Associate Tutor in Academic Skills for Psychology

Birkbeck, University of London, is seeking an Associate Tutor to teach at its School of Psychological Sciences on a part-time basis this coming Autumn 2025.

As Associate Tutor you would teach the module:

• Academic Skills for Psychology (Level 4).
• 3 hours per week for 11 weeks October-December 2025.
• Monday 2-5pm and/or 6-9pm – please indicate preference/or both.

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

Your main responsibility will be preparation and running studying skills focused seminar, teaching, and marking assessments on the Academic Skills for Psychology first year, level 4 module. This also includes marking assessments and reassessments which may fall outside the contracted teaching hours.

Most post-holders at this level will be employed as part of their general academic development and will undertake this work independently but in parallel with postgraduate studies.

In addition to the criteria specified in the job pack (available on the university's website, accessed by the 'Apply' button), candidates must have:

• A first degree in Psychology or an equivalent relevant qualification.
• Advanced experience in using a range of statistical techniques and report writing suitable for quantitative psychological science research.
• A good working knowledge of SPSS.
• The ability able to work both as part of a team and independently as appropriate and have the ability to support teaching.

Please refer to the person specification for further selection criteria.

If you are keen to support Birkbeck's School of Psychological Sciences - a world-leading centre of research excellence, apply with us today.

Contract
Fixed-term contract October - December 2025. Please submit an application form for consideration. Closing date: Thursday, 19 June 2025. Interview date: Friday 11 July 2025. 

Salary
Payment is based on an hourly rate depending on length of continuous service with the College (starting rate £59.91 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 6 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.

Enquiries
If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Melissa Tang, Teaching and Collaborations Manager, at science-tcm@bbk.ac.uk.

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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