Senior Lecturer in Audiology

De Montfort University (DMU) is a vibrant, ambitious and inclusive learning institution. We have recently been awarded the ‘Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence’ from Advance HE for the work around Decolonising DMU and are the first university to receive the silver award in the Race Equality Charter (REC).

Faculty / Directorate

The Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at De Montfort University educates and develops professionals who make a significant difference to people’s lives, health, wellbeing, communities and society. It is home to the Leicester School of Allied Health Sciences in which this post will be based.

Role

This role has 2 parts:

1. Leading, developing and conducting research within the subject of Audiology, but focusing on Balance Science.
2. Delivering research informed teaching in Audiology

The department has excellent links in Balance Science and want to develop our research potential in this area further. The aim being to conduct and deliver impactful outcomes to advance the science and improvements to patients. We are ambitious and would like to develop a collaborative research centre related to balance, which you would be supporting to develop.

Teaching will be to undergraduate students; however, you would lead on developing short courses that would appeal to clinical practitioners and researchers, to advance this knowledge and skills.

There is a growing Audiology academic team and an ambitious university research programme. The role is new and so there will be the opportunity to shape its development and its aims.

Ideal Candidate

The candidate must be passionate about research, they will need to be creative and have the determination to drive the aims forward. This will require excellent communication and negotiation skills, as it is likely that several stakeholders would be involved to drive our ambition. You should have a track record of high-quality publications and experience of submitting bids for research. It would be expected that you have experience in research ethics and governance. You would need to have experience in teaching and creating material aimed at varying audiences.

If you have any questions please contact:

Rakesh Patel Deputy Head of School of Leicester School of Allied Health Sciences rkpatel@dmu.ac.uk

Closing date: 18 November 2024

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