Assistant Professor (Education)

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £46,735 to £55,755 with potential progression once in post to £62,728 

Background

We are seeking to appoint a highly regarded Assistant Professor to join the dynamic and vibrant Department of Biomedical Sciences. The department is situated within the College of Medicine and Health (CMH) facilitating close interdisciplinary collaborations with colleagues in Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing and the research institutes in CMH. We are home to the highly successful suite of BSc and MSci Biomedical Science programmes delivered in Edgbaston (https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/med/biomedical-science.aspx) and at our University of Birmingham Dubai campus (https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/dubai/study/courses/undergraduate/biomedical-science.aspx). 

The successful candidate will make a substantial and key contribution to the leadership and delivery of the wide educational portfolio of the College focussing particularly on the delivery of quality teaching and assessment across all years of the BSc and MSci Biomedical Science programmes. The individual will also make key contributions to the portfolio of taught programmes across the College, including medicine (MBChB), dentistry (BDS) and pharmacy (MPharm) in line with University frameworks.

We are looking for a candidate with teaching experience at undergraduate level in the Biomedical Sciences that can teach and assess across a range of biomedical disciplines, although experience in teaching human physiology would be a particular advantage. We are also seeking evidence of scholarship in education. Evidence of where leadership and scholarship has positively transformed other undergraduate programmes would be highly advantageous. 

Person Specification

• Normally, a higher Degree relevant to the discipline area (usually PhD) or equivalent qualifications.
• Extensive teaching experience and scholarship within subject specialism.
• Proven ability to devise, advise on and manage learning.
• Skills in managing, motivating & mentoring others.

Informal enquiries can be made to Dr Teresa Thomas (Head of Department of Biomedical Sciences) email: t.j.thomas@bham.ac.uk

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