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Psychology Experimental Officer

Arden University - School of Psychology

Location: London
Salary: £34,000 to £42,000 + London weighting: £4,000 per annum
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 11th August 2025
Closes: 19th August 2025
Job Ref: 6271762
This role will be based full time from our Stratford London campus

About Arden University:

We are an aspirational and multi-award-winning university, delivering rapid growth with ambitious plans to disrupt the HE sector through our passion for innovation and digital education. Our vision is to become the first-choice university for career-focused lifelong learners worldwide, ensuring that everyone, everywhere can access higher education.

There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines, forge worldwide partnerships, and expand our locations.

About our Department:

Our School of Psychology, part of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology, is committed to providing high-quality, applied psychology education. Our diverse academic team includes experienced academics, practitioners, and industry professionals, all focused on preparing students with discipline knowledge and practical skills for real-world careers.

About the Opportunity:

You will provide technical support for teaching and research activities across our distance and blended learning programmes. You will support students at all levels (foundation, undergraduate, postgraduate) to use specialist software and undertake experiments. Providing one-to-one support, group tutorials, demonstrations, and training sessions and materials will be a key part of the role as well as playing an active role in identifying and developing technical solutions. You will oversee the virtual laboratory and are expected to contribute to a range of broader academic initiatives across the University.

About You:

You will need to have a BPS accredited degree in Psychology, along with a good understanding of Psychology as an academic subject, and have some experience of teaching or providing tutorial support to students along with experience of the online learning environment.

We are looking for someone with excellent IT skills, and a good working knowledge of specialist psychology software, particularly SPSS, Jamovi and Gorilla. Effective written and verbal communication skills are important, as is the ability to work on your own initiative

Essential requirements:

  • A BSc or equivalent qualification in Psychology with Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC), recognised by the British Psychological Society (BPS)
  • Strong IT skills relevant to psychology (e.g., psychology-specific software, Microsoft Office, online learning platforms).
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work independently and proactively.
  • Excellent knowledge and experience with specialist psychology software, particularly SPSS, Jamovi and Gorilla.
  • Experience supporting student experiments and providing technical guidance (e.g., tutorials, demonstrations).
  • Ability to oversee virtual laboratory resources, including booking and access systems.

Desirable requirements:

  • Teaching experience or willingness to gain a qualification.
  • Industry experience and/or involvement in research.
  • Familiarity with NVivo, creative media tools, and programming/scripting.
  • Experience in skills instruction, project management, or newsletter editing.
  • Understanding of research methods to support undergraduate students.

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