Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Exercise Physiology at University of East London

Hours per Week: 18

This is an incredibly exciting time to be joining the Department for Applied Sport & Exercise Sciences, as we grow and capitalise on opportunities across the expanding sport, exercise, and wellbeing sectors. The University of East London is currently enjoying appealing opportunities to grow and diversify its offering to align with our 2028 vision. Vision 2028 is our ambitious 10-year strategy to become the UK’s leading careers-intensive university.

We are seeking a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Exercise Physiology. Working as part of a dynamic and diverse team covering a wide portfolio of specialities, you will deliver engaging teaching of our modules, and develop content to stay up-to-date with ever-changing industry practices.

You will have experience of teaching & student supervision at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, a strong dedication to the student experience and careers-first delivery. Working experience and expert knowledge in exercise physiology is crucial to prepare our students for employment and their future career. An appropriate record of research and/or knowledge exchange that compliments the existing interests of the school is also desirable. Our school is very proud of our research portfolio covering many aspects of sport, science, health, & wellbeing, some of which has gained worldwide coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Based at our Docklands & Stratford campuses, our department brings together UEL’s innovative research and teaching. We have a successful and growing portfolio of taught courses and exciting new postgraduate courses. Your position will be primarily based at SportsDock, the university’s world-class sports facility. Opened in 2011, the £21 million facility was the training base for TeamUSA in the lead up to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Since then, we’ve also hosted sports teams and organisations both professional and amateur, as well as competitions on a local and global scale. This blended environment of teaching within a working university sports facility exposes students to many extra-curricular opportunities from our East London Sport and Workforce Development teams.

We are the most ambitious & the most improved university in the UK for sport. Our High-Performance Support is paving the way in crafting our world class athletic stars. Our sports scholars include Olympians and senior internationals who represent UEL at national and international university competitions, many of whom we are proud to say study on our courses. We dovetail our student experiences working with these athletes and our partner department as we build the optimal learning environment for a careers-led curriculum which you will be very much part of developing and improving!

Our diverse & exciting student body consists of over 700 students across industry leading UG and PG degrees. The department thrives on the diverse nature of its student and staff population allowing for outstanding and inspirational opportunities to develop yourself as a member of staff as well as the students you are working with.

Further details: Job Description & Person Specification

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