Lecturer in Psychology; Online

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FTE, 18 hours per week, permanent. Reporting to the Subject Lead, you will play a pivotal role in the delivery and continuous enhancement of our fully online MSc Psychology (Conversion), MSc Psychology of Mental Health and Wellbeing (Conversion), and MSc Psychology with Counselling (Conversion) programmes. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape innovative, digitally enriched learning experiences for a diverse, global student community.

St Mary’s University is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Our values of excellence, generosity of spirit, inclusiveness and respect inspire us to create an academic community in which everybody is welcomed and which puts the student at the centre of all our endeavours.

• Working collaboratively with the wider online academic team, including module authors and associate lecturers, to design and deliver engaging online teaching.
• Fostering inclusive virtual learning environments and supporting students to achieve meaningful academic and professional outcomes.
• Delivering across curriculum innovation, online facilitation, assessment and moderation, dissertation supervision, and the provision of high-quality pastoral support tailored to the needs of distance learners.
• Experimenting with digital pedagogy and contributing to the evolution of online programme design.
• Engaging in scholarly activity that advances both your academic profile and the future of online education.

• The successful candidate will hold a qualification as specified in the Person Specification.
• Experience of teaching psychology within a UK Higher Education setting or evidence of readiness to do so.
• Experience of using Virtual Learning Environments (VLE).

Closing Date: 8 March at 23:00

Interview Date: w/c 23 March

We encourage all interested candidates to submit applications early to avoid disappointment as we reserve the right to close vacancies and interview the candidates prior to the advertised closing date.

Eligibility and visa information:
Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. St Mary’s University holds a work visa sponsorship licence; however, we will not always be able to guarantee a Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship. To avoid disappointment, please ensure you meet the requirements of the Points Based System before applying as we will not be able to provide advice on individual cases.

Skilled Worker visa:
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