Teaching Fellow (BSc Medical Biosciences and MSci Development)

About the role:

The Faculty of Medicine is seeking to appoint a Teaching Fellow to join the team teaching the BSc Medical Biosciences programme (BMB) and contribute to the development and future delivery of a new MSci in Medical Science & Innovation. BMB is a highly successful 3-year undergraduate science degree utilising blended teaching approaches including our teaching labs (known as Lab Pods), which mimics a research laboratory from Year 1. For the new MSci will contribute to the development of    innovative teaching sessions, develop programme resources and support teaching and learning opportunities including course evaluations. There are opportunities to further develop your teaching portfolio and interests across our undergraduate and post-graduate programmes. You will work collaboratively with academic, technical and professional services staff to help design and deliver a high-quality learning opportunities for students.

Duties and responsibilities:

A key element of this role will be working alongside our enthusiastic and high-performing team to deliver teaching and supervising BSc Medical Biosciences (BMB) students in the Lab Pod modules. These take place in state-of-the-art teaching labs as students explore a research hypothesis; your role will be to take responsibility for leading laboratory sessions. You will also  record student attendance, mark assessments and provide useful, timely and constructive feedback as well as monitor student progress, and escalate issues as and when they arise.  In addition to teaching in Lab Pods, you will be supporting the teaching and assessment in one of the theoretical modules.

Another aspect of the role will be making effective contributions to the design, delivery, and evaluation of a new undergraduate science and innovation programme, incorporating evidence-based blended learning pedagogy.

Essential requirements:

• PhD in a relevant discipline (e.g. Biomedical Science, Biochemistry, Immunology, Genetics, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Bioengineering, etc)
• To have completed, or to be working towards, Fellowship (FHEA) or a recognised teaching qualification
• Extensive research laboratory experience
• Experience in two of the following techniques: Western blot, qPCR, mammalian TC and cell viability assays, flow cytometry, fluorescence microscopy or bacterial cloning
• Teaching or supervision experience in Higher Education, in a laboratory or classroom setting

What we can offer you

• The opportunity to continue your career at a world-leading institution and be part of our mission to use science for humanity.
• Benefit from a sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including 41 days’ annual leave and generous pension schemes).
• Access to a range of workplace benefits including a flexible working policy from day one, generous family leave packages, on-site leisure facilities and cycle-to-work scheme.
• Interest-free season ticket loan schemes for travel.
• Be part of a diverse, inclusive and collaborative work culture with various staff networks and resources to support your personal and professional wellbeing

Further Information

This is a full time, fixed term role for 24 months based at Hammersmith, White City and South Kensington (travel to other campuses may be required).

If you require any further details about the role, please contact Dr Jacqueline Dickson, Senior Teaching Fellow – j.dickson@imperial.ac.uk.   

Closing date: 11th September 2025

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