Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Psychology

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Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Psychology

Application Deadline: 1 September 2025

Department: School of Sciences

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Bath, Somerset - Newton Park

Compensation: Grade Ac3S/Ac3A - Starting from GBP 44,746 rising to GBP 56,536 per annum

Description

We are currently seeking a lecturer/senior lecturer in psychology to join our dedicated and committed team at Bath Spa University.

About the Role

The psychology subject area at Bath Spa University is becoming known as a hub for applying psychology and we are looking for a new lecturers/senior lecturer to help us in our mission to use psychology to improve the lives of people in the local community. We are particularly keen to recruit someone who can contribute to these exciting new endeavours. The person we recruit will be able to work well with industry and educational partners while also able to bring their experiences into the classroom successfully. We are specifically recruiting someone who can contribute to counselling, counselling psychology, and/or wellbeing practice broadly and will have some established practice-based experience.

You will help design and deliver teaching content across a range of modules at Levels 4 to 6 in Psychology Programmes, as well as contributing to curriculum planning and development, and engaging in research or scholarly activity in Psychology. You will have the opportunity to develop new courses and help guide the focus of teaching and research in Psychology at Bath Spa University. You will also be engaging in relevant research and scholarly activity in support of the university's research strategy, to inform and enhance curriculum design and to improve student experience. In addition, you will be supervising or mentoring colleagues with less experience and advising them on personal development.

About You

• A BPS accredited degree in Psychology or a PhD
• Recent, successful experience of university teaching in BPS-designated core areas of Psychology
• Excellent ICT skills including e-learning tools.
• A knowledge of counselling and/or counselling psychology, or wellbeing practice.
• Experience of teaching and/or leading undergraduate modules covering areas of Psychology which either complement and/or extend our current undergraduate module offering.
• Fellowship of the HEA
• A track record or demonstrable potential in Psychology research, professional practice and / or scholarship in line with career stage.
• Experience of working with educational partners

For further information on the essential and desirable skills we're looking for, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Additional Information

Salary Grade Ac3S/Ac3A - Starting from GBP 44,746 rising to GBP 56,536 per annumThe salary range shows the potential maximum pay progression in addition to any annual inflationary increase to your pay. Please note that our default position is to appoint into the lower end of the range, unless there are exceptional circumstances.Additional information

Applicants with fewer than five years teaching experience in Higher Education of at least 0.8 FTE or equivalent who do not hold a Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Certificate accredited by the Higher Education Academy (HEA) or HEA fellowship will be required to complete an approved Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education course during the first two years of employment.

Applicants with more than five years teaching experience in Higher Education of at least 0.8FTE or equivalent who do not hold a Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Certificate accredited by the Higher Education Academy (HEA) or HEA fellowship will be required to accredit their practice through the HEA fellowship application process during their 6-month probation period.

Staff Benefits
We offer a wide range of great benefits at BSU, including

• Generous pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme/Teacher's Pension Scheme). This is a defined benefit pension scheme which pays members a secure income for life, post-retirement
• Enhanced paid leave - 41 - 46 days depending on the role (Full Time) - more details here: https://apphub.bathspa.ac.uk/StaffBenefits
• Family friendly policies including hybrid working, flexible work environment, on-site nursery, and a sector-leading enhanced maternity scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme which offers access to on-demand GP appointments, wellbeing support and advice, and access to counselling
• Transport schemes including Electric Vehicle Scheme and Cycle to Work
• Wide range of discounts and financial benefits, accessed through and easy-to-use app

For further details about all our staff benefits, have a look at our rewards page: https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/work-at-bath-spa/rewards-and-benefits/

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