Lecturer in Medical Education (Curriculum)

Hours: Full time or part time hours considered up to a maximum of 1.0 FTE /40 hours

Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).

Contract: Fixed term until 30 September 2025 or for 1 year

Closing Date: 12 June 2024. Applications must be received by midnight of the closing date.

Expected Interview Date: To be confirmed

Expected Start Date: 02 October 2024

• This position focuses on teaching and learning in the medical undergraduate curriculum.
• A key responsibility of this position is to lead the BSMS mentor programme which involves registrars supporting 4^th year medical students.
• The post-holder will support all years of medical students in the personal and professional development (PPD) module, and on clinical placement appropriate to their specialty, as well as with other forms of teaching and supervision. The post-holder will lead the careers week for students in years 2-4.
• One day per week will be spent with the Clinical Education for Allied Health Professions & Healthcare Sciences Team at University Hospitals Sussex developing inter-professional education.
• The post holder will contribute to our admissions process and teach on our Teacher Support Course (TIME).
• We expect that this post holder will lead a Student Selected Component within the undergraduate curriculum.
• The post holder will support the roll out of Sofia curriculum mapping software to the students.
• The post holder will contribute to admissions interviews, standard setting, writing knowledge tests and OSCEs.
• It is hoped that the post holder will undertake medical education research either focusing on a novel project or collaborating with existing projects in the group. There is also the opportunity to apply curriculum development theories in practice, for example decolonising the curriculum, mapping the curriculum or changing teaching methods in particular areas.
• The department would offer the postholder the opportunity to complete three funded, postgraduate modules or equivalent towards a postgraduate qualification in education as part of these roles. 

Please contact Muna Al-Jawad muna.alajwad@nhs.net for informal enquiries. 

The University is committed to equality and valuing diversity, and applications are particularly welcomed from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Mathematics (STEMM) at Sussex. 

For full details and how to apply click the 'Apply' button above.

The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. 

Please note: The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed from the UK. 

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