Clinical Lecturer in Restorative Dentistry

Full Time Equivalent (FTE): 0.50

About the Role

You will contribute to the delivery of teaching, assessment, and curriculum development in Restorative Dentistry, working with a diverse and talented undergraduate cohort. The role will primarily focus on supporting clinical teaching across simulated and patient-facing environments. You will also contribute to wider School activities including student support, quality assurance, and educational scholarship. This is a teaching and scholarship position (T&S) and does not include a research requirement.

 Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver high-quality clinical and simulated teaching in Restorative Dentistry
• Contribute to the development of innovative teaching materials and pedagogical methods
• Supervise and assess undergraduate BDS and BSc (Dental Hygiene and Dental Therapy) students
• Act as a Personal Tutor or Academic Advisor, supporting student learning and well-being
• Support curriculum delivery and contribute to educational development
• Contribute to public engagement and School-level education initiatives

About You

You will hold a BDS or equivalent dental qualification, be fully registered with the General Dental Council (GDC), and have significant post-qualification experience in clinical dentistry. Experience in undergraduate teaching and assessment is desirable, particularly in a university, hospital, or Foundation Training setting.

You should demonstrate:

• A student-focused approach and commitment to inclusive education
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Willingness to engage in educational development and quality assurance
• Eligibility to hold an honorary NHS contract with Barts Health NHS Trust

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

The Institute of Dentistry (IoD) has conducted internationally recognized oral and dental sciences research in Whitechapel for over a century and is consistently ranked in the top 20 QS Dental School rankings. Its research environment was rated excellent (4*) in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework and supports seamless translational and clinical research.

IoD offers two undergraduate and 19 postgraduate taught programs, including eight specialty training programs across various dental disciplines, with a student body of around 500. In 2014, we opened the £78m Royal London Dental Hospital, the first new dental school and hospital in the UK in 40 years, featuring cutting-edge dental facilities. We also invested £1.8 million in 42 Simodont haptic dental trainers, the world’s largest collection, with dedicated space and staff for enhanced learning.

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.

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.

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