Lecturer in Social Science and Medicine at The University of Edinburgh

Grade UE08 (£45,585-£54,395)

Full time, 35 hours per week 

Open Ended, available from January 2024

Location: Teviot Place, Edinburgh.

The Usher Institute moves to a new building in Edinburgh Bioquarter, early 2024

The Usher Institute within The University of Edinburgh is looking for a lecturer with a passion for both teaching and research who can contribute to social sciences teaching on our undergraduate medical degrees. It offers an opportunity to join a dynamic research institute with a strong social science team.

The Opportunity:

The post will play a key role in the development and delivery of social sciences within our undergraduate medical programmes – MBChB and HCP-Med – , with a specific focus on integrating social sciences in the clinical curriculum. Alongside teaching, the post holder will conduct high quality impactful research in a relevant area of social sciences, medicine and public health. We welcome applications from any social sciences health-related field but have specific interest in research that complements existing social sciences research within the Usher Institute and that aligns with our research-led approach to teaching.

Informal enquiries may be directed to Dr Jeni Harden, Reader in Social Science and Health
jeni.harden@ed.ac.uk

Your skills and attributes for success:

• A PhD in a health related social sciences subject
• Experience of organising and delivering social sciences teaching within undergraduate medicine.
• Thorough understanding of social sciences as applied to health, illness and medicine
• Track record of excellent research and scholarship of international impact, including the publication of peer reviewed articles in high quality journals.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including experience of interacting with public health stakeholders
• Experience of working in an interdisciplinary context.

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