.5FTE Assistant Professor in Psychology

CHISWICK PARK CAMPUS

To start for Spring 2025 semester

We are seeking to appoint a .5FTE Assistant Professor to join the BPS Accredited BA in Psychology faculty team. We are looking for applicants who have expertise in the field of psychology either through academic research or professional practice. More specifically, we are looking for candidates who can teach quantitative methods, experimental methods, cognitive psychology, and biology and human behaviour. Please note the appointed candidate will be required to start by 14 January 2025 at the latest.

You will be a strong collegiate team player with the ability to impassion and motivate student/staff communities through your contributions, collaboration and co-creation. The Assistant Professor reports to the Head of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences.

As a pioneering Liberal Arts University, we are particularly interested in applications form candidates who are eager to deliver excellent teaching. It would be of advantage if the candidate has a good understanding and/or experience of teaching in both UK and US systems of higher education.

About Richmond American University London

Richmond American University London is a unique institution, global in outlook and in practice, diverse and cosmopolitan in its culture. A leading private and not-for-profit institution, we are dually accredited in both the United States, by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, and registered with the Office for Students in the UK. Our students receive both UK and US degrees, bringing together the best of British and American higher education.

Operating in London since 1972, our mission is to educate and inform future generations by providing them with the knowledge and support to think critically, the freedom to challenge assumptions and the skills to work with others. Our distinctive, multi-disciplinary Liberal Arts degree programmes offer a holistic approach to teaching and learning that focuses on developing academic and personal skills to enable our students to make positive contributions through employment, personal development, and public service after graduation.

Following the move to our new state-of-the-art campus in Chiswick Park, West London, we are developing a new strategy that will see the University grow and further diversify its student body, broaden and diversify is academic offer and expand its international partnerships.

Richmond is an equal opportunities employer. Richmond is committed to an inclusive culture and welcomes applications from diverse backgrounds and experiences. A DBS check at the basic or enhanced lever, as appropriate, is required for this position.

For further information about the University, please visit: www.richmond.ac.uk

Closing date: 23 October

Interview dates: 31 October and 1 November

To apply for this role, please email your CV and supporting statement which outlines qualifications, teaching experience, publications and research agenda, together with details of three recent work-related references via the 'Apply' button above.

Please note that while submitted applications will be acknowledged, we are unable to provide individual feedback to applicants.

Advert information