Lecturer in Psychology of Education

The Graduate School of Education (GSoE) is seeking to appoint an outstanding individual to make a significant contribution to our work in the field of Psychology of Education. The post is a fixed term maternity cover until 7 September 2017 and is available full time or part-time (job share).

The successful individual will be expected to join an established teaching team and contribute to the educational delivery of our MSc Psychology of Education (BPS accredited) and ideally have expertise in Cognitive Psychology and/or Clinical Psychology. Applicants should have the potential to play an active part in contributing to research and publication within the Graduate School of Education’s research framework and in particular to research within at least one of the following areas: cognitive psychology; developmental psychology; overcoming barriers to learning; mental health in schools and pupil wellbeing; counselling in education. They should also be able to take on doctoral supervision, and contribute to the impact of research in these fields.

Excellent teaching, creativity in the classroom, and your engagement with the latest research are valued at Bristol, where we prize these attributes. You can expect to be supported and challenged to develop, in our supportive and stimulating environment. Essential criteria includes:

- A good honours degree

- Higher degree/professional qualifications in Psychology

- Membership, or eligibility for such membership, of the British Psychological Society

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for collaborative working

- Experience of teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels

- Experience of project and dissertation supervision

- Contributor to teaching on Psychology programmes

- The potential to seek and secure research funding

A PhD in a relevant discipline is desirable. 

The closing date for applications is 23:59 on Tuesday 5th July 2016.

For informal discussions about the post please contact Professor Justin Dillon, Head of School (tel: +44(0)117 3314494 or e-mail: Justin.Dillon@bristol.ac.uk) or Jo Rose, Lecturer in Education, Graduate School of Education (tel: +44 (0)117 33 114109 or email: Jo.Rose@bristol.ac.uk).