Lecturer, University Professor, Academic

About The Role

The Department of Psychology is seeking to recruit a Lecturer to join the DClinPsy programme to cover clinical duties to support the department.

• Contribute to specialist and general teaching topics as relevant to the postholder’s expertise on postgraduate clinical psychology programmes.
• Oversee trainees’ progression through training as a clinical tutor.
• Supervise doctoral student research.

Please note that this role is offered on a part-time (0.5 FTE), fixed term basis with an end date of 1st January 2030.

Any informal enquiries about this post can be directed to Co‑Programme Director Prof Ailsa Russell ().

The successful candidate will:

• Be committed to and have experience of delivering high‑quality teaching.
• Show evidence of inclusive teaching practice and student engagement.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under‑represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university.

We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment. We’re very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, Linked In Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family‑friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest‑Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

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