Senior Lecturer (Senior Academic Tutor & Covenor) (E&S) in Clinical Psychology

The above part-time post (0.4 FTE) is available immediately on a fixed-term maternity cover contract until 31 October 2025, on the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, Doctoral Clinical PGR Portfolio, Psychology.

As part of a wider job share for a maternity cover, we are recruiting for a 0.2 FTE Senior Lecturer (EDI Lead and Senior Academic Tutor) and a 0.2 FTE Senior Lecturer (Clinical Skills & ROP Convenor). Please note that EDI Lead and ROP parts of the roles have already been recruited to. As the post holder, your role would be focused on the convenor aspect, to help with curriculum development.

Please read the job descriptions to read more about the main duties and accountabilities for each role. The total FTE for this role is 0.4 FTE (2 days a week).

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.

We welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours or job-sharing arrangements.

The role
The Faculty wishes to recruit a part-time (0.4 FTE) Senior Lecturer to act as Senior Academic Tutor for the DClinPsy PGR Doctoral Training Programme in Clinical Psychology. The DClinPsy is part of the DClinPGR portfolio of Programmes and based within the Department of Psychology at the University of Exeter.

You will work with the Academic Director to ensure the on-going development and delivery of the academic curriculum of the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy). This will include acting as a Curriculum Convenor for the Clinical Skills strand and support the wider academic team with development and delivery of other teaching strands within the academic module of DClinPsy (e.g. adult & older adult, learning disabilities and child). This will require working in collaboration with trainees, external lecturers, the DClinPsy Curriculum Convenors and experts by experience.

Exeter has been training clinical psychologists for over 40 years, and the course has strong links with local NHS Trusts and third sector services. The Streatham Campus, the University’s largest site in Exeter, is built around a country estate overlook the city and is readily acknowledged as one of the most beautiful in the country. All teaching buildings, together with the sports park, the library, the shops, restaurants, cafes and bars are within walking distance of each other. All this set in the heart of stunning Devon, which was voted in as having the best quality of life of anywhere in England and Wales by the Guardian in 2019.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification (available on the university's website, accessed by the 'Apply' button) for full details of this role.

The University of Exeter
We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment
We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.

Further information
For further information please contact Dr Katrina Chesterman, e-mail K.A.Chesterman@exeter.ac.uk.

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