About the role:

We are now seeking a Lecturer (Teaching) in Social Psychology to join a vibrant and collegial research environment at University College London (UCL), based in the Social Research Institute (SRI) and the Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU).

You will be expected to contribute to the portfolio of teaching in Social Psychology across the undergraduate provision in SRI (i.e., BSc Social Sciences, BSc Social Sciences with Data Science, and BSc Sociology).

Your areas of teaching and research will ideally bridge Psychological and Sociological Social Psychology, thus providing links between Psychology and Sociology, which are core disciplines in the department and for TCRU research. You will be expected to contribute to teaching on a variety of modules, including Qualitative Research Methods, Thinking Through Identities, and Families and Society.

About you:

With A PhD in Social Psychology (or a related area of study) you will also have evidence of scholarship in Social Psychology on topics relevant to TCRU’s research clusters, including research including work of international profile, with a strong record of peer-reviewed publications.

This post is offered from 1st September 2025 for 30 months in the first instance.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.

These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

Our faculty holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.

Job details and instructions on how to apply are available online via the link below:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details?nPostingId=14565&nPostingTargetId=35958&id=Q1KFK026203F3VBQBLO8M8M07&LG=UK&languageSelect=UK&mask=ext