Associate Lecturer in Applied Sport Psychology (Education and Scholarship)

This new part-time (0.5 FTE) post is available from 1 April 2026 on a fixed term basis until 31 March 2029. 

We welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours or job-sharing arrangements.

This role may be subject to additional background screening.

The role

This role will encompass delivery of lecturing on sport psychology and related modules on our UGT and PGT programmes, as well as the delivery of sport psychology services to athletes and teams within the University performance programme, TASS and key external partners. A key component of the role is to develop, coordinate, and oversee student placements (internal and external) in line with academic modules and strategic needs. It is expected that the role will be roughly 0.3 E&S teaching and student support and 0.2 applied work, however these boundaries may be fluid at different times of the academic year. Fractional contracts will be considered.

About you

This role will expand on our sport psychology education and applied delivery; supporting our lead sport psychologist (Dr Rebecca Legge) and working between the academic department and our student athlete support team. The successful applicant will be able to develop teaching content that brings the applied nature of working as a sport psychologist to ‘life’ for students and support student athletes with their sport psychology needs.

Applicants will possess a relevant post graduate qualification (or possess an equivalent qualification/experience) in a related field of study and have experience of teaching sport psychology. Applicants will either be Registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) or have completed (or be on) a recognised training pathway - Either the British Psychology Society (BPS) Qualification in Sport & Exercise Psychology (QSEP) or British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) Sport and Exercises Psychology Accreditation Route (SEPAR). 

Staff at this level are expected to achieve Associate Fellow of the HEA within two years of appointment (if not already achieved) and to attend formal CPD relating to this.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

What we can offer you:

• Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests;
• Support teams that understand the University wide teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly;
• Our Exeter Academic initiative supports high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career;
• A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay), and a Fertility Treatment Policy;

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community. 

Further information

For further information please contact, Dr Rebecca Legge, Lead Sport Psychologist, R.Legge@exeter.ac.uk.

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