Faculty/Department Psychology Salary Scale £42,254.39 - £46,048.78 per annum Contract Type Fixed Term Duration 1st May 2026 - 30th April 2027 Full-time / Part-time Full-Time Weekly Hours 36.5 Employment Visa Sponsorable Posted Date 16/02/2026 Closing Date 22/02/2026 Ref No 6077
The Role
What you’ll do
Who you are – Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge and Skills required
How to apply
Benefits
Employment Visa
The Role
We are seeking to appoint a Lecturer to contribute to the continued growth and success of the Psychology Department for one year to cover a sabbatical. The successful applicant will play a key role in supporting psychology provision in the areas of degree scheme development, teaching and research. More details of our programmes can be found at https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/psychology/
We are seeking a psychology lecturer to contribute across the curriculum and other topics appropriate to undergraduate teaching, such as employability and skills development. The department would welcome applications in all areas of Psychology but would particularly welcome applications in the areas of counselling, coaching and mentoring and in qualitative methodology. An interest in online delivery or provision of courses would be an advantage to support the development of postgraduate online courses. There is scope to advance your own lines of research and applied work in collaboration with colleagues from a variety of disciplines in the University. We welcome applications from psychologists with a PhD or very near to completion, a developing publishing record and those keen to add to a thriving research environment preferably within the themes of: social justice and inequality; social interaction and language; wellbeing, resilience and place; mental, cognitive and physical health and; culture, community and identity.
To make an informal enquiry, please contact Head of Department, Professor Charles Musselwhite chm93@aber.ac.uk
Appointments are normally made within 4 - 8 weeks of the closing date.
What you’ll do
This job description is subject to review and amendment in the light of the changing needs of the University, to provide appropriate development opportunities and/or the addition of any other reasonable duties.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Teaching, in the form of lectures, workshops, seminars and similar pedagogical formats, mainly on undergraduate and sometimes postgraduate Psychology programmes.
- Work with psychology staff on the development of online modules for postgraduate students.
- Undertaking assessment of student work at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
- Providing supervision for undergraduate student projects and postgraduate projects as required.
- Providing pastoral and other forms of support for students.
- Supporting and actively taking part in recruitment and marketing activity for the Psychology Department within the university.
- Contributing to the research agenda of the department.
- Have plans, with organisations, businesses, charities, government bodies or other networks, for the impact of their research or to aid teaching duties.
- Work within the required research ethics and governance procedures within the British Psychology Society code of practice as implemented at department and faculty level.
- Participating at an appropriate level in the administrative work of the Department.
- Representing the Department within the University and the wider academic community.
- Undertake other duties as assigned by your line manager, commensurate with the role's grade.
- Engage in university-level projects and initiatives as directed, and undertake any additional duties commensurate with the role, as assigned by the line manager.
- Demonstrate flexibility by supporting colleagues during periods of high demand, including attendance at key university events such as open days and graduation ceremonies which may include weekend work.
- Promote equality of opportunity, and to support and uphold the University's commitment to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of your work.
- To support the university strategy and underlining plans, engage in continuous personal and professional development in line with the demands of the role, including undertaking relevant training and development activities to develop yourself and support the development of others.
- Fulfil health and safety responsibilities appropriate to the role, while actively promoting the personal health, safety, and wellbeing of staff and students as a member of the Aberystwyth community. Additionally, support the University’s commitment to environmental sustainability through responsible practices and engagement.
The above does not represent an exhaustive list of duties associated with this role.
Who you are – Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge and Skills required
Essential
- PhD in Psychology or a closely related discipline, or close to completion.
- Previous experience of teaching Psychology courses in Higher Education.
- Demonstrable ability and experience of teaching at different levels, including the delivery of, for example, lectures, practicals, seminars, tutorials and the supervision of project work.
- Understanding of research governance and ethics within a psychology department
- A willingness and ability to participate in all aspects of departmental work.
- An ability to understand the bilingual nature of the University and an awareness of the procedures in place to support working bilingually.
- Understanding of, and commitment to, contemporary approaches to student learning.
- A clear research strategy relating to all research activity (grant submission, outputs and impact)
- The ability to work effectively in a small team environment.
- Excellent organisational and communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
Desirable
- Previous experience of contributing to module co-ordination
- Previous experience of contributing to module development.
- Experience of developing online modules, writing content for online courses and/or delivering online content.
- Experience of taking part in student recruitment activities
- Evidence of external networks around research activity.
- Belong to an external academic or professional research-based organisation or group.
- Oral (spoken) and Written Welsh Level B1.*
- An ability to teach modules through the medium of Welsh.
- Evidence of research achievement or clear motivation and ambition for a research career in an area relevant to the post and department.
- More information on Welsh Language Levels can be found at:
https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/hr/policy-and-procedure/welsh-standards/
How to apply
To promote a flexible workforce, the University will consider applications from individuals seeking full time, part time, job share, or term time only working arrangements.
Applications for this role must be made through jobs.aber.ac.uk. You are welcome to apply for any vacancy in Welsh or English and any application submitted will be treated equally.
Benefits
- Flexible working policy
- 36.5 – hour week for full-time roles
- Generous leave entitlements – 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays and university closed days
- Commitment to Professional Development
- Enhanced contribution to our workplace pension schemes
- Staff recognition and reward schemes
- Opportunity to learn the Welsh language for free
- Staff relocation bursary
- Maternity, Paternity, Parental and Adoption Leave
- Staff discount for gym facilities, hospitality, and retail on campus.
Please keep reading
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities and, those that are currently underrepresented in our workforce. This includes but is not limited to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates, candidates with disabilities, and female candidates.
We are a Bilingual Institution which complies with the Welsh Language Standards and is committed to Equal Opportunities. You are welcome to apply for any vacancy in Welsh or English and any application submitted will be treated equally.
Employment Visa
We welcome international applicants who are eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route.
Under the points-based system, this role meets the criteria to be sponsored by AU for an SWR application. Please be advised that AU will only support the Certificate of Sponsorship for any employment visas and will not support the payment of the employment visa for the offered candidate and/or dependants.
Any prospective candidates coming to work for AU under the SWR will require a minimum of 70 points, made up of the following:
Skilled Worker Route Points-Based System Points Meets (Yes / No)Mandatory / Non-tradeable Criteria (50 points) A job offer from a UK licensed sponsor
20 points
Yes
Job is above the minimum sponsorable skill level
20 points
Yes
Appointed candidate to have appropriate knowledge of the English language*
10 points
Yes
Total = 50 points
Tradeable Criteria (dependent on candidate appointed) Salary meets minimum threshold
20 points
The candidate holds a PhD in a subject relevant to the job
10 points
The candidate holds a PhD in a STEM subject relevant to the job
20 points
The advertised role is on the UK Shortage Occupation List (SOL)
20 points
- Appropriate knowledge is classed as the following:
- A national of a majority English speaking country
- Having an academic degree taught in English (if an overseas degree, must be verified by NARIC)
- Completing and passing an English language test at Level B1 or above.
For more information, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
