Senior Lecturer at University of Western Cape

• The Department of Psychology in the Faculty of Community and Health Sciences has a growing reputation as a leading educational provider for undergraduate and postgraduate professional Psychology programmes. The Faculty of Community and Health Sciences is seeking to permanently appoint a Senior Lecturer within the Department of Psychology.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key responsibilities: 

• Teaching and learning at the Undergraduate and Psychology Honours level. 
• Teaching on either the professional Master's Clinical or Research Psychology programme (depending on registration)
• Research supervision of Psychology Honours and Master's level students. 
• Research supervision of doctoral-level students, if in possession of a PhD.
• Clinical and/or psychometry supervision of Master's level students if senior psychologist status was achieved.
• Participation in research, curriculum development and staff development.
• Developing industry and academic partnerships.
• Participation in community engagement
• Responsible for administrative duties within the department, faculty and the university.

Minimum Requirements

Minimum Requirements for Senior Lecturer

• A PhD in Psychology.
• Master’s degree in Clinical or Research Psychology. 
• Current registration with the HPCSA as a Clinical or Research Psychologist. 
• Experience in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. 
• Three years post-registration experience if the applicant holds an MA degree in Clinical or Research Psychology 
• For Research Psychology - demonstrated knowledge of and experience in teaching and/or supervision of psychological assessments.
• Postgraduate research supervision experience (including 4th year BPsych research projects).
• A current record of peer-reviewed publications.
• Knowledge of and experience with teaching related to competencies at the Master's Clinical or Research Psychology level.

Deadline:20th October,2025