Lecturer in Applied Production Animal Health and Welfare

About The Team:

SRUC’s School of Veterinary Medicine and Biosciences (SVMB), the first new School of Veterinary Medicine in Scotland for 150 years and is a natural evolution of SRUC’s established, interprofessional and highly acclaimed expertise in Veterinary and Animal Biosciences.

In combination with our unique reach into the Scottish sector, we will drive excellence. Our collegiate approach will facilitate synergies, addressing skills, knowledge and enterprise gaps across the breadth of this sector – providing essential support to Scotland’s Natural Economy.

The Opportunity:

The postholder will have significant responsibility for the continued development, delivery (including management) of the HND in Rural Animal Health (HEDiploma in Rural Veterinary Technology from 2027/2028) and will also have a demonstrable track record (or significant potential) in teaching and research in relation to production animal health and welfare including public health or food safety.  There will also be involvement in teaching within the veterinary medicine and other allied health programmes according to the business needs of the School.

Applicants should have extensive experience of production animal health and welfare, and applicants with a PhD in an area of production animal health and welfare would be particularly welcomed. 

It is essential that the postholder has significant large animal handling experience.

Delivering Teaching & Learning

• Arranging/organising and developing materials for teaching as required, including a significant role in programme design and management.
• Delivering programmes of education and training including teaching a wide range of practical and/or clinical skills to a high standard as well as classroom teaching to appropriate academic standards up to SCQF level 11 as a minimum.
• Conducting student assessment in accordance with Awarding Body and Regulatory Body standards.
• Maintaining appropriate records of teaching, assessment and attendance.
• Undertaking programme administration, and administration for external bodies as required (e.g. RCVS, SQA).
• Provide educational guidance, learning support, counselling and tutorials as required, including to junior staff members in the team.
• Participate in study tours meetings if applicable.
• Contribution to recruitment and admissions activity for Rural Veterinary Technology and BVSci programmes, and others as required, involving attending and contribution to the planning of Open Days/Applicant Days/Taster Days/CPD Events/ Careers Evenings/College promotional events, local and national shows to provide advice, and through participating in interviews as required.
• Member of School of Veterinary Medicine and Biosciences and wider Programme Teams (cross campus teaching via blended delivery).
• Maintain CPD for accreditation if required.
• To participate in research/scholarship staying abridged of current developments in subject area of expertise.
• To supervise undergraduate, Masters and PhD projects as appropriate in line with experience.
• To seek research grant funding (where appropriate) and to publish papers or other material in line with subject expertise.

The successful candidate will be based at SRUC’s Aberdeen Campus.

We are looking to appoint either a Lecturer or Veterinary Lecturer depending on background qualifications and skills.

Minimum Qualifications:

• For Appointment as Lecturer: Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework level 12 (Doctorate or similar) (or equivalent qualification) in a relevant discipline, either submitted or awarded by the time of appointment.
• Appointment as Veterinary Lecturer is dependent on possession of a Veterinary degree and RCVS membership.

For full person specification, please read the Job Particulars document.

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