• Job Description

  Req#: 3593099

  Psychology Experimental Officer

  £30,000pa plus Excellent Benefits

  Remote-based work within the UK with very occasional travel to one of our UK Study Centres (Birmingham, Leeds, London or Manchester)

  Full-Time Permanent

  Read the full job description here

  The Opportunity:

  At Arden University, we pride ourselves on being true innovators, disruptors and pioneers, our focus is to promote life-long learning and ensure that everyone, everywhere can access higher education. We are currently looking for an Experimental Officer to join our School of Psychology.

  You will provide technical support for teaching and research activities across our distance and blended learning programmes. You will support students at all levels (foundation, undergraduate, postgraduate) to use specialist software and undertake experiments. Providing one-to-one support, group tutorials, demonstrations, and training sessions and materials will be a key part of the role as well as playing an active role in identifying and developing technical solutions. You will oversee the virtual laboratory and are expected to contribute to a range of broader academic initiatives across the University.

  The School sits in the Faculty of Social Sciences, and has grown significantly over the last 3 years, and our journey continues. Our academic team has a diverse range of experiences from working in academia, as practitioners and working in industry. Our focus is on developing students in both discipline knowledge and applied skills to make them employer ready when they graduate from us.

  About You:
  

  You will need to have a BPS accredited degree in Psychology, along with a good understanding of Psychology as an academic subject, and have some experience of teaching or providing tutorial support to students along with experience of the on line learning environment. We are looking for someone with excellent IT skills, and a good working knowledge of specialist psychology software, particularly SPSS, Jamovi and Gorilla. Effective written and verbal communication skills are important, as is the ability to work on your own initiative.

  Why Arden:

  At Arden, you will become a part of a passionate and dedicated team who are committed to removing unnecessary barriers to learning and making education more accessible. Our people work hard to ensure our students journeys are the best they can possibly be, as such we want to reward our people with fantastic benefits. Employees benefit from:

  • 30 days holiday, add the bank holiday on top, and we even throw in Christmas closure
  • A generous Aviva pension plan, our contributions start at 7%
  • PMI or Healthcare Cashback (dependent on role grade)
  • Study any Arden course for free, with generous discount for all family and friends
  • Our ‘Golden Ticket’ which allows you to gift anyone in your life a free Arden education
  • Plus, other competitive benefits !

  Arden’s values:

  Stand out, Progressive, Accessible, Resourceful, Kindness, reflect who we are as an institution, a team and as individuals. If they also reflect you and you are excited by the chance to be the driving, creative force within a growing business, we want to hear from you.

  There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines and locations. For the full job description, click here , or to start your journey with us, click apply!
  
  Closing Date: 20 February 2024

  We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the specified closing date should we receive sufficient applications or in order to respond to business needs. In order to avoid missing an opportunity to apply please submit your application as early as possible.
  

  As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we recognise, and studies confirm, that often underrepresented candidates in the work place are less likely to apply to roles unless they meet all skills and experience of the position. At Arden we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, therefore we make sure that our recruitment and selection processes never discriminate based upon age, race, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, or pregnancy, and actively welcome applications from all groups.

  So, if you want to be part of Arden and our journey, but you feel that you’re missing some of the skills or experience the role requires, then we encourage you to apply anyway as you may make a great candidate for this role or others!

• About the company

  Arden University is a private, for-profit teaching university in the United Kingdom.

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