
• Commitment to academic excellence and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the delivery of BSc Psychology with Counselling course.
• Contribute to MSc Foundations of Clinical Psychology course.
• Adapt teaching to engage students effectively.

Skills

Experience in designing and delivering engaging teaching

Proficiency in IT

Planning and organizing conflicting priorities

Education

Doctorate level qualification

Job description

About the role

Bournemouth University is an innovative institution committed to academic excellence. The School of Psychology has expanded rapidly in research activity and in the number of students studying undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

The School of Psychology has four research themes (Health & Clinical; Social, Forensic & Cyber; Perception; Attention, Spatial Cognition & Reading) and additional research groups (Gambling, Sexual Violence, Emotions including Eating Disorders, Situated Cognition, Orthorexia Nervosa). Facilities supporting teaching and research include eye-tracking (6 mobile and static eye trackers), virtual reality, brain stimulation (tDCS, TMS), electrophysiological recording (EEG), behavioural laboratories, and fMRI provided by the Institute of Medical Imaging and Visualisation, plus nutrition laboratories from the Department of Nutrition Science.

We seek to appoint a lecturer to join our dynamic team. We are looking for a clinical or counselling psychologist who can contribute to the delivery of our BSc Psychology with Counselling course and our MSc Foundations of Clinical Psychology course. Experience in designing and delivering engaging teaching is essential. You will be adept at using IT, planning, organising and managing conflicting priorities.

You will be qualified to Doctorate level, be research active and committed to a culture of academic excellence and continuous improvement.

This position is available part-time for 0.8 FTE.

This position is offered on a permanent basis.

For an informal discussion and further information please contact Prof Jan Wiener, Head of School of Psychology ([e-mail]).

This position will not typically meet the salary threshold requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route within the UK Visa and Immigration service’s Points Based System, unless exceptional circumstances apply, e.g. meeting the ‘new entrant’ criteria. You can assess your eligibility for sponsorship on the UKVI website.

About the department

Our vibrant Faculty of Media, Science & Technology encompasses a wide range of disciplines across four Schools: the School of Computing & Engineering, the National Centre for Computer Animation, The Media School and the School of Psychology. The breadth of subject areas in the Faculty means our cutting-edge research is delivering real benefits to digital creative industries, simulation domains, cyber security, human-centred artificial intelligence, cognitive science and many others. Our staff base includes high profile researchers involved in UK and global collaborations, contributing to knowledge across these areas and providing impact to the economy and society.

About us

Bournemouth University’s vision is worldwide recognition as a leading university for inspiring learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society through education, research and practice. Our highly skilled workforce is drawn from a broad cross section of the globe, reflecting a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives and experiences that help build our global learning community.

BU values and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We seek a diverse community through attracting, developing and retaining staff from different backgrounds to contribute to inspirational learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society. To support flexible working or job-share arrangements, we will consider proposals where possible.

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