Temporary Lecturer

Applications are invited for the post of Temporary Lecturer which is available from 1 January 2017 to 30 September 2021. Based in central Cambridge, we are searching for an excellent teacher, with a good knowledge of physiology and/or histology, capable of delivering lectures to Medical, Veterinary and Science students. He/she will be an active researcher, undertaking exciting work which synergises with our research programme (http://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/research/).

The successful applicant will have a PhD in a relevant subject area, will have aptitude and enthusiasm for teaching, and be willing to contribute effectively to our undergraduate programmes in preclinical medicine, preclinical veterinary science, and natural science (http://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/teaching). He/she will be expected to contribute to the design and delivery of undergraduate and graduate lecture courses and to perform other academic duties including administration, examining and assessment.

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and we strongly encourage women to apply. Appointment will be based on merit alone.

Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Ole Paulsen, Acting Head of Department (hod@pdn.cam.ac.uk; +44 (0) 333804/333772).

Appointment will be made at Temporary Lecturer level with a probationary period of three years. The pensionable salary scale starts at £38,896 to £49,230 per annum. Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a health assessment, with a satisfactory outcome determined by the University.

To apply online for this vacancy, please click on the 'Apply' button below. This will route you to the University's Web Recruitment System, where you will need to register an account (if you have not already) and log in before completing the online application form.

Please ensure that, in the Upload section of the online application, you upload your Curriculum Vitae (CV), a research publication list which highlights your three most important published outputs, and a covering letter of no more than two pages, outlining current and future plans, indicating the fit within the research profile of the Department and how you might contribute to our teaching. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application.

The closing date for applications is midnight on Wednesday 30 November 2016.

Please quote reference PM10332 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

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