Job Description

Salary

The starting salary will be from 42,632 per annum pro rata on Grade F, depending on qualifications and experience. This post may attract a market supplement, in line with Agenda for Change 8a depending on skills and experience.

Contractual hours

18.25

Package

Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme and relocation package (if applicable).

Job category/type

Academic

Date posted

22/07/2025

Job reference

R93062

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

The above part time (0.5 FTE, 2.5 days a week) is immediately available until 31 July 2026 on a fixed term basis, in the Doctoral Clinical PGR Programmes Portfolio within the Department of Psychology and Faculty of Health and Life Sciences (HLS).

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

The role

You will have responsibility for the design, development and production of teaching and learning material and deliver either across a range of modules or within a subject area. You will have responsibility for contributing to the research components of the DForenPsy programme.

You will work with the DForenPsy Research Director to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of teaching programmes in accord with the Faculty's education strategy and implementing the External Affairs strategy.

The research curriculum, under the University of Exeter's Doctorate in Forensic Psychology (DForenPsy) programme, aims to enable trainee Forensic Psychologists to become evidenced-based sophisticated consumers and producers of forensic and applied research. The successful candidate will be a highly skilled and confident researcher who will be dedicated to preparing future Psychologists to become ethical and effective research skilled Scientist Practitioners.

The successful candidate will be a strong communicator, collaborative team-member and able supervisor and teacher of research techniques, capable of further developing those skills.

Working under the direction of the DForenPsy Research Director and in the context of constructive collaboration with the wider team, the postholder will make a positive and supportive contribution to the research team.

About you

For this post you will:

Possess a depth or breadth of specialist knowledge, demonstrated by a PhD, or equivalent, in an area related to Forensic Psychology in order to teach and support learning on academic area modules.


Use a range of delivery techniques to enthuse and engage students;


Participate in and develop external networks, for example, to contribute to student recruitment, secure student placements, facilitate outreach work, generate income, obtain consultancy projects, or build relationships for future activities;


Have evidence of excellent teaching identified by peer review and have made an impact at discipline programme level beyond their own teaching.


Have experience of supervising postgraduate psychology research.


Able to develop and maintain good working relationships with research supervisees and colleagues.


Have expertise in methodology and research techniques relevant to forensic psychology research.


Be expected to work towards Fellow of the HEA and to attend formal CPD relating to this.

Please ensure you read our and Person Specification for full details of this role.

What we can offer you:

Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines;


Support teams that understand the University wide teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly;


An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development;


Our Exeter Academic initiative supports high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career;


A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave(up to 26 weeks full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay), and a new Fertility Treatment Policy;


A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning Devon.

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 world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world's most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).

We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research - Green Futuresand how we are transforming educationfor a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustmentsare 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.

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

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

Further information

For further information please contact: Karen Gough, Joint Programme Director: k.gough3@exeter.ac.uk.