Lecturer (Education) in Psychology

King's College London - Psychology

The Department of Psychology was founded in 1950 at the Institute of Psychiatry - now the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, IoPPN - since when it has carried on a distinguished programme of research, teaching, and clinical practice. The Department is one of the UK’s largest academic groupings of clinical and health psychologists, with developing strength in broader areas of psychological science.

The IoPPN is a Faculty of King's College London and the largest academic community in Europe devoted to the study and prevention of mental illness and brain disease. The IoPPN's greatest strength is the interdisciplinary nature of both its research strategy and educational activities, providing unique opportunities for students and staff.

Reflecting the growing inter-disciplinary nature of the work of the IoPPN, our new BPS-accredited Psychology and Criminology undergraduate programme, which started in September 2025, builds upon the success of our existing Psychology and Neuroscience and Psychology programmes.

This role will be based primarily at KCL’s Waterloo Campus, where the Psychology and Criminology team is based. The IoPPN also has staff based at both the Denmark Hill and Guy’s campuses, and some travel to these campuses may be occasionally necessary. King’s also welcomes hybrid working, and working from home may be a possibility when members of staff are not engaged in duties requiring them to be on campus (to be discussed at the point of offer).

This is an exciting opportunity for two highly motivated Lecturers (Education) to join us to contribute to the BSc Psychology and Criminology programme within the Department of Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London (IoPPN, KCL), and to deliver specialist research-led teaching commensurate with their field of expertise. The postholders will be responsible for developing, leading, and delivering modules in psychology, including coverage of topics from the British Psychological Society (BPS) core curriculum, within the Psychology and Criminology undergraduate programme. In particular, we are looking for expertise in Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology and/or Individual Differences. The ability to contribute to other areas of our psychology and/or criminology and criminal justice provision would also be desirable.

We are therefore seeking enthusiastic and dedicated colleagues who can make a distinctive contribution to education. We are particularly interested in recruiting people with a background in learning, teaching, and assessment in relation to core BPS curriculum content for undergraduate programmes, and who have a current programme of psychology and/or psychology of crime-related research, pedagogical research, and/or research which impacts on the student experience and creates evidence-based teaching. You should have excellent teaching and communication skills and be able to inspire and inform students.

The appointment will be made at Lecturer level on the Academic Education Pathway, where the primary contribution is to education (80% of role) and secondary contribution to scholarship (20%). On average, this would be the equivalent of four days a week spent on education. The AEP contract is focused on the delivery of education, education and subject-specific scholarship, and leadership in education. The following expectations are associated with the AEP: teaching, supervision, student support, educational leadership and innovation, education-related and subject-specific research, and administration. Promotion is possible throughout the Academic Education Pathway, up to the level of Professor (Education). The content of a member of staff’s workload will be decided in discussion with the Head of Department and line manager.