Lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy

Lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy

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Are you a keen teacher of counselling and psychotherapy? Birkbeck, University of London, is looking for an experienced psychodynamic or psychoanalytic Lecturer to join our teaching team and help shape our future going forwards.
Salary range
£43,636 to £60,018 per annum – pro rated
Contract type
Open ended
Mode
Part time
Grade
LLEC
Business Unit
Birkbeck Centre for Counselling
Closing date for applicants
26-May-2025
Ref No
2132
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• Candidate Information Pack 2025.pdf (PDF, 441.02kb)
• Job Description Pack Lecturer.pdf (PDF, 230.19kb)

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Are you a keen teacher of counselling and psychotherapy? Birkbeck, University of London, is looking for an experienced psychodynamic or psychoanalytic Lecturer to join our teaching team and help shape our future going forwards.
We are seeking a Lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy on a permanent, part-time contract, to join Birkbeck\’s Centre for Counselling. Birkbeck\’s Counselling Centre is a centre of excellence for counselling and psychotherapy studies that has been offering a range of courses for students for over 50 years.
Main Responsibilities Will Be To

• Teach and inspire students across various settings, from small tutorials to large lectures
• Deliver engaging teaching materials and methods
• Supervise student projects and provide academic guidance
• Engage in research activities and contribute to the school\’s research objectives
• Participate in outreach and engagement activities to enhance public understanding of your discipline.

As Lecturer You Will

• Be an experienced psychodynamic counsellor/psychotherapist or psychoanalytic psychotherapist with substantial post-qualification experience, some of which will be in a public setting,
• Have thorough knowledge of different types of teaching methods and strategies appropriate to counselling/psychotherapy (in particular, both experiential and academic teaching methods),
• Have experience of curriculum planning and development on counselling and related programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate level,
• Have experience of successfully leading counselling and psychotherapy programmes or modules.

This opportunity would build on experience as a counsellor or psychotherapist in clinical practice, and as a psychodynamic or psychoanalytic practitioner training counsellors in further or higher education.
This is your chance to be part of a centre of excellence situated in the heart of London’s historic Bloomsbury area.
Apply now and take the next step in your academic career at Birkbeck, University of London.
Contract
Permanent, part-time contract, we have two posts available 21 hours a week (0.6 FTE) or 28 hours a week (0.8 FTE) – with evening teaching.
Please submit an application form for consideration, stating which post. Closing date: Monday 26 May 2025 , Interview dates: 11,13,20 June 2025.
Salary And Benefits
0.6 FTE – actual £26,181 – £36,011 per annum, 0.8 FTE – actual £34,908 – £48,014 per annum (£43,636 rising to £60,018 per annum – pro rated.)
Grade LLEC, quoted is on the College\’s London Pay Scale which includes a consolidated Weighting/Allowance which applies only to staff whose normal contractual place of work is in the London area.
Benefits of working at Birkbeck: a competitive salary and pension scheme, 31 days paid leave, flexible working arrangements, generous benefits in the HE sector, and being located in the heart of Bloomsbury, Euston, London.
Enquiries
If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Clea McEnery West, Director of Birkbeck Counselling Centre, at or 020 3926 3612.
If you have technical issues or difficulties using the recruitment portal, please contact providing your name and the job reference number of the position. While we are happy to respond to all informal enquiries, only formal applications through the online system will be considered. welcome applicants from all sections of the community. The College is committed to improving the gender and cultural diversity of its workforce, holding an Athena SWAN award and operating Disability Confident & Mindful Employer schemes.

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