Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Biological Sciences (maternity cover)

UWE Bristols School of Applied Sciences has a fantastic opportunity for a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer to support our undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) biological and biomedical science courses. Youll be delivering excellence in teaching on both UG and PG programmes, together with other related academic roles, including module leadership, and supervision of student projects.
We run BSc (Honours), MSci and MSc programmes including in Biomedical Science, Biological Science, Environmental Science, Forensic Science, and related areas. Research within the School is supported by the Centre for Biomedical Research (CBR), the Institute of Biosensing Technology (IBST) and the Science Communication Unit (SCU). These centres offer you access to the latest world class facilities and expertise to continue to develop your career.
Our School 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 contributions to local events, including the Festival of Nature and Somerscience.
Youll have a PhD in a relevant subject aligned to the biological biomedical sciences. Ideally you can evidence excellence and expertise in Biological Sciences and Biomedical Science teaching and research, as well as experience of successfully supporting undergraduate and postgraduate research projects in a higher education context.
Youll contribute to teaching and assessing on our Biomedical and Biological science programs and you can demonstrate a good understanding of research and practical skills and a good understanding of the practical application of statistics and knowledge. Expertise in either cell biology, cancer biology or molecular biology, is desirable, along with an ability to acknowledge and communicate employability-related skills.
You have experience of devising and delivering stimulating teaching and inclusive assessments; youve got the ability to lead modules well and successfully supervise student research projects. Youll contribute to the continuous improvement of our Biomedical and Biological programmes and support teaching teams on other related programmes within the School of Applied Sciences.
We are looking for someone who aligns to the UWE values. You can demonstrate your experience of leading and motivating groups of people, demonstrate collegiate working and good organisational skills, as well as an appreciation of the value that diversity brings to the student body and workforce. Youll need to keep abreast of latest developments in this subject area and external best practice benchmarks, and to contribute to equality, diversity and inclusivity and employability initiatives as required.
We will support you in this role by an experienced senior lecturer as a mentor and we provide staff development funds to support personal and subject-related training for academic staff.
Where is this role based?
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.
Why UWE Bristol?
We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe. Based in Bristol, one of the UKs most exciting and forward-thinking cities, we are regionally embedded and globally connected, with an established network of employer and academic partners.
We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, generous annual leave and career average pension schemes as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.
We also provide a tailored professional programme to support our academic colleagues in delivering the highest in professional teaching standards.

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