Teaching Fellow in Psychology and Inclusive Education

Do you have the ability to motivate and inspire learners? Do you have a clear commitment to creating and delivering an excellent student experience? Do you have teaching expertise in Psychology and Inclusive Education?

We are looking for a colleague with proven teaching capability to join our team in the School and contribute to the delivery of excellent, research-led teaching at postgraduate and undergraduate levels. You will have recent successful experience in teaching and research in Psychology with Education and Inclusive Education, demonstrating a strong academic background and relevant experience of teaching in a university context either in the UK or abroad.

The successful candidate will have recent high-quality experience in teaching Psychology and a strong academic background including a doctorate in a relevant field. The candidate will need to hold or be eligible for BPS Chartered Psychologist status.

Successful candidates will have completed or be close to completing a doctorate (this includes work submitted and within three months of award) in Education or Psychology; a high level of interpersonal and communication skills, including writing skills; and the ability to communicate effectively to an academic audience.

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme plus life assurance– the University contributes 14.5% of salary
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more! 

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

Dr. Paula Clarke, Interim Head of the School of Education (from 1st August 2026) 

Email: EDU_HoS@leeds.ac.uk