Lecturer (Molecular Biosciences) (ED11701)

Job title Lecturer (Molecular Biosciences)

Department Life Sciences

Salary Starting from £37,099, rising to £44,263

Grade Grade 7

Contract Type Full Time, Fixed Term

Placed on Tuesday 14 May 2024

Closing date Tuesday 28 May 2024

Interview date Monday 10 June 2024

Reference ED11701

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About the role

In order to maintain our reputation for teaching excellence and to further enhance the academic and employability skills of our students, we are keen to hire a Lecturer to assist in the delivery of our undergraduate and postgraduate Bioscience programmes.

This will involve teaching small groups, lecturing, and delivering support on undergraduate and postgraduate courses as well as administrative, assessment and exam duties as required.

This post will support learning and teaching in the area of genomics and genetics.

This is a full-time, fixed-term contract for 12 months.

This job purpose can be summarised as follows:

To plan and deliver taught programmes of education and support student learning at undergraduate and postgraduate level (as appropriate). This will include preparation of teaching material, lectures, tutorials, laboratory classes assessment and marking of coursework.

To play a role in developing the teaching culture and student experience of the University.

To provide teaching-related management and administrative duties.

Whilst it is expected that teaching will be informed by research/professional expertise, there is no research component to this role.

About you

We Are seeking:

A collegiate, enthusiastic and self-motivated individual with a commitment to excellence in higher education and providing a high-quality experience for our students

Demonstrable depth and breadth of knowledge and expertise in genetics and genomics

Excellent communication skills

A strong commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion, mirroring the University's values.

About the department

The Department of Life Sciences at the University of Bath was recently formed through the merger of the departments of Biology & Biochemistry and Pharmacy & Pharmacology.

It has over 90 academic staff across a broad range of disciplines including, biochemistry, cell & developmental biology, evolution, genetics, immunology microbiology, pharmacology, pharmaceutical pharmacy and structural biology.

The vast majority of research within the merged departments was rated as 4 or 3 in the last (REF2021) assessment.

Staff are encouraged to engage in continuous professional development activities, such as fellowship of the Higher Education Academy, as well as having an understanding of discipline-specific issues in relation to teaching and/or supporting learning.

Additional info:

For informal enquiries please contact Dr Zoë Burke (Director of Teaching), [email protected], however, please ensure your application is submitted via the University website.

Alongside completion of the online application form, you should also upload a full Curriculum Vitae.

What we can offer you:

a very generous employer contributory pension scheme

generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance

we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements

an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce

a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities

a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

Find out more about our benefits.

We consider ourselves to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on our teams.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

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We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details will be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.