Bangor University’s School of Medical Sciences is offering an exciting opportunity for aspiring or experienced Lecturers to join our team. We offer a stimulating environment and support to enable you to fulfil your professional ambitions. Available at Grade 7 on our teaching and scholarship career track, these posts also provides an opportunity for those candidates with less experience in an academic setting.
The School is expanding its provision in medical sciences. Candidates must have previous experience of teaching and/or working in one or more of the fields of pharmacology, biochemistry, anatomy and physiology. The school intends to appoint one lecturer in pharmacology and/or biochemistry and one in physiology and/or anatomy. However, the school may vary the subject(s) focus of the two posts dependent on the quality and suitability of candidates.
Teaching duties will include delivering and contributing to lecturing on UG and PGT modules, with emphasis on all aspects of, dependent on field of interest, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, biochemistry, human physiology and anatomy for the MBBCh programme, but contribution to other programmes is expected. The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute fully to supervising and developing practical sessions and to run small group study tutorials, and undergraduate projects.
Additionally administrative and wider contribution duties will include: participation in student recruitment and induction procedures and administration of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
Candidates should be educated to PhD level in a relevant subject area, (or near to completion of) as well as a PGCE Higher Education teaching qualification completed or near to completion. Candidates should also have previous experience of effective teaching in a relevant subject area. The successful candidates will have the ability to develop innovative and exciting approaches to teaching; the ability to prioritise work load and work to deadlines; to work effectively as part of a team and on their own initiative as well as excellent verbal and written skills. You should also have demonstrable IT Skills (e.g. VLE techniques and other forms of learning technologies).
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post.
The successful candidates will be expected to commence as soon as possible and the posts are available until 31st July, 2021.
Informal enquires to Prof Dean Williams: 01248388787.