Associate Lecturer in Metabolic Challenges to Health

Are you brilliant at biology and metabolic challenges? Birkbeck, University of London is seeking an Associate Lecturer to join the School of Natural Sciences and teach part-time this coming year 2025. 

As Associate Lecturer you would teach the module:

• Metabolic Challenges to Health - level 5
• 66 teaching hours over 22 sessions
• Teaching on Thursday 1-4pm and 6-9pm. 

As Associate Lecturer you will teach on Metabolic Challenges in Health and Disease (MCHD), a 15 credit, Level 5 module on our BSc Biomedicine programme.

You will have a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching within the biological sciences and to providing support to students that fosters academic growth.

The module syllabus has been designed and the teaching materials already exist although you will have some freedom to refine these and also to contribute to the design of the assessments, subject to the specifications in place.

To succeed as Associate Lecturer, you will have:

• A PhD in biological sciences, or a related discipline;
• A sound knowledge of energy metabolism in the human and excellent communication and presentation skills;
• Experience of classroom teaching at undergraduate level, ideally at Level 5 and/or 6;
• Proven ability to deliver material effectively in a classroom setting;
• Experience of and/or willingness to develop skill in providing learning materials via a virtual learning environment (such as Moodle);
• Evidence of having supported students from a range of backgrounds to achieve their potential.

Please refer to the person specification for further selection criteria.

This is your chance to be part of a bold and ambitious School, situated in the heart of London's historic Bloomsbury area. Apply now and take the next step in your academic career at Birkbeck, University of London.

Salary:

Payment is based on an hourly rate depending on length of continuous service with the College (starting rate £68.13 per hour inclusive of pro-rata London Allowance and holiday pay) for contact hours worked. This hourly rate is based on the starting point of Grade 7 and is inclusive of a ‘Duties Related to Teaching Multiplier’ at 2.5, which covers preparation, teaching, administration, assessment marking and other examining duties in connection with the course.

Contract: 

MCHD is taught in the Autumn Term (Oct-Dec) on Thursdays 1-4 pm and 6-9 pm. Sessions start 02/10 for 4 weeks. After 1-week break, sessions resume for another 4 weeks. After another 1-week break, the module concludes with assessment sessions, 1-4 pm and 6–9 pm. Then a single session, likely 4–7 pm, for late-sit assessments on 8 January 2026.

The work will require 48 contact hours of teaching, plus 6 hours of test invigilation as well as organisation, communication with students, student support, and assessment marking. 

Fixed-term contract: September-February 26. Please submit a CV and statement for consideration. Closing date: Sunday 29 June 2025, Interview date: Tuesday 15 July 2025.  

Enquiries

If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Dick Rayne, Head of Education and Student Experience at r.rayne@bbk.ac.uk.

If you have difficulty using the recruitment portal, please contact jobs@bbk.ac.uk providing your name and the job reference number of the position. While we are happy to respond to all informal enquiries, only formal applications through the online system will be considered.

We welcome applicants from all sections of the community. The College is committed to improving the gender and cultural diversity of its workforce, holding an Athena SWAN award and operating Disability Confident & Mindful Employer schemes.

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