Associate Professor (Teaching Focussed)

About the Role

WMS invites applications from qualified and experienced academic and/or clinical staff (note this is not a clinical post) to work with a team of clinical anatomists who are internationally recognised for their modern innovative curricula and their student-centred approach to learning.

The role offers a unique opportunity for the post holder to enhance their existing skills via the leadership, development and delivery of education and training in clinical anatomy and medical imaging at MBChB and postgraduate/professional level.

There will be opportunities for the post holder to contribute to other teaching, learning and assessment activities within the MBChB programme, such as OSCE examinations and written assessment creation and delivery, and to take leadership roles at appropriate points. 

This is a unique opportunity to influence medical education at a leading institution. If you are passionate about clinical anatomy, imaging, and inspiring the next generation of medical students, please contact Professor Richard Tunstall (richard.tunstall@warwick.ac.uk) for informal enquiries. 

For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description (link here).

About You

Working in collaboration with the Clinical Anatomy team, the post holder will help shape the curriculum by developing and delivering teaching and learning opportunities in clinical anatomy and medical imaging to support the work of WMS, helping to enhance WMS’s teaching reputation locally, nationally and internationally. The post holder will play a key role in shaping and delivering high-quality teaching and assessment in clinical anatomy and medical imaging for the graduate-entry MBChB course.

Working in close partnership with the Clinical Anatomy team and the Human Tissue Authority Designated Individual for Anatomy on a range of activities, the post holder will both contribute to educational delivery, assessment, curricular design, and scholarly activity, while ensuring compliance with HTA anatomy licensing obligations. The post holder may be required to carry out other activities to support and enhance delivery of the MBChB, in agreement with their line manager.

For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description.

About the Department

Warwick Medical School (WMS) runs the largest Graduate Entry Medical programme in the UK; it has a reputation for recruiting highly motivated intellectually curious students and producing excellent graduates. The MBChB course is centred around Case Based Learning (CBL) and is composed of integrated longitudinal Themes (e.g., clinical anatomy) and Blocks of system and clinical specialty-based learning, with clinical anatomy and imaging woven throughout the course. The Clinical anatomy and imaging teaching and team in WMS are one of the most highly rated parts of the MBChB programme.

The new purpose-built Clinical Education hub houses the dedicated 500m2 clinical anatomy and imaging suite. Students learn using a unique combination of resources and techniques/theories including asynchronous online materials, interactive workshops using plastinated dissections and patients, and novel hands-on learning techniques.

For further information on the department, please see our webpage here: Warwick Medical School, UK 

Closing Date: Sunday 13 December 2026, 11:59 PM (UK)

The interviews will be held: Monday 18 January 2027.

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the 'Apply' button.

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