Lecturer in Psychology

Company description:

We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.

Job description:

The Role

The School of Psychology at Newcastle University is looking to appoint an enthusiastic, full-time member of staff to contribute to our undergraduate teaching provision. We welcome applications from all disciplines of Psychology.

The post is open ended.

Please direct informal enquiries to Dr Gabi Jordan - gabriele.jordan@newcastle.ac.uk

Key Accountabilities

• To undertake teaching, module leadership, and supervision of research projects of undergraduate and postgraduate students in Psychology
• To act as a personal tutor to a group of students
• To contribute to administrative duties, course planning, and curriculum development as deemed necessary
• To contribute to the promotion of psychology programmes and student recruitment (e.g. via Open Days)
• To undertake other duties, such as participation in School, Faculty and University meetings, as detailed by the Head of School

The Person (Essential)

Knowledge, Skills and Experience 

• Specialist knowledge in one or more areas of psychology relevant to our UG programmes
• Understanding of current themes and issues in the delivery of BPS-accredited Psychology programmes
• Ability to lead and contribute to the delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and supervision
• Understanding of the processes to conduct and disseminate scientific research, including knowledge of how to make research open, reproducible, robust, and ethical
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a wide range of stakeholders (including academic and non-academic audiences)
• Excellent organisational, administrative and planning skills
• Experience of leadership and citizenship roles commensurate with career stage
• Experience of supervising and/or mentoring early career researcher commensurate with career stage

Attributes and Behaviour

• Role model of the University values and guiding principles
• Empathetic to the needs of colleagues and of a diverse student body
• Willingness and ability to engage in leadership roles within the School
• Ability and willingness to work as part of a team and on own initiative

Qualifications

• PhD in Psychology or related discipline.

 Desirable

• Higher Education teaching qualification or equivalent experience e.g. Fellowship of the HEA (FHEA). 

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.  As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.

We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society.  We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent.  We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.

At Newcastle University we hold a silver Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality.  We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC.

In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe. 

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