Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology
The Opportunity
You will be an enthusiastic and friendly professional with excellent communication and interpersonal skills coupled with a commitment to providing an excellent student experience. An established or promising research profile in the field of Sport and Exercise Psychology and very good teaching experience on relevant programmes is essential.
To be successful you will further enrich our students’ experience through your expertise and subject knowledge as evidenced through your qualifications and experience.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
You will make a significant contribution to the delivery of our taught portfolio contributing to the delivery of BSc Sport & Exercise Science & MSc Sport Psychology and other areas of our core curriculum depending on your areas of expertise and experience. Enthusiastic about student-centred pedagogy, you will contribute to education delivery, including programme management as required, across the range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. You will also make a significant contribution to employability, and professional engagement with relevant internal and external organisations, at a regional, national and international level. You will be expected to contribute to the research profile of the department and to meet the qualitative and quantitative requirements for submission to the next Research Excellence Framework.
What we are looking for - Experience & Strengths
- A good level of knowledge relevant to the subject and professional area.
- A sound understanding of pedagogy.
- A sound understanding of research/innovation and scholarly activity.
- Ability to develop teaching and/or research programmes and the provision of learning support.
- Ability to design teaching and learning material.
- Ability to employ appropriate assessment methods.
- Ability to identify areas for improvement and to use initiative and problem-solving skills to improve performance.
- Ability to communicate and disseminate complex and conceptual ideas in a variety of ways – presentations at conferences, reports on findings, publications, feedback etc.
- Experience of HE teaching or equivalent.
- Experience of providing academic leadership and first line support/mentoring for other colleagues.
What we are looking for - Essential Qualifications
- A good honours degree in Sport & Exercise Psychology
- Doctoral qualification
- Ability to achieve Fellow Status as part of the Higher Education Academy’s Professional Recognition scheme, within agreed timescales (as soon as is practicably possible and definitely within three years of commencement of employment).
Contact Us
If you would like to talk with us about this opportunity, please contact Dr Declan Connaughton, Applied Psychology Lead: Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences, at DConnaughton@cardiffmet.ac.uk.
All applications must be submitted online.
Further details:
Job Description
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Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Should a high volume of applications be received, we may need to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage you to apply as early as possible.
We use the person specification as a tool for shortlisting; so please make sure you use this information when writing your application. You can find useful hints and tips about how to apply by visiting our Application Guidance page.
The University is committed to creating a highly inclusive culture. We offer family friendly and flexible working arrangements and a range of staff networks, forums and events to support and develop our people. We warmly welcome applications from those traditionally underrepresented in the higher education sector.
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Job Details
School/Unit
School of Sport & Health Sciences
Location
Cyncoed Campus
Salary
£44,263 to £49,794 per annum
Fixed term until 31st July 2026 (maternity cover)
Post Type
Full Time
Closing Date
Friday 20 June 2025
Reference
4072
