Associate Lecturer - Cognition

Overview

We are seeking an Associate Lecturer to teach in Summer 2026 within the School of Psychological Sciences at Birkbeck, University of London.

Salary £69.68 per hour

Contract type Fixed term

Mode Part time

Grade 7

Business Unit School of Psychological Sciences

Closing date for applicants 15-Feb-2026

2320

Birkbeck, University of London is looking to recruit a part-time, fixed-term Associate Lecturer to teach this Summer 2026. You would teach on the following module:

• SCPS
  179H5 Cognition, level 5
• 30 hours of teaching
• Wednesday afternoons 2-5pm and evenings 6-9pm, Term 2.

Your role will be to deliver teaching to Birkbeck students, and to undertake all related course administrative duties as required. Your main responsibility will be the preparation, teaching, administration and assessment of the Cognition module, which is a Level 5 compulsory module offered as part of our BPS-accredited BSc Psychology programme.

The module provides a deeper introduction into the cognitive psychology of thinking and reasoning. It introduces students to the conceptual tools required to understand the research literature on argument, judgment, and decision-making. This includes the formal tools of decision theory. It also includes the computational metaphor underpinning cognitive science, and how the history of cognitive science has shaped the development of current AI systems such as Chat GPT.

The module is delivered on Wednesday afternoons, 2-5pm and evenings, 6pm – 9pm in the Spring term (April to July). As an Associate Lecturer, you will work closely with the module convenors to organise, deliver and assess the module (assessment may take place after the teaching has ended).

Essential requirements for this role include:

• Experience of lecturing to groups of up to 120 students.
• MSc in Psychology or a related area (required);
  PhD preferred.

Please refer to the person specification for further selection criteria.

Remuneration is based on an hourly rate depending on length of continuous service with the College (starting rate £69.68 per hour inclusive of pro-rata London Allowance and holiday pay) for contact hours worked. This rate is based on the starting point of Grade 7 and includes a ‘Duties Related to Teaching Multiplier’ at 2.5, which covers preparation, teaching, administration, assessment marking and other examining duties in connection with the course.

Contract Fixed-term, April to July 2026, part-time contract. Please submit a CV and statement for consideration. Closing date:
Sunday 15 February 2026; interview date:
Tuesday 3 March 2026.

If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Ulrike Hahn, module convenor at  If you have difficulty using the recruitment portal, please contact  providing your name and the job reference number of the position. Only formal applications through the online system will be considered.

We welcome applicants from all sections of the community. The College is committed to improving the gender and cultural diversity of its workforce, holding an Athena SWAN award and operating Disability Confident & Mindful Employer schemes. More information at