Birmingham City University is an ambitious and vibrant institution with an enviable track record of success in research and teaching in Psychology. Located within the School of Social Sciences, Psychology is a high performing Department that provides its students and staff with exceptional opportunities for teaching, research and professional development, all within an applied and supportive environment. The Department enjoys strong student recruitment and has a collegiate team of academic colleagues, undertaking innovative work that has real-world impact.
Due to our continued success and growth, the Psychology Department is seeking to appoint 10 Assistant Lecturers/Lecturers who can offer expertise in any core area of Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Counselling Psychology, Counselling and Psychotherapy. The School fosters collaborative research and we have a number of active research centres in the School which new appointments can join (https://www.bcu.ac.uk/social-sciences/research).
Applicants for the Lecturer post must have a relevant PhD in an appropriate subject, be actively involved in research, knowledge transfer and/or professional practice and be engaged in teaching students, as well as supporting module and programme development. We also welcome applications from candidates who possess a professional qualification in counselling or psychotherapy and accreditation or registration with BACP, UKCP or equivalent.
Applicants for the Assistant Lecturer post must be working towards a PhD and demonstrate an ability to deliver teaching.
Informal enquiries regarding the above post may be made to the Head of Department, Dr Amy Cook, amy.cook@bcu.ac.uk
We particularly encourage applications from the following under-represented groups to join our school: Black Asian Minority Ethnic groups, women; disabled people; Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual; Transgender and gender-diverse individuals’.
We welcome applications from those seeking a part-time position.
Closing Date: 29 Nov 2020
Category: Academic
