Lecturer in Educational Neuroscience

The role

The School of Education is seeking to appoint an outstanding individual to make a significant contribution to the School’s BSc Psychology in Education programme and play a key role in the delivery of Masters level teaching.    

Applications are sought from candidates who have demonstrable experience and a broad knowledge base in psychological concepts related to education but with particular focus in Neuroscience as applied in education (Educational Neuroscience).   

In addition to teaching on our undergraduate programme the role holder will be expected to teach on our MSc programmes.  The successful candidate will teach units based upon their area of expertise and current needs of the School.  

The role is offered on a fixed term cover basis at Grade J, profile 1b (1 September 2026 – 1 September 2027), and would be ideally suited to individuals looking to further their teaching experience in an internationally renowned environment with a commitment to excellent pedagogical experience.

What will you be doing?

The role holder will be required to effectively contribute to teaching on the BSc Psychology in Education, MSc Psychology of Education, and MSc Education (Educational Neuroscience) programmes, taking a lead in particular areas related to Educational Neuroscience.  

You will contribute as needed to the successful development of new techniques, methods, and tools to enhance teaching provision in the specialty area of psychological concepts related to education; provide effective individual academic advice and support to students; set and mark coursework, examinations, and other assessment tasks in a timely fashion and to an appropriate standard; self-reflect on performance, responding to student feedback, mentoring, and peer observation and use the self-reflection to inform and enhance future activities; work with colleagues across undergraduate and masters programmes to develop the field of psychological concepts related to education, including curriculum innovation and development.  

You will contribute to the development of new teaching units and initiatives in areas attracting broader educational interest; provide effective pastoral support as a personal tutor to students, referring them on for further help and/or guidance as necessary; contribute to student recruitment events including open days and visit days.  

You should apply if

You will have a A PhD (in a discipline relevant to psychology) or near completion or equivalent research experience in an academic, industrial or clinical setting equivalent to a PhD and BPS chartered status or eligibility for chartered status. 

You will have the experience and ability to deliver high quality teaching in areas of psychological concepts related to education at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level, with a focus on Educational Neuroscience.  

You will either have experience of or willingness to supervise undergraduate and postgraduate projects and dissertations. 

You will have excellent collaboration and team working skills to enable positive contributions to a collegiate working environment and to relevant teaching teams and research groups, and excellent written and oral communication skills commensurate with scholarly work in one of the world’s premier universities. 

You will have the ability to work with initiative and imagination, and to make innovative contributions to the school’s research and teaching

Additional information

Contract type: Fixed-term until September 2027 (cover role)

Interviews are likely to take place on Thursday 23rd July 2026

For informal queries please contact: Professor Paul Howard-Jones (paul.howard-jones@bristol.ac.uk) 

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