Lecturer

About us

The Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology is part of UCL’s Division of Psychology and Language Sciences (PALS). Psychology at UCL was ranked 2nd in the world in the Shanghai University Rankings. This reflects the excellent links between teaching, professional training and research within PALS, the wide range of research expertise represented within PALS and UCL more widely, and the excellent opportunities for collaboration and interdisciplinary research provided at UCL. The Research Department has a strong record in the development and evaluation of novel psychological interventions based on an understanding of neuroscience and developmental psychology. It has excellent collaborations with the Anna Freud Centre, the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental Psychology and Psychiatry, and with NHS clinical services.

About the role

The postholder will join the core team for the new fully remote MSc in Psychology and Trauma (Adult Route). The postholder will have knowledge and expertise about psychological trauma in adults and its treatment and management. The postholder will have responsibility for the design, plan and deliver course modules, lectures, tutorials, seminars and other teaching and learning activities online. The postholder will design assessments and assess student work, ensuring all learning outcomes are met. The postholder will also be expected to keep up to date with best practice in online teaching and learning, and update and improve course materials as appropriate and necessary. As part of this role, the postholder will attend meetings as required, coordinate guest lecturer content, and participate in internal and external events such as programme reviews, open days and outreach activities. The post-holder will actively follow UCL policies including Equal Opportunities and Race Equality p olicies. The post-holder will maintain an awareness of and adherence to Fire and Health & Safety Regulations.

About you

We are seeking an applicant with relevant clinical or research expertise and teaching experience in adult psychological trauma. The postholder’s primary responsibility will be to teach and supervise on the Adult Route of a new fully remote MSc in Psychology and Trauma. The children and young person element of the programme will be delivered by colleagues from the Anna Freud Centre.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/

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