Location: | Chelmsford, Writtle |
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Salary: | £38,249 to £55,755 pro rata, per annum. |
Hours: | Full Time, Part Time |
Contract Type: | Permanent, Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 16th July 2025 |
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Closes: | 27th July 2025 |
Job Ref: | 591200 |
About ARU:
The Writtle School of Agriculture, Animal and Environmental Sciences was established in 2024 as part of the Faculty of Science & Engineering at ARU. It offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses designed to offer a research-informed, high-quality educational experience. The School is dedicated to advancing knowledge across its land-based disciplines, drawing on extensive industry and sector links to evidence developments that put science into practice on its own estate and farm.
About the Role:
Based at the ARU Writtle campus, the Writtle School of Agriculture, Animal and Environmental Sciences is dedicated to fostering sustainable and responsible interactions with the natural world.
Our degree courses are created in close consultation with the industries we support, meaning learning remains current and relevant in a rapidly changing environment. As part of this focus, many of our courses have professional recognition, endorsements or accreditation, held in high regard among employers.
You will be joining the successful Equine and Veterinary Physiotherapy team: a leading provider of quality clinical education in Equine and Animal Therapy in the UK. We are seeking an experienced and motivated Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Equine Science and a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Equine and Veterinary Physiotherapy to contribute to teaching, assessment and administration on our Equine and Animal Therapy courses.
We are seeking candidates with a background in either Equine Business, Bioveterinary Sciences, Research Methods or Equine Health and Disease.
We have two posts available:
0.5 FTE - Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Equine and Veterinary Physiotherapy - fixed term until mid-April 2026
1.0 FTE - Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Equine Science - permanent
Candidates should hold a master’s degree/PhD with relevant professional qualification. Excellent written and oral communication skills are essential for this role.
Interviews to take place on the 12 August 2025
Informal enquiries can be made to Jaime Finch, Deputy Head of School for AAES (Equine), at jaime.finch@aru.ac.uk.
ARU are committed to the safeguarding of all its students, staff and visitors and provides a safe physical environment.
All appointments at ARU Writtle are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Children’s Barred List check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Further information can be obtained from https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.
This role is considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-filtering-guidance/dbs-filtering-guide#can-an-employer-ask-an-individual-to-declare-details-of-all-convictions-and-cautions.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.
We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.
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