Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology

The School of Social Sciences at UWE, Bristol is seeking to appoint a permanent Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology. The successful applicant will be a HCPC registered Sport Psychologist (or nearing completion of a training pathway, e.g. BPS Stage 2. or CASES SEPAR), with experience in professional practice, teaching and ability to supervise research. Ideally candidates will have the expertise to contribute to and lead one or more MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology Modules, for example, Professional Practice in Sports Psychology, and Contemporary Issues in Sport Psychology, with a commitment to innovative and high-quality teaching.
We are looking to fill this post with Senior Lecturer 0.6FTE (e.g., equivalent to 3 days) or Lecturer 0.7FTE (e.g., 3.5 days per week). However, applications for Lecturer, if your other commitments (e.g., professional practice) mean that you would like to discuss 0.6FTE (e.g., equivalent to 3 days per week) then please do apply and we will be happy to discuss.
The post sits within our collaborative Psychology team in the , delivering a suite of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes accredited by the BPS, HCPC and BACP. Our staff are professional practitioners, academics and researchers, and members of the working at the forefront of their specialist areas. We work closely with employers and stakeholders to ensure that our curricula remain current, inclusive, and relevant to professional practice and societal needs., UWE Bristol is a campus-based University and it is vital to our success and the delivery of an outstanding experience for our students that our campuses are dynamic and vibrant places to learn and spend time. This role is campus based.
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The University has a legal responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. You will therefore be required to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK, please refer to the for information on which documents are acceptable.
We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route.
Please note that UWE Bristol does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.
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You will be a HCPC registered Sport Psychologist (or nearing completion of a pathway), with expertise in professional practice and/or teaching and learning, primarily contributing to the MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology programme, with scope to extend to the wider Psychology Team.
You will draw on your professional experience to inform and enrich teaching and the student experience. We value reflective practice and the ability to bring the curriculum to life by contextualising core theoretical concepts through real-world sport and exercise settings, helping students connect academic learning with contemporary professional practice. You will foster relational learning environments that reflect the values of psychological practice and bring creativity to your teaching, drawing on emerging developments in sport and exercise psychology to inspire and engage students.
For colleagues transitioning from professional practice, we fund an internal programme of study within the university, including the allocated time within your role, to achieve the PGCert in Higher Education to gain HEA Fellowship (within 2 years of appointment) to support your development as an academic.

We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe. Based in , one of the UK's most exciting and forward-thinking cities, we are regionally embedded and globally connected, with an established network of employer and academic partners.
We offer a wide range of including progressive pay rates, generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.
We also provide a tailored professional programme to support our academic colleagues in delivering the highest in professional teaching standards.
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We encourage applications from global majority candidates as we are currently under-represented in this area of the organisation, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.
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