Job Description

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Psychology (Maternity Cover)

Application Deadline: 16 October 2026

Department: School Of Science

Employment Type: Fixed Term - Full Time

Location: Bath, Somerset - Newton Park

Compensation: Grade Ac3S/Ac3A

Description

We are currently seeking a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Psychology to join our dedicated and committed team at Bath Spa University, School of Sciences.

(This is a full time, fixed term contract, covering maternity leave until 31/12/2027)

About the Role

The School of Sciences at Bath Spa University is expanding, based on its recent successes, into health-related areas broadly. We are particularly keen to recruit someone who can contribute to these exciting, multi-disciplinary, new endeavours. The psychology subject area within the School of Sciences, is becoming known as a hub for applying psychology to improve the lives of people in local communities and beyond; we are looking for a new lecturer/senior lecturer to join us in supporting that mission. We are specifically recruiting someone who can contribute to broadly to our core BPS accredited psychology curriculum.

The successful candidate will help design and deliver teaching content across a range of modules at Levels 4 to 7 in Psychology Programmes, as well as supervising undergraduate and/or postgraduate dissertation students. They will contribute to curriculum design and development and be dedicated to inclusive pedagogy and enhancing student experience. They will also engage in research or scholarly activity in Psychology in support of the university’s research and knowledge exchange strategies They will have the opportunity to develop new courses and help guide the focus of teaching and research in Psychology at Bath Spa University.

About You

• A good first degree in Psychology (BPS-accredited), or equivalent, and appropriate postgraduate qualification in psychology and/or a demonstrable track record in research or other scholarly activity of relevance to psychology.
• Recent, successful experience of university teaching in BPS-designated core areas of Psychology
• Working knowledge in designated subject area, with ability to teach in core areas of Psychology.
• Excellent ICT and digital teaching skills, including effective use of e-learning and VLE tools.
• Recent, successful of leading undergraduate modules covering areas of Psychology which either complement and/or extend our current undergraduate module offering.
• A track record or demonstrable potential in Psychology research, professional practice and / or scholarship commensurate with career stage.

For further information on the essential and desirable skills we’re looking for, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Additional Information

Salary Grade -

Ac3S (lecturer)- £44,746 per annum

Ac3A - (senior lecturer) £48,823 per annum

This is a full time, fixed term contract, covering maternity leave until 31/12/2027

• Applicants with fewer than five years teaching experience in Higher Education of at least 0.8 FTE or equivalent who do not hold a Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Certificate accredited by the Higher Education Academy (HEA) or HEA fellowship will be required to complete an approved Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education course during the first two years of employment.
• Applicants with more than five years teaching experience in Higher Education of at least 0.8FTE or equivalent who do not hold a Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Certificate accredited by the Higher Education Academy (HEA) or HEA fellowship will be required to accredit their practice through the HEA fellowship application process during their 6-month probation period.

For informal enquiries, please contact Prof Peter Hills (p.hills@bathspa.ac.uk)

Due to the nature of this post regretfully we cannot accept applications that do not have the Right to Work/Live in the UK therefore your application will be rejected.

Staff Benefits

We offer a wide range of great benefits at BSU, including

• Generous pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme/Teacher's Pension Scheme). This is a defined benefit pension scheme which pays members a secure income for life, post-retirement
• Enhanced paid leave - 41 - 46 days depending on the role (Full Time) - more details here: https://apphub.bathspa.ac.uk/StaffBenefits
• Family friendly policies including hybrid working, flexible work environment, on-site nursery, and a sector-leading enhanced maternity scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme which offers access to on-demand GP appointments, wellbeing support and advice, and access to counselling
• Transport schemes including Electric Vehicle Scheme and Cycle to Work
• Wide range of discounts and financial benefits, accessed through and easy-to-use app

For further details about all our staff benefits, have a look at our rewards page: https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/work-at-bath-spa/rewards-and-benefits/

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.