Lecturer (Education) in Psychology

About the role:

This is an exciting opportunity for two highly motivated Lecturers (Education) to contribute to the BSc Psychology programme within the Department of Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, and to deliver specialist teaching commensurate with their field of expertise.

The postholders will be responsible for delivery, leading, and future development of modules in psychology, including coverage of topics from the British Psychological Society core curriculum. We are looking for expertise in one or more of the following areas to support teaching in our core curriculum and popular optional areas:

- Biological Psychology: teaching topics such as the ionic basis of the action potential and the neural basis of attention.

- Individual differences: teaching topics related to how genes and environment influence psychological traits and mental health conditions.

- Mental health: teaching topics related to specific conditions (e.g. risk factors for eating disorder) as well as research and intervention approaches.

- Performance: teaching topics related to human performance (e.g. in elite sports or other demanding occupations) and skill acquisition.   

The appointment will be made at Lecturer level on the Academic Education Pathway, where the primary contribution is to education (80% of role) and secondary contribution to scholarship (20%). On average, this would be the equivalent of four days a week spent on education. The AEP contract is focused on the delivery of education, education and subject-specific scholarship, and leadership in education. The following expectations are associated with the AEP for BSc Psychology staff: teaching on core modules, supervision of approximately 6-10 undergraduate students per year for dissertations, student support including personal tutoring, educational leadership and innovation, education-related and subject-specific research, and administration. Promotion is possible throughout the Academic Education Pathway, up to the level of Professor (Education). The content of a member of staff’s workload will be decided in discussion with the Head of Department and line manager.

This is a full-time position, and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

The start date for this appointment will be 1st September 2026 or soon thereafter.

About you:

Essential criteria

• PhD awarded in area relevant to the BSc Psychology programme (Biological, Individual Differences, Mental Health or Performance)
• Experience of module leadership on undergraduate modules for Psychology students
• Experience of designing and delivering excellent teaching and assessment for undergraduate students, in person and online, particularly in relation to modules in biological psychology, individual differences, mental health and performance.
• Highly effective oral and written communication skills, to convey conceptual and complex ideas and information
• Ability to conduct high quality research evidenced in the areas where teaching is required or pedagogic research, for example, by high-quality publications and presentation of research in national and/or international fora
• Evidence of high self-motivation and ability to organize, plan and prioritize workload, alongside good administrative skills, including excellent IT skills and experience with virtual learning environments (e.g., Moodle)
• Ability to supervise high quality undergraduate research project, evidenced by experience of successful project supervision

Desirable criteria

• Higher Education accreditation/qualification (e.g. Advance HE Fellowship or PGCAPHE)
• Understanding of the UK Higher Education environment
• Experience of providing pastoral support and guidance to undergraduate students
• Track record of obtaining funding support for pedagogic research, or research in an area where teaching is required.

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