Fixed Term Lecturer in Psychology
Location: Swansea Wales
Description: Swansea University is at the momment seeking for Fixed Term Lecturer in Psychology right now, this occupation will be placed in Wales. For complete informations about this occupation opportunity please read the description below. Salary
£31,331 to £36,298 per annum together with USS pension benefits.
The normal expectation is to be appointed to the minimum of the agree! d scale with annual increments on 1 October each year (subject to completing six months service).
Academic Grade 8
This is a fixed term position to cover secondment from 1
st
October 2013 to 30
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September 2015.
The College is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in the Department of Psychology on either,
A- Teaching and Academic Management
career pathway or
B - Teaching and Research
career pathway,
depending on their individual strengths and attributes.
This post requires a contribution to teaching and supervision in Psychology, both at undergraduate and postgraduate level, but also across the College where required, in
addition to sharing organisational and academic administrative responsibilities.
A - Teaching and Research
This post provides a role for a candidate with research and academic potential and interest in any area of psychol! ogy. The successful candidate will be
expected to exp! and their own research activities and be capable of linking with existing research areas and teams in the College of Human and Health Sciences, the College of Medicine and with partners from Bangor and Cardiff Universities. They will also need to develop a portfolio of funded projects, as well as fruitful interactions and collaborations. The appointee will seek to operate at an international level and publish research in respected journals.
B - Teaching and Academic Management
The successful candidate will be required to contribute to an area of management in the College outside of their own area of work â€" this could be taking responsibility for student recruitment, internationalisation, employability or enhancing the student experience for example.
Main Purpose of the Post
Teaching, Scholarship and Student Support (A and B)
Both pathways will require you to:
- Contributing to courses within the taught portfol! io, reviewing and updating own course materials and delivered sessions using the most appropriate mode of delivery.
- Development and delivery of teaching to the appropriate standard. Assessment and quality assurance of components of the taught portfolio, within the academic unit.
a) the high quality delivery of teaching and student learning and of the overall student experience,
b) ensuring that L&T policy and procedures are adhered to.
- Demonstrating awareness of current research and knowledge in the field and integrating this into teaching by developing practice in the light of this activity
- Taking part in course/module and programme development
- Responsibility for planning and managing own teaching, workload and competing priorities, and of having taken action to ensure that overall timescales are met.
- Undertaking and Completing a professional teaching qualification
- Mem! bers of staff are encouraged to maintain and enhance links with the pro! fessional institutions. Engaging with other academics in the field, through networking at conferences, involvement in formal groups, or participation in professional activity.
- The development of industry/university partnerships and new research or other collaborative projects is an important part of the role.
- Managing personal administrative tasks related to own work. Planning, prioritising and progressing own work, to fit the achievement of own priorities around the requirements of others.
- To fully engage with the University’s Performance Enabling and Welsh Language policies
- To promote equality and diversity ian working practices and maintain positive working relationships
- To conduct all activities within the University’s environmental requirements as set out in its Sustainability Policy and Environmental Management System, in order to minimise individual and departmental impact
- To contribute to College administrati! ve duties, for example being actively involved in the recruitment of students, attending and contributing to appropriate committees and related activities, and giving presentations.
Candidates appointed to
A, Teaching and Research
pathway will be required to carry out the following additional duties:
- Conducting individual or collaborative research, contributing to the generation of original research outputs and to the dissemination of research findings within and outside the University.
- Independently carrying out day-to-day research, identifying or devising appropriate research techniques.
- Contributing to the identification of opportunities for and development of new research/third mission activity and working with more experienced colleagues to develop own research strategy.
- Responsibility for planning and managing own research, a small research project, or a stand-alone element ! of a broader project, managing own workload and competing priorities an! d taking action to ensure that overall timescales are met.
- Ensuring that current research is integrated into the teaching of the discipline.
B, Teaching and Academic Management
pathway will be required to carry out the following additional duties:
- Contributing to a task not necessarily confined to the applicant’s immediate research, teaching or scholarship activities.
- Participating in decisions which have an on-going impact on your own team or academic unit and that have a lasting impact. Typically decisions of this kind could be described as established practice and procedure.
Person Specification
Essential Criteria (A and B)
1. A degree in Psychology or a Behavioural Science or equivalent
2. OUtstanding written, oral and interpersonal skills
3. Evidence of commitment to Continuing Professional Development
4. Experience of supervising undergraduate and/or postgraduate student projects
5. The ability to teach core BPS curriculum areas and to contribute to teaching in the Department of Psychology and the College of Human and Health Sciences
6. Demonstrated confidence and competence in the use of IT
Desirable Criteria
7. Awareness and appreciation of commercial developments in the subject area
8. The ability to use innovative teaching methods including e-learning
9. Previous experience of student support up to PhD level
10. Fellowship of Higher Education Academy
Variable Criteria to differentiate between A,Teaching and Research or B, Teaching and Management career pathway:
A â€" Teaching and Research Essential
11. PhD in Psychology
12. Evidence of research work for publications which will contribute to the aspirations and facilities of the College, or demonstrate the potent! ial to achieve this standard of research
13. A publication rec! ord commensurate with a good level of research performance and stage of career
14. An understanding of research funding mechanisms and processes and the capacity to contribute to securing grant capture and research funds
A â€" Teaching and Research Desirable
15. Evidence of developing research objectives and proposals for own or joint research (maybe with the assistance of a mentor)
16. Evidence of making a contribution in a research team and the ability to collaborate at different levels across an organisation
B â€" Teaching and Academic Management - Essential
17. Masters qualification in Psychology
18. Evidence of the ability to lead a working group in an area of college management such as recruitment or employability etc
19. Experience of supervising undergraduate and/or postgraduate student projects
20. Evidence of project management skills
21. Demonstrable ability to negotiate and! influence outcomes
B â€" Teaching and Academic Management â€" Desirable
22. PhD or near completion in Psychology
Informal enquiries contact details and Further Information
Informal enquiries are encouraged and can be directed to the Head of Department, Professor Mark Blagrove. Email:
M.T.Blagrove@Swansea.ac.uk
Telephone: 01792 295586.
The Department of Psychology has a flourishing research community with particular research strengths, as recognised by the RAE 2008 sub-panel, in cognition and perception, health and clinical psychology, and neuroscience.
Further details about the College of Human and Health Sciences and the Psychology Department can be found on the College website:
http://www.swan.ac.uk/humanandhelthsciences/
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Fixed Term Contract end date
To apply
Please complete the online application form outlining which career strand you wish to be ! considered for. Please ensure that your application demonstrates how yo! u meet all of the essential criteria relevant to that strand (ie Teaching and either A- Research or B - Academic Management). In addition please attach a CV and the following suggested documents:
For A - Teaching and Research - your publication list and a one page document outlining how you can contribute to the Research strategy of the College.
For B - Teaching and Academic Management - a one page document outlining how you can contribute to teaching and enhancing the student experience within the College.
Terms and Conditions of employment
Hours: 35 per week. (This is a full time post but applications from individuals seeking part time, job share or flexible working arrangements are welcome)
Annual leave: 31 days per annum plus Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time staff)
The appointment is subject to the General Terms of Appointment for Academic Staff set out in the attached:
http://www.swansea.! ac.uk/personnel/generalinformation/termsandconditions/academicstafftermsconditions/
The following link provides further information on the benefits of working in Swansea University:
http://www.swansea.ac.uk/hr/GeneralInformation/NewProspectiveStaff/
We are an equal opportunity employer aiming for diversity in our workforce.
Swansea University is a registered charity. No. 1138342.
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