Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Reader in Health & Social Care

Are you enthusiastic about health and social care teaching and looking for an opportunity to increase provision and support to students?

Birkbeck, University of London, has ambitious plans to increase our provision of teaching in the broad areas of health and social care, and we are looking for a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/ Reader in Health and Social Care to take forward a new suite of programmes.

You will be working in an interdisciplinary environment, leading our existing programmes in Health and Social Care, and Health and Social Care and Management, and working with colleagues across the University to develop new provision. This is an excellent opportunity to work at a prestigious university, which offers flexible working hours and hybrid working. 

To be successful in this role you will need to have relevant industry experience, or networks, to ensure our programmes are of the highest quality and support students’ employment ambitions.

This opportunity would build on experience as Lecturer, researcher, social care professional, policy analyst.

The post is available on either our ‘Teaching and Research’ or ‘Teaching and Education’ tracks depending on candidates’ experience and trajectory and the levels or roles and pathways are included in the above job descriptions and person specifications.

Remuneration

Lecturer: £42,365 per annum rising to £58,554 per annum

Senior Lecturer and Reader: £61,856 rising to £69,074 per annum.

The salaries quoted are on the College's London Pay Scale which includes a consolidated Weighting/Allowance which applies only to staff whose normal contractual place of work is in the London area.

Birkbeck offers a competitive salary and pension scheme, 31 days paid leave, flexible working arrangements and some of the most generous benefits in the HE sector, all while being located right in the heart of Central London.

Terms and Conditions

Permanent, open-ended contract. Full-time, 35 hours a week which will include some evening teaching and occasional weekend working. Please submit a CV for consideration. Closing date: 8^th May 2024, interview date: TBC

Enquiries

If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Rosie Cox, Head of the School of Social Sciences, at r.cox@bbk.ac.uk. For more information visit www.birkbeck.ac.uk/jobs

If you have difficulty using the recruitment portal please contact jobs@bbk.ac.uk, providing your name and the job reference number of the position. While we are happy to respond to all informal enquiries, only formal applications through the online system will be considered.

We welcome applicants from all sections of the community. The College is committed to improving the gender and cultural diversity of its workforce, holding an Athena SWAN award and operating Disability Confident & Mindful Employer schemes.

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