Graduate Teaching Assistant

Interview Date: Monday 03 August 2026

The School of Psychology is seeking to appoint a Teaching Assistant on a part-time fixed-term basis to contribute to, develop and enhance the teaching and scholarship activities of the School independently or as part of a team, through professional practice and expertise. Applications are welcome from any area of Psychology and candidates with expertise in health and wellbeing will be particularly welcome.

Candidates may be in the early stages of their academic career, but must be able to demonstrate an established background in psychology appropriate for their stage. Candidates should also demonstrate an ability to deliver teaching in psychology, and should have some experience of undergraduate or postgraduate teaching.  

The successful candidate will join an established group of Psychologists who deliver accredited undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Psychology. Applicants are encouraged to contact the Head of Psychology, Professor Richard Tunney (r.tunney@aston.ac.uk) for an informal discussion about the posts before applying. Our website at http://www.aston.ac.uk/lhs/ provides further details about the College of Health and Life Sciences.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

 This role does not meet the eligibility criteria for new applicants to the Skilled Worker visa route.

See here for information about Skilled Worker eligibility criteria: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

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