Assistant Professor (A) (Education & Scholarship)

Hours: 0.27 FTE / 10.125 hours per week. Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).
Contract Type: Fixed term for 36 months

Grade and Salary: Grade 7 starting at £36,924 to £40,247 per annum, pro rata if part time.

Expected Interview date: To be confirmed.
Expected start date: Late January 2025

About the role

We wish to appoint a part-time Assistant Professor (E&S) on a fixed-term contract to join the Department of Neuroscience within the School of Life Sciences, part of the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine at the University of Sussex. In this role you will support the teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students in neuroscience-related modules.

The position will involve the delivery of lectures, tutorials, seminars and practical classes. You will also be expected to develop new teaching sessions, design new assessments and carry out marking duties. Additionally, the successful candidate will supervise undergraduate and Masters-level project students.

About you

You should have prior experience of teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level in neuroscience-related fields. You should normally be educated to doctoral level, and you should have research experience in neuroscience or a closely related discipline. Since the position will involve development of practical taught sessions, experience in fundamental neuronal recording techniques and, in particular, in the use of electrophysiological methods, is required.

The successful candidate will have excellent presentation skills and the ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with students and colleagues. You will have the organisational and administrative skills to manage your own workload and at times, support other colleagues. You will communicate clearly with the team, line management, and stakeholders.

About our School

Please find further information regarding the School of Life Sciences on our website.

The School of Life Sciences is proud to hold a Silver Athena Swan Award. 

Why work here

Find out more about our reward and benefits package.

Find out about our equality, diversity and inclusion

Further Key Information

Please contact Prof. Kevin Staras, k.staras@sussex.ac.uk for informal enquiries.

To apply online for this vacancy and for full post details, please click on the 'Apply' button above. 

The University is committed to equality and valuing diversity, and applications are particularly welcomed from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Mathematics (STEMM) at Sussex.

Please note that this position may be subject to ATAS clearance if you require visa sponsorship.

The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK. 

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