Assistant Professor in Anatomy

Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).

Contract Type: Fixed term for 1 year 

Expected Interview date: TBC

Expected start date: Jul/Aug 2025 

About the role

Applications are invited to join the Anatomy team at Brighton and Sussex Medical School. The individual will be joining an award-winning team that teach 3,000 students a year and deliver outstanding anatomical education to a range of programmes including, allied-heath, medicine and higher surgical training. 

Applicants should have experience in the teaching of Anatomy. The successful applicant will be student focused and required to contribute to any area of teaching including the delivery of lectures, leading or assisting with practical dissecting room sessions, leading or assisting with ultrasound sessions, and in the setting and marking of assessment. 

In addition, they will be required to teach on a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses with a requirement to participate in generation of student course material including the production of prosections. 

About you

Ideally, you will have a postgraduate qualification in human anatomical science with hands-on experience in full-body human dissection. You will use strong interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to engage students to deliver high-quality anatomical education to diverse audiences through varied teaching methods.

Experience in undergraduate teaching is essential, along with the ability to work independently and collaboratively. You should be innovative, with strong problem-solving, organisational, and administrative skills, capable of prioritising tasks and meeting deadlines. 

You should have experience working under the Human Tissue Authority or other relevant body concerning health and safety regulations around the use of human donors in anatomy education.

About our School

Please find further information regarding the School at Brighton and Sussex Medical School

Brighton and Sussex Medical School is proud to hold a Gold Athena Swann Award.

Why work here

Find out more about our reward and benefits package.

Find out about our equality, diversity and inclusion

Further Key Information

Please contact Dr Luke Reid (L.Reid2@bsms.ac.uk) for informal enquiries.

The University is committed to equality and valuing diversity, and applications are particularly welcomed from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Mathematics (STEMM) at Sussex.

The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK. 

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