Associate Lecturer - Introduction to Individual Differences

Are you passionate about personality psychology, mental health and wellbeing? Could you teach a range of perspectives on personality, and highlight the impact of culture on research and practice in these areas?

The School of Psychological Sciences at Birkbeck, University of London aims to recruit an Associate Lecturer to teach on our Individual Differences module. 

As Associate Lecturer you would teach:

• SCPS156H4 Introduction to Individual Differences, Level 4,
• 30 hours of teaching - 10 in-person sessions,
• Teaching Tuesday 2-5pm and 6-9pm - in the Summer term (April to July) according to a pre-defined teaching schedule (teaching is shared with the module convenor). 

Your role will be to deliver teaching to Birkbeck students, in order to enable them to complete their studies successfully, and to undertake all related course administrative duties as required.

Your main responsibility will be preparation, teaching, administration, and assessment of the module, which is a Level 4 module offered on our BPS-accredited BSc Psychology.

The module explores core theories and debates within Individual Differences with particular focus given to personality psychology, mental health, wellbeing, social and cross-cultural factors of importance. It also emphasises critical thinking, academic writing skills, and reflection of different relevant theories.

As an Associate Lecturer, at Birkbeck, you will be working closely with the module convenor to organise, deliver, and assess the module.

Further to the person specification, essential requirements 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. If this sounds like a perfect fit for you, apply with us today. 

Remuneration:

Payment is based on an hourly rate depending on length of continuous service with the College (starting rate £68.13 per hour inclusive of pro-rata London Allowance and holiday pay) for contact hours worked. This hourly rate is based on the starting point of Grade 7 and is inclusive of a ‘Duties Related to Teaching Multiplier’ at 2.5, which covers preparation, teaching, administration, assessment marking and other examining duties in connection with the course.

Contract: 

Fixed term, three month contract (Monday 28 April 2025 to Friday 11 July 2025). Please submit a CV and statement for consideration. Closing date: Sunday 23 March 2025. Interview date: Wednesday 2 April 2025. 

Enquiries:

If you would like to know more about the role, please click on apply or contact Dr Halley Pontes, Senior Lecturer, at h.pontes@bbk.ac.uk

If you have difficulty 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 - www.birkbeck.ac.uk/jobs

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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