King's College London

THIS VACANCY IS OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

About us:

The Department of Psychology was founded in 1950 at the Institute of Psychiatry - now the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, IoPPN - since when it has carried on a distinguished programme of research, teaching, and clinical practice. The Department is one of the UK’s largest academic groupings of clinical and health psychologists, with developing strength in broader areas of psychological science.

The IoPPN is a Faculty of King's College London and the largest academic community in Europe devoted to the study and prevention of mental illness and brain disease. The IoPPN's greatest strength is the interdisciplinary nature of both its research strategy and educational activities, providing unique opportunities for students and staff. You can find out more here: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/ioppn/index.aspx

Our BPS-accredited BSc Psychology undergraduate programme, which started in September 2015, was the first undergraduate degree within the IoPPN and has grown in student numbers to an intake of approximately 270 students per year. The programme is highly ranked across the UK and worldwide, reflecting our commitment to high quality education.

This role will be based primarily at KCL’s Guy’s Campus (London Bridge), where the BSc Psychology team is based. The team contains approximately 30 academics, focused on teaching and supervising undergraduate students. The IoPPN also has staff based at both the Denmark Hill and Waterloo campuses, and some travel to these campuses may be occasionally necessary. King’s also welcomes hybrid working, and working from home may be a possibility when members of staff are not engaged in duties requiring them to be on campus (to be discussed at the point of offer).

About the role:

This is an exciting opportunity for a teaching fellow with teaching experience in undergraduate Psychology to join the BSc Psychology team at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London (KCL). This is a full time, fixed-term post (12 months) within the Department of Psychology, at Guy’s Campus.

The postholder will contribute to delivery of modules across the psychology degree including lectures, seminars and practical classes. Topics that may be taught include all areas of the British Psychological Society (BPS) core curriculum (biological psychology, social psychology, individual differences, developmental psychology) depending on expertise. In addition to module teaching and assessment the post holder will:

•       Contribute to supervision and marking of final year dissertations.

•       Contribute to pastoral care through personal tutoring.

•       Contribute to wider activities where possible e.g. Open Days and Poster conferences.

This is a full time role, and you will be offered a maternity cover contract until the 31st August 2027, or whenever the substantive postholder returns.

About you:

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. PhD in area relevant to the BSc Psychology programme awarded or thesis submitted.
2. Experience of in-person teaching on undergraduate modules for Psychology students.
3. Experience of providing high quality assessment feedback for Psychology students in formative and summative assessment in a range of formats (e.g. oral and written feedback).
4. Experience using virtual learning environments to support undergraduate student learning.
5. Able to demonstrate highly effective oral and written communication skills, to convey conceptual and complex ideas and information.

Desirable criteria

1. Experience supervising students to successful completion of dissertation projects.
2. Experience in providing pastoral support to undergraduate students (e.g. in personal tutor roles).
3. Higher Education accreditation/qualification (e.g. Advance HE Fellowship or PGCAPHE)

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further information:

At King’s, we believe that the diversity of our community and a culture that is welcoming, open, inclusive and collaborative, are great strengths of the university. The Equality Act of 2010 protects the rights of our students and staff and provides a framework to fulfil our duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and in addition, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. At times, this will include balancing rights and beliefs that can feel in tension.

We are committed to free speech and to academic freedom, believing that our foundational purpose as a university, is to create spaces where a wide range of ideas, including ideas that are controversial, can be discussed and debated, and where members of our community can express lawful views without fear of intimidation, harassment or discrimination. When engaging in the robust exchange of ideas, we ask that our community is mindful of our Dignity at King’s guidance.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification section of the job description. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

We reserve the right to close adverts early due to the volume of applications we receive. While the closing date may change, all adverts will close at 23:59 to allow sufficient time for applications to be submitted on that day.

We encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment as once we have closed a vacancy you will be unable to submit your application.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.

Interviews are currently due to be held on 30th June 2026.

THIS VACANCY IS OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY