Job Description

The Department of Psychology at Lancaster University is seeking to appoint a temporary (10 months) Senior Teaching Associate (0.5 FTE) to provide maternity cover for teaching and related activity, for the period 01 Sep 2025 to 30 Jun 2026.


This part-time role will be teaching focused, including responsibility for an area of academic administration relating to education and pedagogy, and actively contribute to curriculum transformation in the Department.

ABOUT YOU:

will make a strong contribution to our high-quality teaching (lectures, seminars and practical classes), primarily at undergraduate level, though possibly also at MSc level. be willing to innovate with respect to curriculum development (programme design, implementation and assessment) as well as supervise final year dissertation students. have recent experience in teaching Psychology at University level.

THE BENEFITS OF THE ROLE

Generous holiday leave - 25 days (pro-rata) annual leave plus University closure days and bank holidays. Access to employee pension scheme, and annual flexible benefits scheme.

We are committed to promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion across the Faculty, and supporting family-friendly and flexible working policies on an individual basis. The Department has recently been awarded an Athena Swan Silver Award, which recognises and celebrates good employment practice undertaken to address gender equality in Higher Education and research.


For more information about the benefits of working at Lancaster University, including support for relocation from overseas, see Jobs - Lancaster University.


The Psychology Department is a busy teaching and research active Department. It is home to a friendly group of around 40 Academic staff, with teams of Research, Professional Services and Technical staff. The Department supports a large cohort of Undergraduate students on BPS accredited degrees; a thriving group of Masters and Postgraduate research students; and a wide range of research projects including several cross-institution grants.


The Department actively supports open science initiatives, including the development of good research practices, regular meetings of our Open Science group, and the embedding of research integrity within our teaching curriculum and postgraduate training. For more information: https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/psychology/research/open-science/


Further information about the Department is available at: http://www.psych.lancs.ac.uk


Please upload a cover letter with your application.


We welcome applications from people in all diversity groups, and for this temporary part-time post we expect a start date of 01 Sep 2025, to enable preparation before the start of the new Term.


Informal enquiries are welcome and should be addressed to Prof Gert Westermann, Head of Department, psychology.hod@lancaster.ac.uk