"2 x Lecturer in Psychology"

City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution. The combined University is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology. Our students are at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions.

Our research is engaged, at the frontier of practice and has a positive impact on the world around us.

Background

We are seeking to appoint two outstanding new Lecturers in Psychology with expertise in qualitative and/or mixed research methods. We are particularly keen to hear from candidates with expertise in Social Psychology and areas that complement our research environment. We are a thriving, research intensive department, conducting world class research across many areas of psychology, including (but not limited to) typical and atypical development across the lifespan, mental health and wellbeing, organisational psychology, cognition (especially memory and decision making), family psychology and clinical, social and cognitive neuroscience. Investment in recruiting researchers with established, recognised expertise over recent years has allowed the Department to expand substantially, fostering a dynamic environment for research and learning.

Responsibilities

The post holder will primarily contribute to teaching on our undergraduate programmes in Psychology and Psychology with Criminology, as well as potentially teaching on our postgraduate programmes, such as the MSc Conversion Programme. Responsibilities will include module leadership, acting as a personal tutor, supervising dissertations, designing and marking coursework assessments, contributing to departmental administrative duties, and engaging in team, departmental, and student events and meetings. Those appointed to an Education & Research contract will furthermore be expected to contribute to research activities in line with the University’s Research Strategy, including dissemination and income generation.

Person Specification

The candidate should be able to deliver engaging and high-quality teaching in areas of Psychology that is tailored to diverse student needs and informed by research, innovative pedagogy and scholarship as demonstrated through engagement with the UK Professional Standards Framework for Teaching and supporting learning in Higher Education. Candidates must have an honours degree in a related discipline and PhD (or equivalent) in a relevant field. Candidates applying on the Education and Research track must also have a strong publication track record and demonstrated experience in securing research funding.

Additional Information

Closing date: 14th September 2025 at 11:59pm.

The selection process will involve an interview and a short presentation. Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage. To apply and for more information about the post please use the 'Apply' link above.

City St George’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors. We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.