Lecturer in Cardiovascular Sciences

Job Purpose

To create and disseminate knowledge through initiating and conducting original research, through publication and through developing and delivering undergraduate, postgraduate and CPD programmes, as appropriate to the disciplinary area. In addition, to contribute to the department/school through management/leadership, and enterprise activities, as appropriate.

The post is based in the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, and ideally research should be focussed around vascular biology, small animal models and super resolution microscopy and fit into one key areas of research including atrial fibrillation and heart failure, thrombosis/thrombo-inflammation and vascular biology.

More details on the Institute can be found here: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/cardiovascular-sciences/index.aspx

Person Specification

Research
To plan and carry out research, using appropriate methodology and techniques. This may include:
• Pursue personal research including developing research ideas and winning support, including financial support.
• Plan, publish and/or execute high quality research
• Project manage research activities, and/or supervise other research staff
• Present findings in high quality publications and conference proceedings
• Develop novel methodologies and techniques appropriate to the type of research being pursued
• Supervise and examine PhD students, both within the institution and externally
• Provide expert advice to staff and students within the discipline
• Apply knowledge in a way which develops new intellectual understanding
• Develop and make substantial contributions to knowledge transfer, and enterprise (including business engagement, public engagement) and similar activity that is of manifest benefit to the College and the University.

Learning and Teaching
To use a variety of methods in teaching and advising individuals and groups of undergraduates, postgraduates, or CPD students. Where appropriate to the discipline this may include:
• Teach and examine courses at a range of levels
• Plan and review own teaching approaches and act as a mentor to encourage others to do the same
• Develop programme proposals and make substantial contributions to the design of teaching programmes more widely in the Institute, as appropriate
• Where appropriate, undertake and develop the full range of responsibilities in relation to supervision, marking and examining (including summative assessment, assessed work, contributing to the final award - as a mark or as credit - such as unseen examinations, essays, dissertations or presentations.
• Use appropriate approaches to learning and teaching in their field
• Disseminate appropriate practices through suitable media
• Develop and advise others on learning and teaching tasks and methods
• Develop and make substantial contributions to knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, public engagement activities or similar on own specialism that enhances the student experience or employability and is of manifest benefit to the College and University
• Devise and supervise projects, student dissertations and practical work

Management/Administration
To contribute to Institute administration or have a high level of responsibility for others. This may include:
• Contribute to the administration/management of research and/or teaching across the Department/School
• Lead and manage a team to devise and implement a new and/or revised process (e.g. new programme or a recruitment drive)
• Advise on personal development of colleagues and students
• Make a major contribution to some administrative activities within the University (e.g. appeals panels, working groups)
• Manage enterprise, business development, and public engagement activities of manifest benefit to the College and University
• Develop and make substantial contributions to knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, public engagement, widening participation, schools outreach.