Lecturer in Counselling & Psychotherapy

Birkbeck, University of London, is looking for an experienced psychodynamic/psychoanalytic practitioner with empirical research experience, and a understanding of the role of mother-infant observations in clinical training.

We are seeking a Lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy on a permanent, part-time contract, to join Birkbeck's Centre for Counselling. In this role you will co-direct and teach on a popular pre-clinical psychotherapy programme with one of our key training partners.  

Birkbeck's Counselling Centre is a centre of excellence for counselling and psychotherapy studies that has been offering a range of courses for students for over 50 years. 

Main responsibilities will be to:

• Teach and inspire students across various settings, from small tutorials to large lectures
• Deliver engaging teaching materials and methods
• Supervise student projects and provide academic guidance
• Engage in research activities and contribute to the school's research objectives
• Participate in outreach and engagement activities to enhance public understanding of your discipline.

As Lecturer you will: 

• You will be an experienced psychodynamic counsellor/psychotherapist or psychoanalytic psychotherapist with substantial post-qualification experience,
• You will have experience of successfully leading counselling and psychotherapy programmes or modules,
• You will have experience of undertaking empirical research in counselling or psychotherapy or a related field, and of teaching research methods/methodologies and supervising dissertations,
• You will be familiar with mother-infant observations and understand their role in pre-clinical and clinical trainings.

This opportunity would build on experience as a counsellor or psychotherapist in current clinical practice, a psychodynamic or psychoanalytic practitioner training counsellors in further or higher education, a psychodynamic or psychoanalytic practitioner/researcher.

This is your chance to be part of a centre of excellence situated in the heart of London’s historic Bloomsbury area.

Apply now and take the next step in your academic career at Birkbeck, University of London.

Contract

Permanent, part-time contract - 21 hours a week (0.6 FTE) with evening teaching. Please submit an application form for consideration. Closing date: Monday 26 May 2025, Interview dates: 11,13,20 June 2025. 

Salary and benefits

Actual £26,181 - £36,011 per annum, (£43,636 rising to £60,018 per annum - pro rated.)

Grade LLEC, quoted is on the College's London Pay Scale which includes a consolidated Weighting/Allowance which applies only to staff whose normal contractual place of work is in the London area.

Benefits of working at Birkbeck: a competitive salary and pension scheme, 31 days paid leave, flexible working arrangements, generous benefits in the HE sector, and being located in the heart of Bloomsbury, Euston, London.

Enquiries

If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Clea McEnery West, Director of Birkbeck Counselling Centre, at c.mcenery-west@bbk.ac.uk or 020 3926 3612.

If you have technical issues or difficulties using the recruitment portal, please contact jobs@bbk.ac.uk providing your name and the job reference number of the position. While we are happy to respond to all informal enquiries, only formal applications through the online system will be considered.

We welcome applicants from all sections of the community. The College is committed to improving the gender and cultural diversity of its workforce, holding an Athena SWAN award and operating Disability Confident & Mindful Employer schemes.

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