Assistant Professor in Psychology

Lisbon Campus 

Summary 

• Full time: 2-year tenure track
• Requirement: PhD in Psychology or a closely related discipline, such as Cognitive Neuroscience, ideally with at least two years of teaching experience
• Location: Lisbon
• Ideal Start date: July 2025
• Salary: €45 K to 52 K gross, depending on experience
• Language: English 

About Forward College 

FORWARD COLLEGE is a pan-European Higher Education Institution (Lisbon, Paris, Berlin)  that promotes a relational pedagogy (100% small group teaching and 1:1 tutoring). As an academic partner of the University of London (LSE and King’s College), we teach Bachelor’s degrees, including a Bachelor's in psychology directed by King’s College, to bright students who wish to achieve academic excellence but also nurture other forms of intelligence (social, emotional, and practical). As a degree-awarding institution, we also teach our own programs (See here) 

Our approach reflects this commitment: 

• Strong focus on high quality teaching. All of our teaching is small classes with an average of 15 students per class.
• We employ a ‘flipped classroom’ approach
• Our students embark on a multi-city program as part of their studies (‘3 years – 3 cities’), spending a year each in Lisbon, Paris, and Berlin.
• Approximately 30% of faculty time is dedicated to research, pedagogical development, or other career development activities 

This is a tenure track appointment leading to a permanent position upon successful completion of tenure, usually after 24 months. 

Who we are looking for 

You should have a passion for teaching and engaging students, be curious about new ways of teaching, have demonstrable excellent interpersonal skills, and have the ability to interact well with staff and contribute to the College’s activities. 

You will also have: 

• A PhD in Psychology from a top-tier University
• A passion for teaching, pedagogical innovation, and fostering a positive and engaging learning environment for students
• A proven ability to teach Year 1 courses of our Bachelor's in Psychology program
• A track record in research
• Demonstrable workplace citizenship
• An appetite for teaching innovation and connecting subject-specific expertise to real-world problems
• An excellent level of English
• Experience in supervising bachelor's theses is desirable 

For details of the course structure and course content, please refer to the University of London Programme description for the BSc in Psychology, available HERE. For this program, Forward College acts as a Recognised Teaching Centre for the University of London, and students are awarded a University of London Academic Degree at the end of their studies. 

Please submit your application including a CV and cover letter/video by clicking the 'Apply' button

For any informal queries, please contact Ana Maria Abreu Nelas, Associate Professor of Psychology, anamaria.abreunelas@forward-college.eu, or Martin Binder, Academic Lead of Forward College, martin.binder@forward-college.eu

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