Assistant Lecturer in Psychology

Arden University Ltd.; United States; Remote; USD 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days holiday + holidays off

Aviva pension plan

Private Medical Insurance

Perkbox benefits

Study Arden courses free

Golden Ticket education gift

Job summary

Arden University seeks an Assistant Lecturer in Psychology. The role reports to a Senior Lecturer and focuses on delivering teaching, supervising dissertations, and providing academic support to students.

The post involves creating digital teaching materials and meeting learning objectives while maintaining high-quality feedback on assessments. You will act as a Named Personal Academic Coach, manage a caseload of students, and contribute to quality assurance activities.

Qualifications

• BSc in Psychology with Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC) recognised by the BPS.
• Broad knowledge of core BPS curriculum including qualitative methods and multiple subfields.
• Ability to communicate specialist material effectively.
• Contribute to programme enhancement.
• Comfort with digital platforms and online teaching tools.

Responsibilities

• Deliver teaching, learning and dissertation supervision to students.
• Act as Named Personal Academic Coach for a defined student caseload.
• Create high-quality digital teaching materials aligned to learning objectives.
• Mark formative and summative assessments with high-quality feedback.
• Reflect on teaching practice with supervision.
• Support quality assurance activities and teaching observations.
• Contribute to School activities and ethics/research methods workshops.

Skills

Teaching

Dissertation supervision

Digital platforms

Academic support

Communication

Programme enhancement

Education

BSc in Psychology with GBC

MSc in Psychology (desirable)

Tools

Digital teaching materials

Job description

Location: United Kingdom

Salary:£33,681 per annum

Employment type: Permanent

Hours per week:37

Reporting into:Senior Lecturer

Department:Department of Psychology (PG)

This role operates primarily on a remote working arrangement that will require little to no travel into our Coventry head office or Campus locations. Our working model arrangements are a non-contractual benefit so please note that an Arden work location is added to our employment contracts.

About Arden University:

We are an aspirational and multi-award-winning university, delivering rapid growth with ambitious plans to disrupt the HE sector through our passion for innovation and digital education. Our vision is to become the first-choice university for career-focused lifelong learners worldwide, ensuring that everyone, everywhere can access higher education.

There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines, forge worldwide partnerships, and expand our locations.

About our Department:

Our School of Psychology, within the Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology, is dedicated to delivering outstanding, applied psychology education. Our collaborative and diverse academic community brings together experienced academics, practitioner psychologists, and industry professionals who are passionate about equipping students with the knowledge, skills, and practical experience needed to thrive in a wide range of psychology-related careers and professional settings.

About the Opportunity:

We are looking for an Assistant Lecturer in Psychology who be under the line management and guidance of an experienced Senior Lecturer. Under supervision, you will:

• Deliver excellent teaching, learning, dissertation supervision and academic support to our students.
• Act as a Named Personal Academic Coach: Manage a defined caseload of students, acting as their primary academic point of contact.
• Create high-quality digital teaching material ensuring that content and methods of delivery meet defined learning objectives.
• Undertake timely formative and summative assessment marking and provide high-quality feedback.
• Reflect on your teaching and learning practice and development of skills, with support/guidance as needed.
• Undertake administrative and quality assurance activities to support teaching and learning activities, such as marking standardisation and teaching observations.
• Actively contribute to School level activity, such as participation in wider citizenship roles such a reviewing ethics applications and supporting research methods workshops.

About You:

To be successful as an Assistant Lecturer in Psychology you must have:

• A BSc degree or higher in Psychology with Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC) recognised by the British Psychological Society (BPS).
• Excellent breadth and depth of core BPS curriculum, including qualitative research methods, and common subjects, such as forensic, counselling, clinical, cyberpsychology.
• The ability to effectively communicate material of a specialist or technical nature relevant to Psychology.
• The ability to contribute to programme enhancement.
• Confidence in using common digital platforms.
• Some experience in teaching or providing academic support.
• Applicants should have good knowledge and understanding of the core BPS undergraduate curriculum but must also have a specialism in occupational/business psychology, with the ability to teach quantitative and qualitative research methods, and teach subjects such as selection and assessment, learning and development, motivation, leadership, workplace wellbeing, work design and organisational change.

Desirable criteria:

• An MSc or equivalent qualification in Psychology, with Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC) recognised by the British Psychological Society (BPS).
• AdvanceHE Recognition – Associate FHEA or willingness to achieve within 12-18 months.
• Willingness to engage in appropriate applied AI practices.

Why Arden:

At Arden, you will become a part of a passionate and dedicated team who are committed to removing unnecessary barriers to learning and making education more accessible. Our people work hard to ensure our students journeys are the best they can possibly be, as such we want to reward our people with fantastic benefits. Employees benefit from:

• 30 days holiday + bank holidays on-top, and even a Christmas closure!
• A generous Aviva pension plan, company contributions starting from 7%
• BUPA Cash Plan
• Private Medical Insurance
• Access to Perkbox benefits
• Study any Arden course for free, with a discount for all family and friends
• Plus, other excellent benefits
• Our ‘Golden Ticket’ which allows you to gift anyone in your life a free Arden education

Our Values:

Stand out, Progressive, Accessible, Resourceful, Kindness, reflect who we are as an institution, a team and as individuals. If they also reflect you and you are excited by the chance to be the driving, creative force within a growing business, we want to hear from you.

There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines and locations.

Closing Date:Wednesday 18th November

If you are a current Arden student or have an upcoming course with us, you are not eligible to apply for Student Experience roles due to a conflict of interest related to system access.

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Equity, Diversity & Inclusion:

Arden University is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. This means that if you have a disability, as defined by the Disability Equality Act 2010, you may be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the role.

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As an Equal Opportunity Employer we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Therefore, we make sure that our recruitment and selection processes never discriminate based upon people's age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances, and actively welcome applications from all groups.

Sponsorship statement:

Please be aware that some roles may not meet the points requirement for a sponsored Skilled Worker visa, or fulfil the criteria we have for providing sponsorship. However we welcome applications from candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK but may be eligible for a visa through an alternative route.