Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Psychology (Counselling/Wellbeing)

Location: Bath, Somerset - Newton Park

We are currently seeking a lecturer/senior lecturer in psychology to join our dedicated and committed team at Bath Spa University School of Sciences.

About the Role

The School of Sciences at Bath Spa University is expanding, based on its recent successes, into health-related areas broadly. We are particularly keen to recruit someone who can contribute to these exciting multi-disciplinary, new endeavours. The psychology subject area within the School of Sciences, is becoming known as a hub for applying psychology to also improve the lives of people in the local community; we are looking for a new lecturer/senior lecturer to join us in supporting that mission.

The person we recruit will be able to work well with industry and educational partners while also able to bring their experiences into the classroom successfully.

We are specifically recruiting someone who can contribute to counselling, counselling psychology, and/or wellbeing practice broadly and will have some established practice-based experience. They will be able to teach professional and therapeutic skills.

The successful candidate will help design and deliver teaching content across a range of modules at Levels 4 to 6 in Psychology Programmes, as well as contributing to curriculum planning and development, and engaging in research or scholarly activity in Psychology. You will have the opportunity to develop new courses and help guide the focus of teaching and research in Psychology at Bath Spa University. 

They will also be engaging in relevant research and scholarly activity in support of the university’s research strategy, to inform and enhance curriculum design and to improve student experience. In addition, you will be supervising or mentoring colleagues with less experience and advising them on personal development.

About You

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual who will be able to teach Psychology, with a particular focus on applied Psychology at all undergraduate levels, who has a BPS-accredited degree in Psychology and experience teaching or researching applied Psychology, though we will consider applicants with other backgrounds. 

The successful candidate will be keen to contribute to activities such as involvement with open days, public events and building appropriate links with business and the community, as well as being involved in moderation and other quality assurance processes. 

They will have the aptitude for developing educational partnerships. They will have excellent networking and communication skills, flexible and adaptable to change and be a committed team player.

For further information on the essential and desirable skills we’re looking for, please refer to the attached Job Description. 

For further details about all our staff benefits, have a look at our rewards page: https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/work-at-bath-spa/rewards-and-benefits/

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible via the 'Apply' button above.

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