Unestablished Teaching Associate (Fixed Term)

Department/Location: Department of Psychology, Central Cambridge

We are seeking a Social Psychologist to join the Department of Psychology as a Teaching Associate. The purpose of the role is to support and maintain the University's national and international reputation for excellence in teaching. The successful candidate will demonstrate a willingness to contribute to undergraduate education within the Department of Psychology and an ability to teach effectively at undergraduate level. 

Reporting to the Head of Undergraduate Teaching, Lee de-Wit, the post-holder will support the Department of Psychology's teaching in Social Psychology with a particular preferred focus on topics related to influence and persuasion, political psychology, and climate change. The post-holder will work in collaboration with relevant Course Organisers and the Deputy Head of Department for Teaching, conducting social lectures for undergraduate students, providing supervision of empirical undergraduate projects, and contributing to marking exam marking in first and third year. The role will involve liaising with lecturers, students and administrative staff. 

It is essential that the post-holder has a background in modern experimental, computational, or quantitative Social Psychology or a related discipline. The candidate should demonstrate a commitment to teaching and will have significant experience of teaching psychology at university level. It is essential that the post-holder is self-motivated, can work independently as well as part of a team, and has good organisational and communication skills.  

The position is funded for 1 year. Ideally, the successful candidate will be able to take up the post of Teaching Associate on 9 September 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter. The interview date is projected to be the week beginning 30/06/2025, and will involve a short skills-based test. 

Further information may be downloaded from the University website. 

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available until 8 September 2026 in the first instance. 

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click 'Apply' above.

Please ensure that you upload your Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a covering letter in the Upload section of the online application. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application. 

For informal inquiries, please contact Lee de-Wit at ldh26@cam.ac.uk 

Closing Date: Monday 23rd June 2025 at 12 Midnight 

Interview date: Week commencing 30th June 2025 

Please quote reference PJ46205 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy. 

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society. 

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

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