Lecturer (Education)/Senior Lecturer (Education) in Simulation at Queen’s University Belfast

Duration: Permanent

Hours: Full-time Although this is a full time post, we would also consider appointing two part time employees.

Salary: Lecturer: £44,414 – £54,421 per annum

Senior Lecturer: £56,048 – £64,946 per annum

The School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences (SMDBS) at Queen’s University Belfast, is currently seeking to appoint an exceptional candidate to the post of Lecturer (Education)/Senior Lecturer (Education) in Simulation.

This post will strengthen and enhance simulation-based education in SMDBS and across the Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Sciences, maximising the opportunities provided in the KN Cheung SK Chin InterSim Centre, our new state-of-the-art Clinical Skills Teaching facility.

The appointee will undertake significant teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels; contribute to the design, organisation and delivery of simulation-based teaching activities; engage in scholarly activity; train staff, and affiliated teachers, in the techniques of effective simulation-based education and contribute to administration/outreach activity.

Applications may be made at Lecturer or Senior Lecturer level. The job description for Senior Lecturer (Education) includes and builds on the requirements at Lecturer (Education) level. Please clearly indicate which role you are applying for in your application.

For Lecturer (Education), the successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate you have:

• Primary Healthcare Profession Degree or equivalent.
• Higher degree (Master’s or equivalent) in a relevant subject area plus current registration with professional healthcare regulator OR PhD or other doctoral degree in relevant subject area.
• Evidence of scholarly activity eg. record of academic outputs commensurate with stage of career, conference papers, external funding, book reviews etc.
• Collaboration in and/or support of projects in simulation related activities.
• Simulation-based teaching experience at University level.
• Evidence of good teaching evaluations.
• Experience of contribution to broader management and administrative processes.
• Experience of contributing to community/outreach activities.

Please note the above are not an exhaustive list.

Key Dates

Closing Date: 09/06/2023

Anticipated Interview Date: 04/07/2023

Further Information

Informal enquiries may be directed to Dr Peter Mallett at p.mallett@qub.ac.uk.  

Information about the School can be found at www.qub.ac.uk/schools/mdbs/

Information about the Faculty can be found at www.qub.ac.uk/sites/QUBJobVacancies/FeaturedJobs/mhls-recruitment/

For information about the KN Cheung SK Chin InterSim Centre please visit www.qub.ac.uk/alumni/QueensUniversityofBelfastFoundation/Simulation%20Centre/

At Queen’s our people are at the heart of everything we do. As a staff member you will become part of a vibrant organisational culture, which will provide you with the opportunity to achieve your full potential and enhance your career through a continuous focus on learning and development.

We offer an excellent employment package that includes:

• Great terms & conditions
• Pension schemes
• Flexible working by enabling you to design your working week in collaboration with your manager through a blend of remote and office working
• Family-friendly initiatives
• Career development opportunities
• Support for health & mental wellbeing
• Generous holiday entitlement of 8.4 weeks a year (made up of 23 days annual leave, 10 closure days and 9 bank holidays)

Further information on our attractive package can be found at www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-and-benefits/

Queen’s University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We have created an inclusive culture by establishing staff networks such as iRise (Race) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

We also subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI in addition to Athena Swan. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit: www.qub.ac.uk/diversity; www.qub.ac.uk/sites/QueensGenderInitiative/ and www.qub.ac.uk/sites/StaffGateway/StaffNetworks/

For further information about the role including the essential and desirable criteria please visit www.qub.ac.uk/jobs or click to Apply.