Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Psychology

Location: Stoke campus

Interview Date: Thursday 10 March 2016 

Sport and Exercise at Staffordshire is an established, forward thinking and highly successful team. We are nationally recognised for the quality of our educational provision and internationally for our high impact research. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework research in Sport and Exercise was rated as being of international quality overall, with 64% of the research considered as either world-leading or internationally excellent. We work across the region and nationally with a number of elite teams and athletes, sporting bodies and health agencies. 

We are seeking an inspirational individual to join our expanding Sports Science team to contribute to shaping the subject area and in particular the BSc awards in Sport & Exercise Psychology, Sport & Exercise Science, Physical Education & Youth Sport Coaching and Sports Development & Coaching.  In addition the post holder will contribute to our highly successful online MSc in Sport & Exercise Psychology.  We have a dedicated teaching and research facilities in Sport & Exercise Psychology. The recent addition of a Strength and Conditioning laboratory alongside a state of the art Biomechanics facility, refurbished exercise physiology and sports therapy laboratories provide an excellent, comprehensive suite of sports science facilities.

The post holder will be expected to take an active role in the development anddeliveryof the above awards, to develop external income, undertake enterprise activity, and contribute impactful research to our internationally excellent Sport and Exercise Psychology Research Group. The successful candidate should complement our enthusiastic, friendly, supportive, and research focussed team.

Staffordshire University is committed to supporting its research active staff.  If you are an established researcher with a track record of producing internationally excellent/world leading research we will support you to continue to grow your research portfolio. If you are an early career researcher and this is your first academic post, or you have completed your PhD less than two years ago you may be eligible for our Early Career Researcher Scheme. If you are identified as having the potential to produce internationally excellent/world leading research we will support you to develop your research portfolio. This will through consideration of your workload, an allocated a senior research mentor, and you may also be eligible to receive a personal research allowance for the first 2 years.

An ability to make a significant contribution to the Staffordshire Graduate and employability agendas will be welcome, as will a willingness to contribute to other areas of the curriculum, such as research methods and statistics.

Applications are sought from team-orientated, flexible individuals with excellent communication, interpersonal, organisational and presenting skills.  Applicants should have a first degree in Psychology, Sport & Exercise Psychology or a related discipline and have achieved, or be close to completing, a relevant PhD. 

Varied and recent experience of teaching and assessing in HE is essential, as is the demonstration of engagement with scholarship and/or research. Experience of module leadership is requiredfor this role, with evidence of ’third stream’ income generating activity being desirable.Evidence of experience with on-line teaching delivery systems (e.g. Blackboard) is essential.

An enhanced DBS (formerly CRB) clearance is required.

Staffordshire University is an equal opportunities employer.