Lecturer in Psychology (Teaching & Research)

As part of our continued development, Cardiff University School of Psychology has an open-ended lecturer vacancy. We are a large, diverse and internationally leading School with highly rated teaching and research.

The post is available full-time. We are particularly looking for individuals with expertise or interest in the following areas: women’s health psychology, health or applied psychology.

For the T&R pathway, we aim to complement and extend our research and impact strengths in directions aligned to national and international challenges (as identified by research funders, such as NIHR), enabling successful candidates to build, lead and sustain research groups and new collaborations, as well as providing engaging teaching and academic leadership.  For example, candidates can consider how they might align with and link between our research centres or other areas of strength (see http://psych.cf.ac.uk/).  All lecturers also provide or support some teaching beyond their specialisms, for example in research methods or supporting tutorials or research supervision to existing applied psychological programmes.

This post is associated with the Women’s Health Research Wales Centre (https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/research/explore/research-units/womens-health-research-wales). As such, the post is open to candidates with strong motivation to enhance impactful research, innovation, co-production and teaching in women’s health, health and applied psychology. For further details about the School of Psychology, see  https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/psychology/about-us.  

Informal enquiries can be made to Professor Jacky Boivin boivin@cardiff.ac.uk, Director of the Women’s Health Research Wales Centre and Dr Sofia Gameiro GameiroS@cardiff.ac.uk

This is a full-time, open-ended position.

Salary: £51,039 - £55,755 per annum (Grade 7). Appointments to roles at Cardiff University are usually made at bottom of scale unless in exceptional circumstances. 

Cardiff University offers many excellent benefits, including 45 days annual leave (incl. bank holidays), local pension scheme, a cycle to work scheme and other travel initiatives, annual increments within the pay scale, and more. It's an exciting and vibrant place to work with many different opportunities and is a proud Living Wage supporter.

The University is committed to sustaining our positive working environment for all staff to flourish and achieve. We welcome applicants from currently under-represented groups.

It is School of Psychology policy to use the person specification as a key tool for short-listing. Candidates should evidence that they meet ALL the essential criteria as well as, where relevant, the desirable. As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide this evidence via a supporting statement.

Please ensure when submitting this document / attaching it to your application profile you name it with the vacancy reference number.

Closing date: Sunday, 3 August 2025

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds.  We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age.  In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

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