Lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy

**Grade UE08: £50,253.00 to £61,759.00 per annum pro rata**

**CAHSS / Counselling, Psychotherapy and Applied Social Sciences / School of Health in Social Science**

**Part-time: 28 hours per week**

**Open Ended (permanent)**

**The Opportunity**:
We are looking for a clinical academic in the field of Counselling and Psychotherapy to contribute to core teaching on our professional programmes and have the opportunity to contribute to the research portfolio.

The Masters and Doctoral programmes in Counselling and Psychotherapy educate students to become qualified counsellors and psychotherapists, both in the UK and across the globe. Based in the dialogue between the psychodynamic and person-centred approaches, the programmes provide professionally-accredited education in non-directive, relationship-based therapeutic practice.

You will contribute to course organisation, curriculum development, teaching and research supervision in the Counselling and Psychotherapy programmes. The Counselling and Psychotherapy programmes are founded on social science and practice-based research and scholarship, including case study, experience-near research, psychosocial, and creative-relational inquiry approaches. You will be supported to develop collaborative research initiatives and independent research outputs in your areas of interest.

You will be joining an enthusiastic, motivated and diverse team where different experiences and skills are valued and contribute to our ability to provide an excellent student experience. You will be offered mentoring and professional development to enhance your leadership, research and teaching, including the opportunity to undertake the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice. This role is on campus and requires evening work to provide clinical cover for the Centre.

**Your skills and attributes for success**:

- You will have experience of delivering professional education in the field of Counselling and Psychotherapy
- You will have the ability to design and deliver course materials and assess student performance in both academic assignments and counselling practice development
- You will be able to take responsibility for organising your own activities and for the management of allocated resources

You will have the ability to work effectively both independently and as a member of a team as well as able to take responsibility for organising your own activities and for the management of allocated resources.

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**Application Information**
- CVCover letter**As a valued member of our team you can expect**:

- A competitive salary of £50,253.00 to £61,759.00 per annum pro rata
- An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
- To develop management clinical lead skills and professional programme teaching skills in a well
- supported team recognising your contribution and rewarding success
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our **staff benefits page**(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits

**Championing equality, diversity and inclusion**

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our **right to work webpages**(opens new browser tab)

The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. This will depend on a number of factors specific to the successful applicant.

**Key dates to note**

Interviews likely to be held **early December.