Department
Education
Salary
£44,263 - £64,914
Grade
Grade 7/8
Contract status
Open
Hours of work
Full-time
Based at
University of York campus
Posted Date
01/02/2024
Apply by
29/02/2024
Job Reference
13072
Documents
Job Description 13072 Grade 7 Lecturer.pdf (PDF, 208.8kb)
Job Description 13072 Grade 8 Senior Lecturer.pdf (PDF, 354.05kb)
The Department of Education is a founding department of the University of York. It is underpinned by our core values; fairness, respect, equality, and compassion. We are renowned for excellence in research, ranking 5th in REF 2021, and teaching, as recognised by our Teaching Excellence Framework gold award.
RoleWe seek to appoint two Lecturers/Senior Lecturers (equivalent to Assistant/Associate Professor) to our Psychology in Education Research Centre (https:// www. york.ac.uk/education/research/perc/). We are looking for outstanding candidates who will conduct research in any area of Psychology in Education and contribute to teaching and supervision on the BPS-accredited BSc and MSc Psychology in Education programmes and/or the MSc Mental Health & Wellbeing in Education.
Your role will be to develop funding applications, carry out research projects and lead on and/or contribute to the production of research outputs and research outcomes. You will also be expected to design, develop and deliver teaching on our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, to carry out supervision and to undertake administrative and managerial responsibilities.
We particularly welcome applications from candidates with research expertise in mental health and wellbeing. This may include, but is not limited to, mental and emotional health in children or adolescents, mental health and well-being interventions in schools, trauma and resilience, counselling and therapy and psychopathology. We would also be interested to hear from candidates with expertise in educational evaluation and RCT methods.
Skills, Experience & Qualification neededAppointment to Senior Lecturer would be made primarily in relation to the experience and career stage of individual candidates. In addition to the above, candidates should be able to demonstrate that they meet the following criteria:
Please indicate on your application if you are applying for Lecturer or Senior Lecturer.
Interview date: Mid March
Start date: August-September 2024
Informal enquiries to Professor Kathryn Asbury/Professor Vanita Sundaram, Co- Heads of Department ([email protected]) or Dr Umar Toseeb, Director of the Psychology in Education Research Centre ([email protected]).
The University strives to be diverse and inclusive – a place where we can ALL be ourselves.
We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at the University.
We also encourage applications from women for senior roles.
We offer family friendly, flexible working arrangements, with forums and inclusive facilities to support our staff. #EqualityatYork