Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology

The Department for Health at the University of Bath invites applications for the position of Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Sport and Exercise Psychology.    

The successful candidate will contribute to our research strength in Sport, Exercise and Health Psychology and their research will be aligned with the work of at least one of our research centres or groups Department for Health research. 

These Centres and Groups bring together staff at all career stages, postgraduate students and research partners to develop collaborative projects and deliver internationally leading research outputs, impact, and knowledge exchange.  

Bath is based on an attractive, single-site campus that facilitates interdisciplinary research. It is located on the edge of the World Heritage City of Bath and offers.

About the role

Research

The successful candidate’s research will be in an area aligned with one of our Research Centres or Groups.  

They will work with colleagues, students and researchers to develop and publish papers and other research outputs. 

They will apply for research funding to support their ideas. 

They will find ways of making your research available to society, for example, by working with industry, developing spin-outs, collaborating with charities, influencing policymakers, or delivering talks and demonstrations to inform and excite wider audiences.  

In the Research Excellence Framework exercise (REF2021) we were rated 6th in the country for Sports & Exercise Sciences, Leisure & Tourism, with 98% of our outputs considered either world leading or internationally excellent (i.e. 3-4*).    

Teaching

They successful candidate will design and deliver teaching materials for lectures, seminars, tutorials, and labs (as appropriate), design and mark assessments and provide feedback to students. 

They will be educating and inspiring some of the brightest students in the country, delivering an engaging experience and a supportive programme.

The successful candidate will join a team of lecturers delivering a suite of units across our Undergraduate and Postgraduate Taught degrees.   

They will teach primarily on our Sport and Exercise Science courses, in the area of Sport Psychology with some elements of Exercise Psychology and/or Research Methods and Design.   

Alongside this, they will supervisor UG and Masters’ research projects.   

We value contributions to the academic community and therefore the successful candidate will be asked to take on other roles in teaching support such as academic advising, course development and other administrative activities as they arise.

For more information about the Department and programmes please go to: www.bath.ac.uk/health.

Helping with the running of the department

The successful candidate will be involved with some activities to help the Department run smoothly. 

For instance, this might be supporting student placements, ethics processes, recruitment and admissions or take a part in the running of a research centre.

Additional information

Initial enquiries should be directed to Dr Polly McGuigan (Head of Department, m.p.mcguigan@bath.ac.uk).

The proposed start date is 1st September 2025 and the position is advertised on a permanent basis.

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