Lecturer in Psychology; FTC

Salary: £42,663 - £49,399 per annum

Employment type: Fixed Term Contract for 12 months - Maternity Cover

Hours per week: 37

Reporting into: Senior Lecturer

Department: Department of Psychology UG

This role will require a presence of at least 4 days a week on our Manchester campus, with 1 day working from home. You may be required to be on campus 5 days a week in some cases, based on teaching, student timetables and meeting requirements. Our hybrid working model arrangements are a non‑contractual benefit, so please note that an Arden work location is added to our employment contracts and you may be asked to come in full time at any point during your employment.

We are currently looking for a Lecturer in Psychology to join our Department of Psychology - UG to work in our Manchester Campus. In this role you will be required to contribute to the development and delivery of our programmes. You will:

• Deliver excellent teaching, learning and support to our students.
• Lead and develop modules, ensuring high-quality learning materials and curriculum development.
• Design excellent digital teaching material ensuring that content and methods of delivery meet defined learning objectives.
• Undertake assessment marking, design authentic assessments and provide high-quality feedback.
• Manage your own teaching activity and reflect on practice and development of skills, with support/guidance as needed.
• Undertake administrative activities to support teaching and learning activities.
• Actively contribute to School-level activity.

The ideal start date for this role would be 1 October; however there may be some flexibility for the successful candidate.

To be successful as a Lecturer in Psychology you will need:

• An MSc or equivalent qualification in Psychology, with Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC) recognised by the British Psychological Society (BPS).
• Experience in teaching, learning, assessment, dissertation supervision and pastoral care practices in Higher Education.
• A track record of successfully contributing to programme teams and being an inspiring and creative lecturer.
• AdvanceHE Recognition – FHEA or willingness to achieve within 12-18 months.
• We encourage applications from those with experience teaching across the core BPS curriculum.

• A PhD (or close to completion) in Psychology or a closely related subject.
• Expertise in, or a willingness to engage in, appropriate applied AI practices.

At Arden, you will become a part of a passionate and dedicated team who are committed to removing unnecessary barriers to learning and making education more accessible. Our people work hard to ensure our students’ journeys are the best they can possibly be, as such we want to reward our people with fantastic benefits. Employees benefit from:

• 30 days holiday + bank holidays on top, and a Christmas closure
• A generous Aviva pension plan, company contributions starting from 7%
• BUPA Cash Plan
• Private Medical Insurance
• Access to Perkbox benefits
• Study any Arden course for free, with a discount for all family and friends
• Plus, other excellent benefits
• Our ‘Golden Ticket’ which allows you to gift anyone in your life a free Arden education

Stand out, Progressive, Accessible, Resourceful, Kindness – reflect who we are as an institution, a team and as individuals. If these reflect you and you are excited by the chance to be the driving, creative force within a growing business, we want to hear from you.

Closing Date: Sunday 12th July

We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the specified closing date should we receive sufficient applications or in order to respond to business needs. In order to avoid missing an opportunity to apply please submit your application as early as possible.

If you are a current Arden student or have an upcoming course with us, you are not eligible to apply for Student Experience roles due to a conflict of interest related to system access.

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