SL Respiratory Physiology at UWE, Bristol

About us:

The School of Applied Sciences within the College of Health, Science and Society is seeking to recruit a Senior Lecturer in Respiratory Physiology to support the Postgraduate Certificate in Sleep Medicine and our established Healthcare Science (Respiratory and Sleep Physiology) Practitioner Training Programmes (PTP). This is a part-time (0.5 FTE), Fixed term (3 year) post that will focus primarily on teaching and learning. Preference will be given to applicants who can evidence significant clinical experience in respiratory physiology / science.

The School of Applied Sciences runs a number of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes including in Healthcare Science, Biomedical Science, Biological Science, Environmental Science, Forensic Science, and related areas. Research within the School is supported by the Centre for Research in Biosciences (CRIB) the Institute of Biosensing Technology (IBST) and the Science Communication Unit (SCU).

The School of Applied Sciences is a proud recipient of an Athena Swan Silver Award and our commitment to creating a culture for gender equality is reflected in a number of ongoing actions related to workload management, flexible working and career development. As a School we are also proud of our commitment to widening participation and outreach activities and working with local schools and communities, as demonstrated by our (BoxED) initiative and contributions to local events, including the Festival of Nature.

About you:

Candidates will be expected to a PhD in a relevant subject or have extensive professional practice experience and a master’s level qualification. We are seeking someone to support the Postgraduate Certificate in Sleep Medicine and our established Healthcare Science (Respiratory and Sleep Physiology) Practitioner Training Programmes (PTP).  Preference will be given to applicants who can evidence significant clinical experience in respiratory physiology / science.

Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate experience of devising and delivering teaching and assessments, and demonstrate the ability to lead modules. Successful candidates will be expected to be actively involved in the continuous improvement of our Healthcare Science programmes and hence in shaping training for the future workforce. The post holder may also be required to support teaching teams on other programmes within the School.

This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed – with £300m having been invested recently on new state-of-the-art learning spaces and accommodation to enhance our offer even further.

In addition to progressive pay rates, UWE Bristol offers a wide range of staff benefits including:

• a generous holiday allowance of 35 days (pro rata)
• up to 12.5 bank holiday/closure days per year
• flexible working
• excellent defined benefit pension schemes
• access to employee assistance programme
• savings on purchases via Wider Wallet scheme
• option to participate in the cycle to work scheme
• family friendly policies
• onsite nursery at our Frenchay Campus.

Further information

This post is part-time (0.5 FTE) and Fixed term (3 years).

If you would like an informal discussion please contact Dr Karina Stewart (Karina.Stewart@uwe.ac.uk), Associate Head of School, or Dr Lyn Newton (Lyn.Newton@uwe.ac.uk), Head of School.

The University’s normal practice is that new appointments will be made at the starting point of the grade.