Lecturer in Biomedical Science

Cardiff Met; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardiff Metropolitan University in Wales invites applications from colleagues with a record of achievement in teaching, scholarship and research to contribute to our global learning community through excellent teaching, innovation and collaboration across our health and biomedical science programmes.

You will deliver teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, contribute to programme management, and help enhance employability while supporting the department's research profile for

Qualifications

• Experience of HE teaching or equivalent.
• Experience of providing academic leadership and mentoring for colleagues.
• Doctoral qualification or ability to gain doctoral-level qualification; HEA Fellowship within three years.

Responsibilities

• Deliver teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
• Contribute to programme management and curriculum development.
• Enhance employability and engage with external organisations regionally and internationally.
• Strengthen the department's research profile and REF submission.

Skills

Subject knowledge

Pedagogy

Research & scholarship

Teaching programme design

Assessment design

Communication skills

HE teaching experience

Academic leadership

Doctoral qualification

Fellow of HEA

Education

Doctoral qualification

Job description

If you have a record of achievement that demonstrates the commitment, aptitude and enthusiasm to contribute to our global learning community through excellent teaching, scholarship, research and innovation, along with a shared passion for our values and vision, we look forward to receiving your application. We are particularly keen to hear from, and to support, applicants who will help develop our research standing and who will enhance the diversity of our university, our community and our partnerships.

Principal duties and responsibilities

You will be required to make a significant contribution to the delivery of our taught portfolio contributing to the BSc Biomedical Science, BSc Biomedical Science (Health, Exercise and Nutrition), BSc Healthcare Sciences (Life Sciences), Foundation Health Sciences & MSc Biomedical Sciences programmes and other areas of our core curriculum depending on your areas of expertise and experience.

Enthusiastic about student-centred pedagogy, you will contribute to education delivery, including programme management as required, across the range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. You will also make a significant contribution to employability, and professional engagement with relevant internal and external organisations, at a regional, national and international level.

You will be expected to contribute to the research profile of the department and to meet the qualitative and quantitative requirements for submission to the next Research Excellence Framework.

What we are looking for

• A good level of knowledge relevant to the subject and professional area.
• A sound understanding of pedagogy.
• A sound understanding of research/innovation and scholarly activity.
• Ability to develop teaching and/or research programmes and the provision of learning support.
• Ability to design teaching and learning material.
• Ability to employ appropriate assessment methods.
• Ability to identify areas for improvement and to use initiative and problem- solving skills to improve performance.
• Ability to communicate and disseminate complex and conceptual ideas in a variety of ways – presentations at conferences, reports on findings, publications, feedback etc.
• Experience of HE teaching or equivalent.
• Experience of providing academic leadership and first line support/mentoring for other colleagues.
• Doctoral qualification or ability to gain a doctoral-level qualification.
• Ability to achieve Fellow Status as part of the Higher Education Academy’s Professional Recognition scheme, within agreed timescales (as soon as is practicably possible and definitely within three years of commencement of employment).

You will be an enthusiastic and friendly professional with excellent communication and interpersonal skills coupled with a commitment to providing an excellent student experience. An established or promising clinical background / research / teaching experience in the relevant field is essential.

To be successful you will further enrich our students’ experience through your expertise and subject knowledge as evidenced through your qualifications and experience.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Cardiff Metropolitan University is proud to be a Disability Confident employer and a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant.

All applicants with disabilities, or those who are part of the Armed Forces community who during the shortlisting process meet the essential criteria for the role will be progressed to the next stage.

The University is committed to creating a highly inclusive culture. We offer family friendly and flexible working arrangements and a range of staff networks, forums and events to support and develop our people. We warmly welcome applications from those traditionally underrepresented in the higher education sector.

Why Work Here?

We invite you to join our collaborative community!

Dating back to 1865, we remain rooted in Wales with a global reach, offering you a world of opportunity. Our education, research and innovation deliver positive impact for equality, social inclusion and environmental sustainability, locally, nationally and internationally.

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