Lecturer (Teaching) in Sport and Exercise Medical Sciences

About us

The UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Science is a collaborative and cross-disciplinary environment where clinicians, engineers, allied health professionals and researchers are constantly striving for innovative approaches to treatment. This includes developing highly effective methods which go beyond the boundaries of conventional wisdom and treating each patient as an individual.

About the role

The post holder will provide maternity cover for up to 12 months from January 2025 to re-develop, teach, assess and provide feedback on two modules, and cover a range of additional teaching responsibilities across the Division. One module focusses on Infection, Inflammation & Repair, and is taken by 2nd year Sport and Exercise Medical Sciences BSc students.

• The advert will close on 3rd November 2024 at 23:59 GMT, however we may close applications early if we receive a high volume of applications. Early application submission is recommended.
• Interview Date(s) TBC
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About you

The post holder must have a Degree in a field relevant to Sport and Exercise Medical Sciences (e.g. Medical Sciences, Biology, Sport Science and similar. Immunology, Physiology and allied fields are also considered)
PhD (or in final stages of preparation), or evidence of an equivalent level of attainment (e.g. through research publications).
Extensive experience in the field of Sport and Exercise Medical Sciences, Sport Science, Physiology, Inflammation or similar.
Relevant teaching qualification or Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) would be advantageous.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality.

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