Associate Lecturer/Lecturer in Public Health (Education and Scholarship)

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences (University of Exeter Medical School)

The above post is a fixed term contract and is available from 1st March 2023 to 30th August 2024 in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences.

The role

The role of Associate Lecturer/Lecturer (Education and Scholarship) will include supporting the student learning experience using a range of approaches and modes of delivery appropriate to the teaching allocated, for example to deliver a Special Study Unit on Global and Planetary Health for BMBS students, and to co-supervise MSc dissertations on the MSc Environment and Human Health at our Truro campus (although some teaching may be required in Exeter and Cornwall-based staff compensated for travel). 

About you

For a Associate Lecturer/Lecturer post you will:

• Possess a depth or breadth of specialist knowledge demonstrated by a PhD (Optional or nearing completion), or equivalent qualification/experience, of the core knowledge relating to public and planetary in order to teach and support learning on relevant UGT and PGT modules primarily on the BMBS and the MSc in Environment and Human Health.

• Use a range of delivery techniques to enthuse and engage students;
• Participate in and develop external networks, for example, to contribute to student recruitment, secure student placements, facilitate outreach work, generate income, obtain consultancy projects, or build relationships for future activities;
• Will have evidence of excellent teaching identified by peer review and have made an impact at discipline programme level beyond their own teaching;

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role by clicking on the attachments.

What we can offer you:

• Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines;
• Support teams that understand the University wide teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly;
• An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development;
• Our Exeter Academic initiative supports high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career;
• A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay), and a new Fertility Treatment Policy.

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• 41 days leave per year pro rata
• options for flexible working
• numerous discounts at leading retailers
• onsite gyms on all of our campus’ and a cycle to work scheme
• sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a new Fertility Treatment Policy

For further information please contact Dr Conny Guell, co-director of MSc in Environment and Human Health, [email protected] , or Professor Alison Curnow, Academic Director of Medicine ([email protected] ).