Lecturer in Medicinal Chemistry Pharmacy - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Newcastle University

Newcastle University

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Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

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Description

Salary:
£38,474 to £43,155 per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits.

We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 04 April 2023

The Role

Based in the School of Pharmacy you will participate fully in the School's range of teaching and research activities.

You should have experience of teaching and supervising undergraduate and postgraduate students and be able to contribute specialist knowledge relevant to medicinal chemistry within a pharmacy provision that complements the growing teaching and research interests of the School.

We are particularly interested in attracting individuals who are pharmacists and have experience of working within a School of Pharmacy or equivalent industrial experience.

We would like to consider academics who are able to teach medicinal chemistry, but may have a primary research interest in another area of pharmaceutical science, relevant to the School's research focus.

Applicants should contact the Head of School to discuss this in more detail if they would like clarification on what is expected within the role from both a teaching and research perspective.

The School of Pharmacy benefits from being an integral part of the Faculty of Medical Sciences with strong teaching and research links to colleagues in medicine, biomedical sciences, nutrition, sports science, dentistry, psychology and chemistry, alongside our three research institutes.

Previous applicants need not apply.

The University holds a silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality, and the University holds the HR Excellence in Research award for our work to support the career development of our researchers.

We are also a member of the Euraxess network.

For more information about the School of Pharmacy please follow this link.

The University has developed an Academic Job Summary Guidance document which summarises the range of activities that academic staff may be expected to perform.

Key Accountabilities

To offer specialist expertise in a contemporary area of medicinal chemistry
To undertake teaching, leadership and supervision duties across a range of the School programmes, initially with a focus on the medicinal chemistry components of the MPharm and the MRes in Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine programme
To undertake administrative duties as deemed necessary, including participation in relevant School and Faculty committees and activities
To participate in external activity related to pharmacy, learning and teaching, and research
To contribute to the promotion of undergraduate and postgraduate pharmacy programmes to both current and prospective students
To act as a personal tutor to a group of students, concerned with students' academic achievements, and pastoral care
To contribute to the research strategy of the School and link with other University groups to maximise the income and impact around that work
To contribute to University administration, course planning, curriculum development, the recruitment of students, engage in teaching and scholarly activities and programme leadership
To participate in relevant staff development activities
To undertake other duties, such as participation in School, Faculty and University meetings, as detailed by the Head of School

The Person

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Expertise in a contemporary area of medicinal chemistry, relevant to an MPharm programme
Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
Creativity and innovation
Ability to work well on own initiative and as part of a team
Excellent organisational, administrative and planning skills
Experience of teaching medicinal chemistry at undergraduate and postgraduate level
Experience in the supervision of undergraduate, and postgraduate dissertation students, commensurate with career stage
Specialist knowledge and interest in an area relevant to the pharmaceutical science strand of an MPharm programme
Track record in publishing in peerreviewed journals, commensurate with career stage
Evidence of successful research grant acquisition, commensurate with career stage; and
Evidence of a coherent research strategy and appropriate alignment with School and Faculty priorities

Desirable

Understanding of current themes and issues in the delivery of accredited MPharm programmes
Experience of supervision of PhD students to successful conclusion; and
Understanding and experience in processes involved in module and programme development and leadership

Attributes and Behaviour