SL Human Genetics and Molecular Cell Biology

About this role

The School of Applied Sciences within the College of Health, Science and Society is seeking to recruit a Senior Lecturer in Human Genetics and Molecular Cell Biology to support our undergraduate and postgraduate Biological and Biomedical Science programmes.

Research within the School is supported by the Centre for Biomedical Research (CBR), the Institute of Biosensing Technology (IBST), the Science Communication Unit (SCU) and the Centre for Sustainable Agri-Food and Environment (SAFE) . These centres offer you access to the latest world class facilities and expertise to continue to develop your career.

About you

Candidates will be expected to have at least a PhD in a relevant subject aligned to this area and ideally experience as a senior lecturer and as a module leader.

Preference will be given to applicants who can evidence excellence and expertise in Human Genetics and Molecular Cell Biology (ideally including Genomics) teaching and research, as well as experience of successfully supporting undergraduate and postgraduate research projects in a higher education context.

The post holder will be expected to contribute to teaching and assessing on our Biomedical and Biological science programs. An ability to acknowledge and communicate employability-related skills would be an advantage.

The successful candidate is likely to be able to demonstrate experience of devising and delivering stimulating teaching and inclusive assessments; they will demonstrate the ability to lead modules well and successfully supervise student research projects. The successful candidate is expected to contribute to the continuous improvement of our Biomedical and Biological programmes.

The successful candidate will be supported in this role by an experienced senior lecturer or associate professor in research as a mentor (as appropriate).

Where you will be working

In this role, you’ll be based at our modern Frenchay Campus

You’ll spend most of your time on campus with the opportunity to work from home on the remaining days.

Why UWE Bristol?

We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.

We also provide a tailored professional programme to support our academic colleagues in delivering the highest in professional teaching standards.

Add your individuality to ours

UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community.

We particularly encourage applications from global majority candidates as we are currently under-represented in this area, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.

As a Disability Confident employer, we encourage applications from disabled or neurodivergent candidates.

Further information

If you would like an informal discussion please contact Dr Victoria Davenport, (Victoria.davenport@uwe.ac.uk, or Dr Lyn Newton (Lyn.Newton@uwe.ac.uk

We will be looking to appoint with an ideal start date of the 1^st September 2026.

This is a full-time post which is fixed term for 12 months

This post is not available on a job share basis

Right to Work in the UK

We may be able to endorse eligible candidates for a Global Talent Visa (Academic and Research route). You may also wish to explore other visa options which will allow you to work in the UK.

Please note that UWE Bristol does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.

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