University of Winchester 
Winchester, United Kingdom Project Description
HSS-Z99 - Lecturer in Psychology
Job description
The School of Psychology and Social Sciences is seeking to appoint a lecturer to contribute to our teaching and research in psychology. We currently offer a portfolio of undergraduate psychology programmes, a MSc Psychology (Conversion), Stage 1 MSc Forensic Psychology, all accredited by the British Psychological Society, and a new MRes Psychology.
As our ideal candidate, you will have expertise in social or developmental/educational, or another core area of psychology; additional expertise in counselling psychology would also be welcome. The successful candidate will contribute to teaching across the undergraduate and postgraduate curricula. You will be joining an ambitious school with an active research portfolio.
The successful candidate will have a doctorate in a cognate discipline and a strong track record of research, which informs your teaching and contributes to the research activity in the faculty. You have experience teaching in higher education. Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively are also essential.
For informal enquiries please contact Dr Sarah Bayless, Head of School of Psychology and Social Sciences, sarah.bayless@winchester.ac.uk.
Please note that we would expect the successful candidate to commence their role in January 2027.
As a University group we believe our offer is compelling. This includes:
- Beautiful campus and working environment
- Hybrid working possibilities for many roles
- Broad range of benefits and discount schemes
- Learning and Development opportunities
- Health and wellbeing provision, including on site gym
- Competitive salary framework, including annual increments
- Defined contribution pension scheme
- Generous holiday entitlements
Employer
- Internal applicants: your employer will remain unchanged
- External applications: University of Winchester Services Ltd
Interview Date: 25 November 2026
To educate, to advance knowledge, and to serve the common good.
