Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Science
Undergraduate Medicine

Location: Ormskirk
Salary: £34,804 to £52,560 per annum
Post Type: Full Time, Permanent
Closing Date: Monday 30 November 2020
Reference: EHT0610-0920-R-R

Make a difference, every day, to the lives of our staff and students.

About You
An enthusiastic and friendly professional with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, coupled with a commitment to providing an excellent student experience.  You will have expertise in one or more areas of bioscience/biomedical science, preferably including physiology, pharmacology, genetics or neuroscience. Experience of teaching on Medical, Physician Associate or Health programmes is desirable, in addition to having a keen interest in contributing to the professional, academic, research and scholarly development of the Department/Faculty.

The successful applicant will possess skills that encourage student engagement and facilitate student support. You will have excellent interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with students, the programme team, administrative staff and a range of partners including the NHS, Independent, Voluntary and Private sector. 

We would welcome applications from individuals who have an established track record of research output/scholarly publication and experience of participating in REF exercises, although there will be opportunities to be involved in research and ongoing scholarship and professional practice.

An enhanced DBS Certificate is required for this post (to be undertaken upon appointment).

About the Role
You will work across the Medical School and contribute to the development and delivery of a wide range of programmes including the MBChB, MBChB with Foundation year, MSc Physician Associate Studies as well as post-registration programmes. We will offer exceptional opportunities for research and advanced scholarship and work with you to develop a progressive career development plan.

You will  strive to deliver a high quality learning experience for our students and be  fully will engaged as a member of the Department/Faculty.  

Rewards/Benefits 
We want you to feel happy when you come to work and proud when you go home.

From the moment you join us you have the opportunity to enhance your skills. We offer various routes for progression, a range of specialist development sessions and academic development opportunities along with an award winning and comprehensive staff health & wellbeing programme (HR Excellence Awards 2017). 

This means you will receive a full academic induction, be enrolled if appropriate on our PGCTHE, benefit from the Edge Hill University CPD scheme (UKPSF) and our annual University Learning and Teaching day all to support your professional development. 

This is just a taste of what we are able to offer you at Edge Hill University.

About Us 
We are one of the five new free standing medical Schools in England and highly committed to multi-professional working for academics delivering across our programmes. 

This is an exciting opportunity to work at a progressive TEF Gold University which is as committed to stimulating research and public engagement as it is to providing an exceptional and transformative educational experience for students. 

For informal enquiries about this vacancy you may wish to contact: Professor Clare Austin, Associate Dean for Research & Innovation at Austincl@edgehill.ac.uk 

At Edge Hill University, we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.

“A great success story… an institution that improves and impresses year after year” – Times Higher Education.  

We are recognised for our outstanding achievements in student satisfaction, staff engagement, graduate employment and innovation as well as our strengthening research profile, investment and growth. The Times Higher ‘University of the Year’ award also celebrated our distinct role in “transforming lives” – reflecting a distinctive philosophy of creating opportunity from excellence.

The University has been ranked Best University Workplace (Times Higher Education 2015), judged Best UK Employer (European Business Awards 2016) and highly commended in Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards 2017 for Workplace of the Year. 

Based on an award-winning campus in West Lancashire, Edge Hill University offers a stimulating and empowering environment for ambitious and high performing professionals.

To apply please visit: https://jobs.edgehill.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?id=2078&forced=1