Lecturer in Dental Materials (Maternity Cover)

Centre for Oral Bioengineering

About the Role

Working in an exciting and dynamic environment, the Lecturer will contribute to the intellectual life of the Institute and wider institution. They will make contributions to student education and experience through curriculum development and the delivery of teaching activities in the subject area of Dental Biomaterials.

About You

The postholder will have a PhD in Dental Biomaterials. They will be expected to teach on Dental Materials science underpinning the relevant materials clinical use, to BDS, BSc and postgraduate students, and supervise postgraduate projects. The appointee will interact with other departments throughout QMUL, and externally, to ensure the delivery of high-quality teaching and student experience. The postholder will be expected to be proactive, innovative and exercise a high degree of responsibilities in their teaching and supervision.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

The Institute of Dentistry (IoD) is one of six within the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (FMD), located primarily on our Whitechapel site. It comprises four academic centres and employs in excess of 170 staff (c77 FTE).

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.

The post is based at the Mile End Campus. It is a full-time (35-hours-per-week), fixed term maternity cover appointment, with an expected start date as soon as possible. The starting salary will be Grade 5-6, in the range of £47,178 - £58,595 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

Informal enquiries should be addressed to Prof Mangala Patel at m.patel@qmul.ac.uk or on 07931709166.

For further details and to apply for the role, please click the 'Apply' button.

The closing date for applications is 12 October 2023.

Interviews are expected to be held shortly thereafter.

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