Research Tutor

University of East London

Founded in 1898, we at the University of East London (UEL) are proud to change lives through education. Our goal is to advance industry 5.0 careers-first education and provide a clear path to the jobs and opportunities of the future. We’re committed to driving diversity in the 5.0 talent pipeline, working in partnership to promote talent wherever it is found and creating a balanced, inclusive, and green future.

But we can't achieve this goal alone. We need forward-thinking, innovative, and curious individuals like you to join our community and help us craft our future. As part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to work with a diverse range of people who share your passion for creating positive change. We’re an inclusive and welcoming community that is constantly moving forward, never satisfied with the status quo.

About Us

The School of Childhood and Social Care at the University of East London (UEL) offers innovative education and training in childhood and social care professions, focusing on social justice and community engagement.  We are dedicated to shaping future leaders and emphasize inclusive and practice-oriented education, preparing students to make a positive impact in diverse communities.

We have a long-standing psychology community at UEL with a strong reputation for psychology education, professional training, and research.  The Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) is an NHS-commissioned course, training senior NHS employees to become qualified clinical psychologists.  As well as clinical practice and academic study, our trainees undertake advanced training in research knowledge and skills, and over the three years of the course, submit a substantive literature review, service-related research, and a doctoral thesis.

About the Job

We are looking for a Research Tutor to join the enthusiastic and committed course team.  The Research Tutor works with the Research Director on the development, delivery, assessment, and monitoring of the research programme in the course, and contributes to the research, academic, and administrative activities of the course and the School.  The Research Tutor supports the trainees and staff to undertake research in health innovation, interdisciplinary and community engagement; and in advancing inclusive, equitable, and anti-discriminatory research in clinical psychology.

Provide teaching across the course, on research and related activities, including evidence-based practice, research appraisal, literature search/review, design, methods, and analysis.Undertake research supervision for trainees, providing guidance on topic area, methods, analysis, and evaluation; and the internal examination and chairing of thesis vivas.Contribute to our systems for the ethical review, governance, and approval for research activities and thesis topics, including reviewing applications on behalf of the ethics committee.Identify research topics and supervisors for the thesis, and assist with the allocation of trainees to the projects, including proposal development and registration.Support the course staff in developing skills and competencies in research, research supervision, and examination; and building research capacity within the team.Engage in research, scholarship, and professional practice to inform teaching and research supervision; working in accordance with UEL equality and diversity policies.

About You

The post-holder will have a PhD or professional doctorate in psychology (or a related area) and post-doctoral research experience. You will have experience of teaching, supervising, and examining research at postgraduate level; and contributing to research in the areas of health, healthcare, and/or social care. You will be familiar with the range of qualitative and quantitative research methods, and the ethical issues relevant to research with human participants, particularly in health and social care. You will be committed to the integration of EDI, service user and carer involvement, and culturally competent practice in research.

Benefits Package

Here at UEL we understand it’s about more than just a salary. It’s about the entire package on offer along with our outstanding work environment and inclusive culture. We know the market rates for this vacancy and will offer a genuinely competitive salary DOE.

https://uel.ac.uk/benefits-all-academic-positions 

We care deeply about your wellbeing and our benefits includes: 20% pension (4% from you, 16% from us), 35 days holiday (plus 3 days over Christmas) plus bank holidays and we’re always open to consider flexible working arrangements. We have a subsidised gym membership, 3 times base salary life assurance, a cashback healthcare scheme and wide variety of other generous benefits including discounts on: Apple and Samsung products, holidays, clothing, fitness, lifestyle, dining out and weekly shopping.

Equal Opportunities

UEL is an inclusive equal opportunities employer and are proud of our Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity achievements, including: zero gender pay gap, members of Stonewall and have won Athena Swan awards. We expect all employees of UEL to accept our EDI policy and will not tolerate discrimination in any form.

So, if you’d like to take your career to the next level with us here at the University of East London and are inspired by our environment and committed to success, we want you to apply today!

Closing Date: 15 Jan 2026

Team: Academic

Salary: £46,471 to £51,606 per annum inclusive of London Weighting