Lecturer in Psychology and Education - University of Sheffield

Vacancy Reference Number

UOS022982

Closing Date

17 Jul 2019

Salary

£40,732 to £48,677 per annum, with potential to progress to £54,765 per annum through sustained exceptional contribution

Address

School of Education, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Sheffield

The School of Education is internationally renowned for its research excellence and teaching quality. We have a wide range of full-time, part-time, distance and online programmes, some of them taught in international locations, making this a vibrant and stimulating environment for research-informed teaching. Our student body is growing in diversity, with full and part-time students, coming from a range of previous study experiences, from different contexts of educational practice and from different parts of the world. The School enjoys strong demand for its postgraduate and undergraduate programmes.

We seek a proven researcher to contribute to our interdisciplinary impact-focused research. You will have research and teaching expertise in the foundational disciplines of Psychology, Developmental and Educational Neuroscience, Experimental Social Psychology, Social or Educational Psychology, and be a member (or be eligible for membership) of the British Psychological Society.

You will have teaching experience across a range of undergraduate programmes, and will contribute to our BA Education, Culture and Childhood degree, and to teaching, leadership and expansion of our MSc Psychology and Education (Conversion), and MA Programmes www.sheffield.ac.uk/education . You will be able to teach research methods across our BA, MSc and MA programmes, and will contribute to our EdD and PhD programmes. You will have experience of, or interest in, using Digital Technologies in teaching in ways that help develop the digital literacies of students. 

You will have a good honours degree in the disciplines of Psychology, Developmental and Educational Neuroscience, Experimental Social Psychology, Social or Educational Psychology, and be a member (or be eligible for membership) of the British Psychological Society with a Doctorate in Psychology, or Educational Psychology or a relevant subject area or equivalent qualifications/experience

You must have the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues within the University and with external partners and organisations. You will engage with Faculty-wide initiatives and research activities in our interdisciplinary centres such as iHuman http://ihuman.group.shef.ac.uk/, the Sheffield Institute for International Development http://siid.group.shef.ac.uk/about/ and the ESRC-funded, cross-university Centre for Global Higher Education http://www.researchcghe.org/about/.

We will offer you support and development for your own career; opportunities to engage with University-wide, inter-disciplinary research projects; support for developing your research projects, including public engagement and impact activities, and the opportunity to work within dedicated and collegial teams in teaching and research.

It is anticipated that interviews and other selection action will be held on the 24 July 2019. Full details will be provided to invited candidates.

We’re one of the best not-for-profit organisations to work for in the UK. The University’s Total Reward Package includes a competitive salary, a generous Pension Scheme and annual leave entitlement, as well as access to a range of learning and development courses to support your personal and professional development.

We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.

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