Department Psychology Location Ormskirk Salary £39,906 to £59,966 per annum Permanent Post Type Full Time Closing Date Monday 23 February 2026 Reference EHT0776-0226
We’re here to create and harness knowledge, to deliver opportunity for everyone.
About the Role
We are seeking to appoint full-time (or equivalent) permanent Lecturer(s) or Senior Lecturer(s) in Psychology to join the team at an exciting stage of our development. Applicants will hold a PhD in Psychology (or equivalent) and be active researchers with the ability to make a strong contribution to the next Research Excellence Framework (REF) exercise. With the potential to produce internationally excellent research outputs, candidates will also demonstrate a commitment to securing external research funding, generating research impact, and engaging in knowledge exchange activities.
The successful candidate(s) will contribute significantly to delivering an outstanding student experience through high-quality teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. While applications are welcomed from candidates specialising in any area of psychology, the ability to teach across expanding areas of the applied psychology curriculum—such as forensic, clinical, and/or coaching psychology—will be particularly advantageous. You will be committed to providing an exemplary educational experience and supporting students in developing strong transferable and employability skills.
Applications for part-time appointments will be considered: please ensure that you state this clearly in your covering letter.
For informal enquiries about this vacancy, you may wish to contact Prof Nick Hulbert-Williams, Head of the Department of Psychology, at hulbertwn@edgehill.ac.uk.
To learn more about the Department of Psychology at Edge Hill University visit https://www.edgehill.ac.uk/departments/academic/psychology/
About You
You will be an enthusiastic and friendly professional who is excited about making notable contributions to psychological science. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, coupled with a commitment to providing a supportive student experience. Through your contributions to teaching excellence, you will be able to inspire our students to achieve their full potential.
With a promising (lecturer) or established (senior lecturer) research profile in psychology, you should be able to demonstrate how your research plans support our ambitious strategy for increasing the quality of our research outputs, external income generation, and for extending the reach of our impact and/or knowledge exchange activities.
To be successful you will further enrich our students’ experience through your coaching and mentorship skills, and your subject knowledge, as evidenced through your qualifications and experience. In return, you will join a forward thinking and dynamic team that pushes the boundaries of curriculum development within our discipline.
This post provides an outstanding opportunity for career development for either early career or more established researchers. In keeping with our ambitious strategies, you will receive an allocation of protected workload time for scholarship, research and knowledge exchange. We will provide mentorship and appropriate professional development to help your research programme to flourish in our stimulating and supportive research environment.
At Edge Hill University we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society
Rewards & Benefits
- A minimum of 48 days annual leave per annum, pro rata (inclusive of bank holiday and University closure days).
- Relocation and Visa Assistance Policies (subject to eligibility criteria).
- Access to a range of CPD to support your career development, with three defined pathways for progression.
- Employee assistance programme with access to free confidential counselling sessions, legal & financial advice, and health & wellbeing resources.
- Automatic enrolment into the Teacher’s Pension Scheme with our employer contribution of 23.68%
- Discounted membership to our onsite state-of-the-art sport and leisure facilities
- Beautiful award-winning on-campus working environment.
- Staff benefits scheme, which provides you with discounts across the high street, supermarket shopping, cinema tickets, dining out and more.
About Us
At Edge Hill University we believe in the life changing opportunities knowledge can create. Since 1885, we’ve been creating access to knowledge for those who may not have had the opportunity to before.
Today, the effect we have has a far-reaching impact, not just for those who come to study here but for those who work, invest in, and live in our local communities too. So, if you’ve ever wondered if one person can make a difference, simply speak to our alumni, students, and award-winning staff.
Because for us education isn’t about how much you take in. It’s about what you take out into the world.
Inspiring minds and changing futures since 1885,Edge Hill University is “A great success story… an institution that improves and impresses year after year” – Times Higher Education.
