Teaching Fellow in Public Health

About Us

The School of Life Course & Population Sciences is one of six Schools that make up the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine at King’s College London. The School unites over 400 experts in women and children’s health, nutritional sciences, population health and the molecular genetics of human disease. Our research links the causes of common health problems to life’s landmark stages, treating life, disease and healthcare as a continuum. We are interdisciplinary by nature and this innovative approach works: 91 per cent of our research submitted to the Subjects Allied to Medicine (Pharmacy, Nutritional Sciences and Women's Health cluster) for REF was rated as world-leading or internationally excellent. We use this expertise to teach the next generation of health professionals and research scientists.

About the role

We are seeking to appoint a Teaching Fellow with expertise in public health, and specifically epidemiology OR health economics and quantitative research methods, and who can translate their passion and expertise to supporting high quality education on our Online MSc in Public Health.  You will work closely with a diverse group of academics supporting student progression and programme delivery.  You will have experience of excellent teaching and knowledge of higher education with the ability to enthuse and engage students and facilitate the development of critical thinking and problem solving. You will have excellent teamworking skills; communicating complex and conceptual ideas to peers and students about public health.

Whilst working within the framework agreed with the postholder’s line manager/s, the postholder is expected to manage their own workload and is expected to be flexible in anticipating and responding to shifting and competing demands on their and the wider team’s time.  It is expected that the postholder will work with minimum regular supervision but will refer to their line-managers for advice on issues which fall outside existing regulatory or policy frameworks.

This is a full-time post and will be offered as a fixed-term contract for 36 months.  

About You

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

• PhD qualified in relevant subject area *
• MSc in public health or related discipline
• Knowledge of emerging issues in Public Health
• Knowledge of principles of teaching, learning and assessment at master’s level with experience of supervising and supporting students
• Ability to work effectively in a diverse team environment, sharing knowledge and skills
• Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, actively addressing areas of potential bias

* Please note that this is a PhD level role but candidates who have submitted their thesis and are awaiting award of their PhDs will be considered. In these circumstances the appointment will be made at Grade 5, spine point 30 with the title of Research Assistant. Upon confirmation of the award of the PhD, the job title will become Research Associate and the salary will increase to Grade 6.

Desirable criteria

• Teaching Qualification
• Excellent IT skills including knowledge of course creating and delivery on Moodle or similar VLE
• Track record of quality teaching in higher education and across different academic levels
• Experience of teaching, curriculum development, quality management and enhancement in Higher Education
• Background in epidemiology or health economics and quantitative methodologies 

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