Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Applied Psychology

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About the Role

We are seeking to appoint a part-time lecturer or senior lecturer in applied psychology to join us at an exciting phase in our development. You will have a Practitioner Doctorate or PhD in psychology (or equivalent) with recent experience of working as a practitioner psychologist such as to afford our students with an outstanding university experience. We welcome applications from candidates who are already, or wish to become, active researchers too.

You will contribute to the delivery of our Undergraduate and/or Postgraduate level teaching. We are especially keen to hear from applicants who have practitioner psychologist experience as a Sport & Exercise, Coaching, Occupational, Educational, or Clinical Psychologist. You will be committed to ensuring that our students benefit from an exemplary education and opportunities to develop their transferable employability skills.

For informal enquiries about these vacancies, you may wish to contact Professor Nick Hulbert-Williams, Head of the Department of Psychology, at hulbertwn@edgehill.ac.uk.

To learn more about the Department of Psychology at Edge Hill University visit https://www.edgehill.ac.uk/departments/academic/psychology/ 

About You

You will be an enthusiastic and friendly professional who is excited about making notable contributions to psychological science and practice. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, coupled with a commitment to providing a supportive student experience. Through your contributions to teaching excellence, you will be able to inspire our students to achieve their full potential. 

With a promising (lecturer) or established (senior lecturer) research profile in psychology, you should be able to demonstrate how your research plans support our ambitious strategy for research and/or knowledge exchange activities.

To be successful you will further enrich our students’ experience through your coaching and mentorship skills, and your subject knowledge, as evidenced through your qualifications and experience. In return, you will join a forward thinking team that pushes the boundaries of curriculum development within our discipline.

This post provides an outstanding opportunity for career development for practitioner psychologists who are either new to academia, or those with existing teaching experience who are looking for a new challenge. We will provide mentorship and appropriate professional development to help you to flourish in our stimulating and supportive academic environment.

At Edge Hill University we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.

Rewards & Benefits

• A minimum of 48 days annual leave per annum, pro rata (inclusive of bank holiday and University closure days) 
• Access to a range of CPD to support your career development, with three defined pathways for progression.
• Free foreign language evening classes.
• Employee assistance programme with access to free confidential counselling sessions, legal & financial advice, and as health & wellbeing resources.
• Automatic enrolment into the Teacher’s Pension Scheme with our employer contribution of 23.68%
• Discounted membership to our onsite state-of-the-art sport and leisure facilities
• Beautiful award-winning on-campus working environment.
• Staff benefits scheme, which provides you with discounts across the high street, supermarket shopping, cinema tickets, dining out and more.

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