Associate Lecturer - Introduction to Social Psychology

Birkbeck, University of London, is seeking an Associate Lecturer A for next Spring 2025 to teach Introduction to Social Psychology.

As an Associate Lecturer, you would teach:

• SCPS176H4 Introduction to Social Psychology, level 4
• 30 hours teaching
• Thursday afternoons 2-5pm and evenings 6-9pm, Term 2

You will have knowledge of contemporary social psychology and experience of lecturing to groups of up to 100 students and be qualified to the corresponding level of the award as required to teach (or demonstrate equivalent professional/industry level experience).

As an Associate Lecturer, you will be working closely with the other Associate Lecturer to organise, deliver and assess the module. Comprehensive materials for all lectures will be provided.

Further to the person specification, essential requirements for this role are:

• Experience of lecturing to groups of up to 120 students.
• MSc in Psychology or a related area (required); PhD preferred.

Please refer to the person specification for further selection criteria.

Salary and benefits

Payment is based on an hourly rate for contact hours worked. The specific rate depends on length of continuous service with the College and includes of pro-rata London Allowance and holiday pay. This hourly rate of £68.13 per hour is based on the starting point of Grade 7 and is inclusive of a ‘Duties Related to Teaching Multiplier’ which covers preparation, teaching, administration, assessment marking and other examining duties in connection with the course.

Contract

Part-time, 3 month fixed-term contract. The module requires 10 teaching sessions, 3 hours each, delivered on Thursday either 2-5pm or 6-9pm during January to March 2025, according to a pre-defined teaching schedule (teaching is shared between the two Associate Lecturers).

Closing date: Sunday 17 November 2024. Interview date: Thursday 28 November 2024.

Enquiries

If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Melissa Tang, Teaching and Collaborations Manager, at science-tcm@bbk.ac.uk

If you have technical issues or difficulties using the recruitment portal, please contact jobs@bbk.ac.uk, providing your name and the job reference number of the position. While we are happy to respond to all informal enquiries, only formal applications through the online system will be considered.

We welcome applicants from all sections of the community. The College is committed to improving the gender and cultural diversity of its workforce, holding an Athena SWAN award and operating Disability Confident & Mindful Employer schemes.

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