Lecturer - Maternity Cover

Opportunita; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Liverpool invites applications for a maternity-cover Lecturer in the School of Biosciences. The post focuses on teaching and student support across zoology, biology and bioveterinary modules, with opportunities to run statistics workshops.

The ideal candidate will hold a PhD in related field or be close to completion, have experience in higher education teaching, and be proficient in data analysis and visualization using R, behavioural analysis and sampling techniques.

Qualifications

• PhD in zoology, ecology or bioveterinary sciences or near completion.
• Higher education teaching experience preferred.
• Experience with data analysis and visualization using R.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to Biosciences teaching and student support.
• Teach on zoology, biology and/or bioveterinary modules, practicals and statistics workshops.
• Supervise final year undergraduate research projects.

Skills

Behavioural analysis

Data analysis

Student supervision

Education

PhD in zoology/ecology/bioveterinary sciences

Tools

R

Job description

# Lecturer - Maternity CoverUniversity of Liverpool Liverpool, United KingdomSalary: **GBP 40,704 - 46,970 per year**Application Deadline: **November 20, 2026**Employment type: **Full time**Position Type: **Lecturer**Department: **School of Biosciences**Date Posted: **November 6, 2026**Source details may be limited## Project DescriptionLecturer - Maternity CoverSchool of Biosciences119113£40,704 - £46,970 per annum20-Nov-2026 23:30Hours of work: Full-time Tenure: Fixed term, to cover a period of maternity leave, expected to be from January 2027 to January 2028 We seek to appoint a teaching-focused academic as Teaching and Scholarship Lecturer in the School of Biosciences at the University of Liverpool. The major focus of this role is contribution to Biosciences teaching and student support. We welcome applicants with expertise that can support teaching on our zoology, biological sciences and/or bioveterinary sciences modules, practicals, and statistics workshops and who can contribute to student support and the supervision of final year undergraduate research projects. You should hold or be close to completing award of a PhD in an area related to zoology, ecology or bioveterinary sciences and you should have expertise in the area of animal behaviour. You should also have experience of analysis and visualisation of data using R, behavioural analysis and sampling techniques. Teaching experience in higher education is strongly preferred. Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion We are committed to enhancing a workforce as diverse as our community and particularly encourage applicants who are of minoritised genders and ethnic backgrounds, living with a disability, and/or are members of the LGBTQIA+ community.---### Academic ContactSchool of Biosciences06/11/2026Last UpdateUniversity of Liverpoolmy.corehr.comYou may quote or summarise this listing with a link to this page and the credit \"via Opportunita\". AI training and automated bulk collection are not permitted. AI and data reuse policy