ABOUT US

NTU Psychology is recognised nationally and internationally for delivering theoretically informed and applied research. Within the UK we are the largest provider of full-time undergraduate degrees in psychology. Our pre-covid NSS scores for overall satisfaction was above 90% for eight years and since covid have been ahead of the sector average and sector benchmarks. We provide a learning experience of the highest quality to our students and pride ourselves as being at the forefront of sector innovations in teaching and learning. As a department we have co-written the introductory Essential Psychology textbook for SAGE, recently completing the 4th edition.
Our excellence is recognised internationally, with the recent QS 2023 World University rankings, putting us in the top 150 departments for psychology worldwide. At NTU Psychology we are committed to quality, diversity and inclusion and have achieved Athena SWAN recognition at the department level. You will be joining a very large, lively, diverse, collegiate and ambitious team. Colleagues in the department have a range of backgrounds, spanning most areas of psychology, which is reflected in the range of our research groups and our course portfolio.
For any informal queries about the role or the team, please contact Vimbai Mutimutema (SHIELD Manager) at vimbai.mutimutema@ntu.ac.uk

NTU SHIELD is a psychological coaching service aimed at training psychology students to deliver coaching sessions to young learners aged 11-14. SHIELD aims to support young learning to build positive personal skills to effectively engage in their academic development and attainment.
This is an exciting opportunity to influence the next generation of psychology graduates and professionals. The ideal person for this role will join the SHIELD team to lead on student training, foster reflective practice, and contribute to a supportive, professional learning environment that empowers psychology students to grow through high-impact placement experiences.
For more details, please take a look at the role profile. We’ll still consider applications even if you don’t meet every single one of the requirements, so don’t be put off if you don’t match them perfectly. To ensure the diverse needs of our team are met we actively encourage secondments and offer flexible part-time working patterns - we’re focused on finding the right person for the role.