Lecturer in Educational Psychology

**Salary**: £41,064 to £56,535 per annum (pro rata) plus £8,500 per annum (pro rated) supplement.

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 13 October 2025

**The Role**

For more information about our team and the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences, please click here.

We would welcome a conversation with any Local Education Authority (LEA) colleagues who may wish to discuss an arrangement with the University for this part time opportunity.

This is a part time position for 18.5 hours per week.

**This is a readvertisement, previous applicant do not need to apply.**

**Key Accountabilities**
- Design and deliver high quality teaching and learning material, resources, and activities to students in line with ECLS and Faculty teaching objectives, and carried out within the requiremements of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Standards of Education and Training and the British Psychological Society Standards for Educational Psychology training programmes
- Set, mark and assess coursework, providing timely and effective feedback to students
- Provide a range of timely student support to enhance student experience and achievements, including personal tutoring
- Take responsibility for a defined administrative role such as Module Leader
- Supervise and examine DAppEdPsy research theses and, where appropriate, other postgraduate research students
- Support the assessment of competence of students on professional practice placements
- Provide training for placement supervisors
- Evaluate all areas of own practice and undertake continuing professional development
- Contribute to the recruitment and selection of trainee educational psychologists
- Undertake academic, scholarly, and allocated administrative duties as required by the Head of School

**The Person**

**Knowledge, Skills, and Experience**
- Demonstrable ability to deliver high quality teaching related to Educational Psychology in a Higher Education and/or CPD context
- Experience of supervising trainee Educational Psychologists
- Professional knowledge gained from employment in a local authority educational psychology service
- Evidence of successful engagement in a range of practice developments in Educational Psychology
- Knowledge of a wide range of research methods, spanning both quantitative and qualitative approaches
- Proven organisational skills

**Desirable**
- Specialist knowledge of an area of Educational Psychology practice
- Evidence of engagement with external stakeholders
- Evidence of dissemination of own scholarship or practice at regional or national level
- Experience of research supervision
- Personal tutoring experience
- Experience in teaching and assessment in Higher Education

**Attributes and Behaviour**
- Ability to communicate complex information clearly both orally, and in writing
- Commitment to personal development and updating of knowledge and skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to engage with, and respond enthusiastically and positively to students
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to work collaboratively, constructively, and flexibly within a team of academic and professional colleagues, and students

**Qualifications**
- PhD or Professional Doctorate (in Educational Psychology)
- HCPC registered Educational Psychologist and eligible for chartered membership of the British Psychological Society

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.

At Newcastle University we hold a silver Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC. We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.

In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe.

Requisition ID: 28102