About the role 

The Department of Psychology is recruiting a Senior Lecturer to join the DClinPsy programme. 

You will cover the role of Deputy Programme Director as well as provide research supervision to the students on the programme. 

This is a leadership role, reporting to the Co-Programme Directors and will involve:

• Leading on professional practice in the DClinPsy Programme.
• Leading on admissions for the programme.
• Supporting the Co-Programme Directors with the management of the DClinPsy programme team. 
• Overseeing cohort of students and progression through clinical psychology training.
• Contributing to specialist and general teaching topics as relevant to postholder’s expertise on postgraduate clinical psychology programmes
• Supervising doctoral student research.

You may also take on the role of Clinical Director for the DClinPsy Programme and so previous experience in a leadership role is important.

About you

The successful candidate will:

• Provide a supportive and positive research and teaching culture to the programme and wider department. 
• Will have relevant experience in management or leadership roles.
• Be committed to delivering high quality doctoral student research supervision.

Further information

This role is offered on a part-time working 21.9 hours per week (0.6FTE), fixed term basis for five years.

For informal enquiries please contact Prof Ailsa Russell (ajr39@bath.ac.uk) or Dr Catherine Butler (cab64@bath.ac.uk).

Please note we also are recruiting for Lecturer post within the Department of Psychology - https://www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/CH12377

Interviews will take place between 4th and 6th March 2025. 

What we can offer you:

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
• generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
• a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

Find out more about our benefits.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

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