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About the Role

Shape the next generation of psychology graduates — from anywhere. We’re seeking an experienced and student-focused Online Lecturer in Psychology to join our Academic Team on a part-time basis. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a dynamic, postgraduate learning environment, delivering high-quality teaching and supervision in a fully online setting. In this role, you’ll play a key part in supporting students through their academic journey — from taught modules through to dissertation — bringing subject expertise, thoughtful guidance, and a strong understanding of inclusive, engaging digital learning. With a particular focus on individual differences, quantitative research methods, and dissertation supervision, you’ll help students develop the critical thinking, analytical, and research skills essential for success in psychology and beyond.

Responsibilities

Deliver engaging, high-quality online teaching across postgraduate psychology modules
Design and assess coursework in line with academic standards and best practice
Supervise student dissertations, with a focus on quantitative research methods
Provide pastoral and academic support through personal tutoring
Foster an inclusive and supportive online learning community
Contribute to teaching on a BPS-accredited programme, ensuring standards and expectations are met
Work collaboratively with academic colleagues to enhance the student experience

Requirements

A PhD in Psychology
Experience of teaching within postgraduate higher education
Eligibility for Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (HEA)
Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach to team working
Experience teaching on a BPS-accredited programme
Experience teaching cognitive and/or biological psychology and quantitative research methods
A strong track record of supervising student dissertations
Experience of and enthusiasm for online or blended learning delivery
Membership of, or eligibility for membership of, the British Psychological Society (BPS)
Experience supporting students in a personal tutor capacity

Skills

Subject expertise
Student success focus
Online environment confidence
Inclusive, engaging digital learning
Critical thinking
Analytical skills
Research skills
Communication skills
Collaborative approach
Online or blended learning delivery

Location

Remote

Work Type

Part-time
Fixed Term Contract

Experience Level

Experienced

Education Level

PhD in Psychology
Eligibility for Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (HEA)
Membership of, or eligibility for membership of, the British Psychological Society (BPS)

About the Company

At FutureLearn, we’re passionate about the power of lifelong learning. We help learners from all over the world progress in their careers – and invest in their futures.
We truly believe that up-skilling is a worthy investment, and we hope to empower our learners to take control of their careers through personalised learning pathways – giving them progress at their fingertips.
Partnering with 260+ world-class educational partners, including prestigious universities, global brands and industry partners, we offer our 20 million-strong learner community the opportunity to discover and access flexible, high-quality online courses and degrees.
We’re not here just to teach new skills (although we do that well), we want to help transform lives. FutureLearn is looking to build our teams with people who share our passion for lifelong learning, career empowerment and education for all. If that sounds like you, get in touch. You could help us achieve our biggest goal yet – becoming the world’s best AI-powered, career-based learning platform and OPM.

Equal Opportunity

We value all the great benefits that diversity brings and encourage everyone to bring their whole self to work – At FutureLearn we are proud to have Diversity and Inclusion at the centre of everything we do. We are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity regardless of race, colour, national origin, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion.