Associate Lecturer in Understanding Research Methods for Psychology

Birkbeck, University of London is seeking an Associate Lecturer to join the School of Psychological Sciences and teach on our cognitive psychology courses.

We have an excellent opportunity for an Associate Lecturer to join the teaching team on the Certificate of Higher Education, BSc Foundation Year and BA Programmes for the following module:

• Understanding Research Methods for Psychology, Level 4
• 41 hours of teaching for 11 weeks
• Teaching Tuesday 2-5pm /or 6-9pm

Your role will be to deliver teaching to Birkbeck students, in order to enable them to complete their studies successfully and undertake all related course administrative duties as required.

Your main responsibility will be preparation, teaching, administration and assessment the Understanding Research Methods for Psychology module, which is a Level 4 module offered as part of our Certificate of Higher Education, Accelerated Foundation Year and BA programmes.

The module offers an introduction to research methods, with a focus on ethics, descriptive statistics and non-parametric tests, and prepared students for further study of psychological research methods.

In addition to the criteria specified in the job pack, the minimum requirements for selection are listed below:

• A degree in Psychology.   
• Relevant teaching experience, working with adult students within the HE sector.
• A good understanding of the needs of full and part-time adult learners and be able to relate well to their individual needs and engage their interest and enthusiasm.
• A working knowledge of IT including Word, Excel, e-mail and experience of (or willingness to use) Moodle & Teams.

Please note: candidates need to demonstrate competence or significant potential in all areas. The successful candidate will be required to teach all sessions on the module.

If this sounds like the role for you, apply with Birkbeck today.

Salary:

Payment is based on an hourly rate depending on length of continuous service with the College (starting rate £68.13 per hour inclusive of pro-rata London Allowance and holiday pay) for contact hours worked. This hourly rate is based on the starting point of Grade 7 and is inclusive of a ‘Duties Related to Teaching Multiplier’ at 2.5, which covers preparation, teaching, administration, assessment marking and other examining duties in connection with the course.

Contract: 

Fixed-term, three month contract: October-December 2025. Teaching on Tuesday afternoon or evening (please indicate which preference). Please submit an application form for consideration. Closing date: Thursday 12 June 2025, interview date: 25, 26 June, or 2, 3 July 2025. 

Enquiries

If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Dr Michael Mallaghan, Senior Associate Lecturer, at m.mallaghan@bbk.ac.uk

If you have difficulty 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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