Lecturer (Teaching and Research) - UOD1493

Do you have a passion for transforming lives through education and research in a growing School of Health Sciences? We performed outstandingly in REF 2021 and 90% of our publications are world-leading or internationally excellent (REF 2021).

The Role

We are looking an experienced lecturer to join our Implementation and Improvement Research group (IIMPRES).

You will be expected to undertake high quality research aligned with the priorities of IIMPRES and to the School’s research strategy. We welcome applications from people who meet the essential criteria and are particularly interested in applicants with applied health sciences research expertise and experience, specifically in relation to implementation science.

The post will have both teaching (notionally 60% time) and research (notionally 40% time) responsibilities. Your teaching activities will be focused on contributing to our pre- registration nursing and our postgraduate programmes, particularly contributing to the MSc Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, our leadership programmes, public health and the core curriculum of our MSc framework.

Key components of the role include:

• Collaborative research including preparing grant applications, undertaking research and producing publications
• Supervising postgraduate students
• Learning, teaching and assessment
• Providing student support
• Other high quality research and engagement activities

Essential and desirable criteria for the posts are set out in the further particulars.

About you

We are looking for someone with a commitment to high quality impactful implementation science research and teaching excellence. You will have a real passion for research and be motivated to provide the very best experience for our students. We are open to any health disciplinary background that would build upon or complement current strengths. You may be a registered health professional or researcher currently working in a clinical area, education or research. You should be educated to PhD level and demonstrate interest and success in education and research. Candidates should have an interest in interdisciplinary approaches and will be building/have an established track record of obtaining funding for research, depending on level of appointment.

About us

We have a vibrant academic community, delivering a range of education programmes and undertaking world-leading research that directly enhances health outcomes. We are

expanding and we offer an exciting opportunity to develop an academic career in a supportive environment that strongly encourages innovation and professional development. We offer a positive induction into our community and you can hear this first-hand from recent recruits here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEBbdTuERLA - www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGxJaiviGGg

The School has campuses in Dundee and Kirkcaldy. The successful candidate can negotiate which of these would be their base, to ease travel and family commitments. However, candidates must be prepared to travel between campuses for teaching and other activities. We also support hybrid working. Our inclusive workplace offers staff access to family friendly policies, staff networks for BME, disabled and LGBTQ+ staff, membership of Athena SWAN, the Race Equality Charter and Stonewall, as well a full range of disability services.

For further information about this position please contact: healthsciences-schooloffice@dundee.ac.uk

Interviews for this appointment are scheduled for Monday 5^th August 2024.

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