Teaching Associate

Location: Bailrigg, Lancaster, UK

(Full time, fixed-term contract)

Interview date: Thursday 4^th July 2024

The Department of Psychology at Lancaster University is seeking to appoint two temporary, full-time (1.0FTE) Teaching Associates, for the period 2^nd Sep 2024 to 30^th Jun 2025.

These positions provide an opportunity to gain teaching experience in a dynamic, innovative research led Department. These roles will be teaching focused, contributing to our undergraduate degree programmes in psychology, with time for scholarship around pedagogy and teaching delivery.

About you

You:

• Will make a strong contribution to our high-quality teaching (lectures, seminars and practical classes), primarily at undergraduate level, though possibly also at MSc level. 
• Be willing to innovate with respect to curriculum development (programme design, implementation and assessment) as well as supervise final year dissertation students.
• Will be able to teach in at least one of the areas of cognitive psychology, neuroscience, or research methods.
• Have recent experience in teaching Psychology at University level. Experience of providing pastoral care to students is also desirable.

Advanced level data analytic skills using R Open Source software would also be desirable, to assist in some first and second year delivery, student drop-in classes, and third-year dissertation analysis support. 

The benefits of the role:

• Generous holiday leave - 25 days (pro-rata) annual leave plus University closure days and bank holidays. 
• Access to employee pension scheme, and annual flexible benefits scheme. 
• We are committed to promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion across the Faculty, and supporting family-friendly and flexible working policies on an individual basis. The Department has recently been awarded an Athena Swan Silver Award, which recognises and celebrates good employment practice undertaken to address gender equality in Higher Education and research.

For more information about the benefits of working at Lancaster University, including support for relocation from overseas, see Jobs - Lancaster University.

The Psychology Department is a dynamic teaching and research active Department. It is home to a friendly group of around 40 Academic staff, with teams of Research, Professional Services and Technical staff. The Department supports a large cohort of Undergraduate students on BPS accredited degrees; a thriving group of Masters and Postgraduate research students; and a wide range of research projects including several cross-institution grants and research centres.

The Department actively supports open science initiatives, including the development of good research practices, regular meetings of our Open Science group, and the embedding of research integrity within our teaching curriculum and postgraduate training. For more information: www.lancaster.ac.uk/psychology/research/open-science

Further information about the Department is available at: www.psych.lancs.ac.uk

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Please note: unless specified otherwise in the advert, all advertised roles are UK based.

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We warmly welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their age, religion, gender identity or expression, race, disability or sexual orientation, and are committed to promoting diversity, and equality of opportunity.

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