Lecturer

Location: 13 North Common Road, Ealing, London W5 2QB

Contract type: Fixed term (1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027)

Hours per week: Part-time, up to 21 hours per week (0.6 FTE)

Working pattern: Varies according to the programmes you deliver and is likely to include some weekend working. Evening working may also be required.

Our Lecturers provide academic leadership that ensures high-quality teaching, learning and student success. They lead on curriculum development, assessment, quality assurance and module delivery, while supporting both colleagues and students.

You'll promote inclusive and innovative teaching, contribute to continuous improvement, and help deliver an excellent learning experience across our academic programmes.

You'll be committed to excellence in teaching and learning and keen to continue developing your expertise through pedagogy, research and leadership. You'll participate in mentoring and peer observation, build professional networks within and beyond the Institute, and represent Metanoia through professional bodies, conferences, seminars and sector engagement.

We're particularly interested in hearing from applicants with expertise in one or more of the following areas:

• UKCP Preparatory Year (Integrative Humanistic Psychotherapy Studies)
• MSc Integrative Psychotherapy: A Transtheoretical Approach
• MSc Gestalt Psychotherapy

You'll also have:

• A Master's degree (or equivalent professional qualification) in a relevant subject area, or a willingness to obtain one.
• A higher education teaching qualification (such as a PGCertHE or Fellowship of Advance HE), or a willingness to obtain one.
• Relevant professional registration or accreditation where applicable (e.g. BACP, UKCP or HCPC).
• Experience teaching in higher education at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level.
• Experience designing curricula, module content and learning resources.
• Experience setting, marking, moderating and quality assuring assessments.
• Experience supporting diverse student groups, including students with additional learning needs.
• Experience using virtual learning environments such as Moodle and Microsoft Teams.
• Experience contributing to quality assurance processes, annual monitoring, validation or accreditation.
• A sound understanding of assessment regulations, academic integrity, moderation and academic standards.
• An awareness of the Office for Students (OfS) regulatory environment.

Please read the full Job Description, linked below, for the complete person specification and essential criteria.

You'll be joining a values-led organisation with a strong commitment to education, inclusion and continuous improvement. This role offers the opportunity to deliver high-quality teaching, contribute to academic excellence and make a meaningful difference to the student experience.

Please read through the following:

• Lecturer Recruitment Pack
• Lecturer Job Description

If you feel you have the necessary experience, skills and align with our values and mission, please complete the Lecturer Application Form to submit your application.

The hiring manager will assess your application against the job description and person specification. If you're shortlisted, we'll contact you with details of the next stage of the recruitment process.

To apply, please click the 'Apply' button above.

11:59pm, Sunday 12 July 2026

Interviews are likely to take place during the week commencing 20 July 2026.

As an organisation founded with social justice at its core, we welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability. We believe that when we work together, we can enable change and make things happen, and we do this by encouraging all our colleagues to be their true selves in the workplace. We learn from each other to create an inclusive organisation.

As a UK-based Institute, all our roles are based within the UK, so you'll need the right to work in the UK and be able to provide proof. Unfortunately, we're unable to offer visa sponsorship.

We know that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming part of daily life and you may want to use it to help prepare your application. While AI can be a powerful enabler, and we're open to you using it, we ask that anything you submit genuinely reflects your own capabilities and viewpoint. We value honesty, integrity and creativity and want to understand what you'll uniquely bring to our team.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you're interested, we'd encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.