Senior Lecturer - Strength and Conditioning Science

Application closing date: 06/01/2023

Package: 35 days annum leave pro rata, plus University closure days and Bank holidays

Contractual hours: 14.4

Basis: Part time

We are seeking to appoint a Senior Lecturer in Strength and Conditioning to teach across a range of courses within the Department of Sport and Exercise Science and within the Strength and Conditioning Subject Area. The successful candidate will have a PhD or close to completion and/or considerable relevant experience in the field and be able to teach and supervise strength and conditioning at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Additionally, the candidate should possess experience working as a strength and conditioning practitioner and/or as a researcher in strength and conditioning.

• To contribute to the teaching of core undergraduate and postgraduate Strength and Conditioning modules within the department of Sport and Exercise Science, and more broadly across the faculty.
• To have a high involvement in the teaching and development of practical Strength and Conditioning sessions across all levels of study (undergraduate and postgraduate).
• To supervise student projects (dissertations and/or PhD/Prof Doc etc.) at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
• To develop and prepare learning resources/module booklets in support of teaching and learning, and to provide online resources to accompany this.
• To act as a personal tutor to a number of individual students and to uphold the University’s tradition of student-centred, tutor-supported learning.
• To actively participate in programme level initiatives and course developments.
• To contribute to curriculum development, policy formulation and planning for the Faculty.
• To contribute to the research and/or knowledge transfer activities of the Faculty.
• To engage with and strengthen the University Mission and to participate in the broader academic life of the University.
• To support and help to develop the Subject Area strategy for growth and development.

The Faculty of Sport, Allied Health and Performance Sciences (SAHPS) is an internationally-recognised centre with established expertise and resources in running undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the areas of sport, allied health and exercise sciences. The Faculty is committed to offering students vocationally-relevant programmes of study with the highest academic standards. It has undergone rapid expansion in recent years, with the building of new facilities to support the programmes, and the employment of expert staff in the various fields study within the Faculty.

All of the Faculty’s teaching and learning activity is underpinned by significant research and enterprise (knowledge transfer) work, and staff are actively involved in professional associations.

Closing date: 6th January 2023 at 23:00

Interview date: 19th January 2023

St Mary’s University is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Learn more about our EDI initiatives and work as a Disability Confident employer. We will consider hybrid/flexible/part-time/job share working arrangements

Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. Where required, this may include entry clearance or continued leave to remain under the Points Based Immigration Scheme. Please ensure you meet the requirements of the Points Based System before applying.

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