Job Description

All Locations
Poole House (Bournemouth - Talbot)
All Departments
Psychology
Advertising Salary
Salary from 39,335 - 45,413 per annum (pro rata) with progression opportunities to 49,559
Vacancy Type
Permanent
Function
Academic
Closing Date
16 Sep 2025
Basis
Part Time
Hours Per Week
0

About the role

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Bournemouth University is in an exciting period in its development as an innovative institution committed to academic excellence. We have set in motion an ambitious plan that will support the development of high-quality academic programmes and build on areas of academic strength and potential. As part of this process Psychology has expanded rapidly both in terms of research activity and number of students studying undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

The School of Psychology has undergone a period of expansion resulting in a vibrant research and learning culture.



The School currently has four research themes (Health & Clinical; Social, Forensic & Cyber; Perception; Attention, Spatial Cognition & Reading) and further research groups representing our staff expertise (Gambling, Sexual Violence, Emotions (incl. Eating Disorders), Situated Cognition, Orthorexia Nervosa). Facilities supporting our teaching and research include eye-tracking (with 6 mobile and static eye trackers), virtual reality, brain stimulation (tDCS, TMS), electrophysiological recording (EEG), and behavioural laboratories as well as fMRI provided by the Institute of Medical Imaging and Visualisation, and nutrition laboratories provided by the Department of Nutrition Science.



We seek to appoint a lecturer to join our dynamic team. We are particularly looking for expertise in clinical and/or counselling psychology. Experience in designing and delivering engaging teaching is essential. You will be adept at using IT, planning, organising and managing conflicting priorities.



You will be qualified to Doctorate level, be research active and committed to a culture of academic excellence and continuous improvement.





This position is available part-time for 0.8 FTE.



This position is offered on a permanent basis.



For an informal discussion and further information please contact Prof Jan Wiener, Head of School of Psychology (jwiener@bournemouth.ac.uk)

About the department

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Our vibrant Faculty of Media, Science & Technology encompasses a wide range of disciplines across four Schools: the School of Computing & Engineering, the National Centre for Computer Animation, The Media School and the School of Psychology. The breadth of subject areas in the Faculty means our cutting-edge research is delivering real benefits to digital creative industries, simulation domains, cyber security, human centred artificial intelligence, cognitive science and many others. Our staff base includes high profile researchers who are involved in both UK and global consortia of externally funded collaborations, furthering knowledge in the aforementioned areas plus many more, thus providing significant impact to the economy as well as society and, ultimately, the quality of living across the globe.

About us

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Bournemouth University's vision is worldwide recognition as a leading university for inspiring learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society through the fusion of education, research and practice. Our highly skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the globe, who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives and experiences that help to build our global learning community.



BU values and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We seek a diverse community through attracting, developing and retaining staff from different backgrounds to contribute to inspirational learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society. To support and enable our staff to achieve a balance between work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

A job description for this position is available at the top of this page. If you require this in a different format, please contact us at

hrvacancies@bournemouth.ac.uk

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