Lecturer in Genomic Counselling - Exeter, United Kingdom - University of Exeter

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    Salary Details

    The starting salary will be from £41,732 per annum pro rata on Grade F, depending on qualifications and experience.

    Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme and relocation package (if applicable).

    Faculty of Health and Life Sciences (HLS) – Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences

    We have one fixed 0.1FTE post available from 2nd September 2024 for one year to support the delivery of the MSc Genomic Medicine programme which is one of the suite of postgraduate taught programmes in the Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences.

    The role

    You will have responsibility for supporting the design, development and production of teaching and learning material and deliver the Genomic Counselling Module of our MSc.

    This includes lecturing, developing and running tutorials, supervising projects and providing academic support to our postgraduate students. You will also undertake academic administrative duties as required

    About you

    For a Lecturer post you will:

    • Possess sufficient breadth or depth of specialist and core knowledge in the discipline, demonstrated by a PhD (or nearing completion) or equivalent in genetics to develop teaching programmes, and teach and support learning;
    • Use a range of delivery techniques to enthuse and engage students;
    • Participate in and develop external networks, for example, to contribute to student recruitment, secure student placements, facilitate outreach work, generate income, obtain consultancy projects, or build relationships for future activities;
    • Will have evidence of excellent teaching identified by peer review and have made an impact at discipline programme level beyond their own teaching;
    • Be expected to work towards Fellow of the HEA status and to attend formal CPD relating to this.

    What we can offer you:

    • Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines;
    • Support teams that understand the University wide teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly;
    • An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development;
    • Our Exeter Academic initiative supports high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career;
    • A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay), and a Fertility Treatment Policy;
    • A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning Devon

    Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

    We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

    Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.

    With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

    We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.

    Further information

    For further information please contact Dr Jess Tyrrell, e-mail

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    Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2311)

    From £41,732 per annum pro rata on Grade F, depending on qualifications and experience