Assistant Professor in Psychology at Forward College

Paris Campus

About the role

This is an exceptional opportunity for an academic to join Forward College, a new, innovative and pan-European university based in Paris, Berlin and Lisbon. We’re looking for an assistant professor in Psychology to make a significant impact and teach our second-year students registered for our BSc in Psychology.

Forward provides the opportunity to develop your research, secure funding, teach and mentor students, and build collaborations within and outside the College. We are committed to advancing knowledge and promoting excellence in teaching, research and impact.

Our approach reflects this commitment:

• Approximately 30% of your time will be dedicated to research, pedagogical development or other, career development activities.
• All of our teaching is small classes with an average of 15 students per class.
• We employ a ‘flipped classroom’ approach, with teaching and tutoring accounting for around 40% of your week during term time.
• Our students embark on a multi-city programme as part of their studies (‘3 years – 3 cities’), spending a year each in Lisbon, Paris, and Berlin.

This is a tenure track appointment leading to a permanent position upon successful completion of tenure, usually after 24 months.

The College attracts bright and motivated students who wish to achieve academic excellence but also nurture their practical, technological, social, and emotional intelligences. We leverage and develop the whole spectrum of human intelligences: cognitive intelligence to analyse and solve complex problems; social intelligence to engage people across different fields of expertise and backgrounds; emotional intelligence to manage one’s balance, be mindful of others, and nurture creativity; and practical intelligence to implement projects effectively, harness technology, and deliver lasting change.

Who we are looking for

As a candidate, you should have the ability to teach and engage students, demonstrable excellent communication skills, both written and oral, and the ability to interact well with staff and contribute to the College’s activities and administration.

You will also have:

• A PhD in Psychology or a closely related discipline from a top-tier University
• A passion for teaching, learning and fostering a positive and engaging learning environment for students
• A track record in research
• An appetite for connecting subject-specific expertise to real-world problems
• An excellent level of English

As an Assistant Professor on our Paris Campus you will support students’ ambitions and achievements in their BSc in Psychology. More specifically you will have an ability to teach a minimum of three, ideally four of the following courses:

• PL2005 Literature skills
• PL2020 Research Design and Statistics 2A: Analysis of Variance
• PL2030 Research Design and Statistics 2B: Multivariate Measures
• PL2010 Cognitive psychology
• PL2035 Philosophy of psychology
• PL2015 Understanding individual differences

For details of the course structure and course content please refer to the University of London Programme description for the BSc in Psychology, available HERE.

Forward College is a Recognised Teaching Centre for the University of London, and students are awarded a University of London Academic Degree at the end of their studies. Academic Content is designed by King’s College London (KCL), who is responsible for conducting examinations and assessing our students throughout each academic year. Our Fellows are responsible for designing and formative assessments throughout the year, and will provide one-to-one feedback to their students to ensure optimal preparation for exam and other assessments.

What we offer

• Gross Salary of approx. 50k € /year depending on experience
• A commitment to career development and support

Start date: July 2024

Please complete the online form available HERE, including a CV and covering letter / video 

For any informal queries please contact the Academic Coordinator: marco.nievergelt@forward-college.eu