Lecturer in Biomedical Science

Cardiff Metropolitan University; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardiff Metropolitan University invites applications from outstanding academics to contribute to our global learning community through teaching, scholarship, research and innovation.

You will deliver across the BSc Biomedical Science, BSc Biomedical Science (Health, Exercise and Nutrition), BSc Healthcare Sciences (Life Sciences), Foundation Health Sciences and MSc Biomedical Sciences programmes, and other core curriculum areas aligned to your expertise.

Qualifications

• You will be an enthusiastic, friendly professional with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• An established or promising clinical background / research / teaching experience in the relevant field is essential.
• Experience of providing academic leadership and first line support/mentoring for other colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the delivery of our taught portfolio across the BSc Biomedical Science and related programmes, aligned to area of expertise.
• Engage in student-centred pedagogy and contribute to programme management and learning support.
• Enhance employability and professional engagement with internal and external organisations at regional, national and international levels.
• Contribute to the department's research profile and the REF submission requirements.

Skills

Subject knowledge

Pedagogy

Research & innovation

Curriculum development

Assessment design

Improvement mindset

Communication skills

HE teaching experience

Academic leadership

Honours degree

Doctoral qualification

HEA Fellowship

Education

Honours degree

Doctoral qualification

HEA Fellowship

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.
• A good honours degree.
• 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.