Teaching Fellow in Health Research at Lancaster University

Interview date: To be confirmed

The Division of Health Research, which is located in the Faculty of Health and Medicine, is seeking to appoint a Teaching Fellow to join an innovative department with a high-quality research active environment offering a range of postgraduate courses and contributing to undergraduate teaching across the University.

The post will contribute to DHR’s suite of teaching programmes with a particular focus on the innovative blended learning PhD programme. A part-time, predominantly on-line programme that includes two years of taught modules focussing on developing research skills. The post will also contribute to DHRs masters level and undergraduate teaching commitments. The role will offer the post holder the opportunity to support the Director of Education in the overall co-ordination of teaching within DHR including the development of new curricula.

You will be a highly motivated and effective educator with experience in both postgraduate and undergraduate teaching. You will hold a teaching qualification that enables Fellowship with the HEA and have experience of curriculum development and assessment.

The Faculty provides an environment that strongly supports the individual needs of each employee, promoting a healthy work-life balance. We are committed to family-friendly and flexible working policies on an individual basis, as well as the Athena SWAN Charter, which recognises and celebrates good employment practice undertaken to address gender equality in higher education.

We are open to discussing job share opportunities/part-time working and flexible working arrangements. We welcome applications from those of the global majority under-represented within the Division.

You will join us on an indefinite contract however the roles remain contingent on funding which at this time is due to come to an end two years from commencement of contract.

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Professor Mark Limmer (Head of Division) email: m.limmer@lancaster.ac.uk or Dr. Caroline Swarbrick (Director of Education) c.swarbrick2@lancaster.ac.uk

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Please note: Unless specified otherwise in the advert wording, all advertised roles are UK based. The University provides an environment that strongly supports the individual needs of each employee, whilst promoting the importance of wellbeing for all our colleagues. We have a range of support networks available for our employees, and more information on these can be found on the ‘Working at Lancaster’ information page. We are committed to family-friendly and flexible working policies on an individual basis. The University recognises and celebrates good employment practice undertaken to address all inequality in higher education. We warmly welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their age, religion, gender identity or expression, race, disability or sexual orientation, and are committed to promoting diversity, and equality of opportunity.