Teaching Associate

The University of Manchester is seeking a Teaching Associate to join the teaching team in the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health. This is an exciting opportunity to take part in a range of on-campus undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, project supervision and assessment roles including on our MSc in Cardiovascular Health and Disease, years 1 and 2 of the MBChB/BDS programmes and the biomedical programmes hosted by the School of Biological Sciences. This is an ideal post for developing your teaching experience for future academic job applications.

Interviews will be held in early September.

You will be responsible for:

• Delivery of small group teaching – for example problem and teams based learning, tutorials.
• Literature review and academic poster supervision and assessment.
• Supervision and assessment of undergraduate research projects.
• Admissions interviewing.
• Providing pastoral support.

We welcome candidates who bring diverse perspectives, experiences, and approaches to their work.

About You

We encourage applications from individuals with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. You should demonstrate:

Essential Criteria

• Have, or be about to obtain a PhD in a biomedical science or related discipline
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly to a range of audiences
• Ability to engage and motivate learners
• Experience of delivering, supervising or supporting teaching or research projects
• Ability to carry out on-campus teaching

Desirable Criteria

• Background in cardiovascular sciences
• Associate Fellowship of HEA

We value transferable skills and real-world experience as much as formal qualifications.

Our benefits include:

• Generous employer contribution pension

• 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays, along with Christmas closure

• Ride to work and EV car scheme available

For more information, please see University of Manchester Benefits. You can also find information on our Flexible and Hybrid working here.

We are an open place of enquiry and challenge. We embrace and celebrate difference, diversity and debate, and we pride ourselves on being a place of education, learning and community where we are able, within the law, to question and test received wisdom, express new ideas and explore controversial or unpopular topics and opinions. Find out more from our Freedom of Speech Policy.

Enquiries about the role, shortlisting and interviews

Name: Sabu Abraham

Email Address: [email protected]

General enquiries and administrative support

[email protected]

Technical and job portal support

Applications close at midnight on the closing date.

Further particulars (with person specification) linked below.