About this role
About the Role
As our Psychology and Health & Social Care provision continues to grow, QA Higher Education is looking for experienced Psychology and Health & Social Care Lecturers to join our academic team.
You’ll deliver engaging, high-quality teaching to a diverse higher education student community, supporting students to develop their subject knowledge, academic skills and confidence.
We welcome applications from lecturers specialising in either Psychology or Health & Social Care, as well as those with experience teaching across both disciplines.
What You’ll Be Doing
Depending on your subject specialism, you’ll
- Deliver engaging teaching across Psychology or Health & Social Care modules.
- Provide academic guidance, constructive feedback and student support.
- Assess and mark student work in line with agreed academic standards.
- Contribute to assessment, moderation and quality-assurance activities.
- Develop and enhance curriculum, modules and teaching materials.
- Participate in scholarly activity and maintain current subject knowledge.
- Work collaboratively with academic colleagues to deliver an excellent student experience.
About You
Psychology
You’ll have a relevant postgraduate qualification in Psychology or a closely related discipline and experience teaching Psychology within higher education or a comparable educational setting.
For relevant Psychology provision, eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society (BPS) and knowledge of BPS accreditation requirements and the CORE GBC curriculum would be advantageous.
We particularly welcome expertise in areas including Biological, Cognitive and Developmental Psychology, Individual Differences, Research Methods and Health Psychology.
Health & Social Care
You’ll have a relevant postgraduate qualification in Health & Social Care or a closely related discipline and experience teaching within higher education or a comparable educational setting.
We particularly welcome expertise in Public Health, Health & Social Care Practice, Social Policy and Contemporary Health Challenges.
Across both disciplines, you’ll bring
- Strong subject knowledge and engaging teaching skills.
- Experience supporting and assessing students.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills.
- The ability to engage students from a wide range of backgrounds.
- A strong commitment to academic quality and student success.
Experience teaching Research Methods or supporting practical/laboratory-based learning would be advantageous where relevant.
Please apply via the ‘Apply’ button above.