Senior Lecturer, Medical and Dental Sciences

Job Purpose

Contribute at a senior level, on a sustained basis, to the whole range of research, teaching and administration the Centre for Computational Biology (CCB) is involved with.

Research is likely to involve an established national and developing international reputation, through significant original research work and a clear record of impact, and/or designing and developing significant innovative underpinning technologies.

Teaching includes a substantial contribution to: (a) development and leadership of major teaching programmes or equivalent, and delivery of teaching and assessment; and (b) enhancement of the student experience or employability.

The role will typically also involve developing and advising others, including: (a) providing expert advice to staff and students, (b) supervising and examining PhD students, and (c) developing and advising others on learning and teaching tasks and methods.

Management and administration is likely to involve contributions at CCB and Institute level, and/or making an important contribution to some managerial/leadership activities (e.g. working groups) within the University. This may include developing and making substantial contributions to knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, public engagement, widening participation, schools outreach, or similar activities at CCB/Institute level or further within the University.

Person Specification

Research

To plan and carry out research using appropriate methodology and techniques. Pursue sustained research activity through original research and scholarship, including other research-related contributions through conference papers and presentations , This may include, where appropriate to the discipline:

• Make a major contribution to the management of research activities.
• Pursue personal research including developing research ideas and winning support, including financial support in line with the CCB/UoB strategy.
• Provide leadership of research that contributes to the progression of the discipline (in disciplines where this is possible).
• 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 CCB, College and the University.

Learning and Teaching

To contribute at a senior level, on a sustained basis, in 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:

• Lead the development of new and appropriate approaches to learning and teaching. This may be underpinned by research and evaluation of teaching methods and systems.
• Act as adviser for teaching and learning methods through excellent practice and mentoring other colleagues.
• Lead the design and/or co-ordination of programmes or equivalent activities across the School or Department.
• Contribute to the development of teaching and learning policy, methods and standards, more widely than the School.
• Contribute to debate nationally about policy, methods and practices through publications, conference activity and roles that advance quality in the discipline.
• Lead the development and management of assessment strategies within the School/Department.
• Lead substantial and sustained high value impact activity in knowledge transfer and enterprise (including business engagement, public engagement) that enhances the student experience and/or employability and is of manifest benefit to learning and teaching in the College and the University. This may include the development of industrial links and comparable networks and initiatives.

In addition, the learning and teaching responsibilities will include some but not necessarily all the indicative responsibilities from grade 8 level listed below:

• 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 Department or School, as appropriate.
• Undertake and develop the full range of responsibilities in relation to supervision, marking and examining.
• 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.

Management/Administration

To chair and/or lead activities in the Department/ School and representation on University committees or working groups. Where appropriate to the discipline, this is likely to include some but not all of the responsibilities listed below.

• Make an important contribution to the development and running of the Department or School, for example, leading activity on teaching assessment and/or on research.
• Develop and manage staff and resources in support of major research and/or teaching activities.
• Make important contributions to the development of the Department/School/PAU’s research strategy and/or learning and teaching strategy.
• Contribute significantly to the development and delivery of knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement and public engagement activities with a sustained high value impact of manifest benefit to the College and the University.

In addition, the management/administration responsibilities will include some but not necessarily all the indicative responsibilities from grade 8 listed below:

• Contribute to the administration/management of research and/or teaching across the Department/School.
• Lead/project 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 staff and students.
• Make a sustained contribution to widening participation, schools outreach and/or public understanding of the discipline.
• Contribute to administrative activities within the University (e.g. appeals panels, working groups).
• Develop and manage staff and resources in support of major research and/or teaching activities

Person Specification

• Demonstrated competence in Research; Learning and Teaching; and Management and Administration; and excellence in at least two of these areas.
• PhD or equivalent experience in Bioinformatics, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Sciences or related fields.
• Extensive research/teaching experience and scholarship within subject specialism.
• Proven ability to devise, advise on and manage learning/ research.
• Skills in managing, motivating and mentoring others successfully at all levels.

Research

• Experience and achievement reflected in a growing reputation.
• Extensive experience and demonstrated success in planning, undertaking and project managing research to deliver high quality results.
• Extensive experience of applying and/or developing and devising successful models, techniques and methods.
• Experience and achievement in knowledge transfer, enterprise and similar activity.

Teaching

• Ability to design, deliver, assess and revise teaching programmes.
• Extensive experience and demonstrated success in developing appropriate approaches to learning and teaching, and advising colleagues.
• Experience and success in knowledge transfer, enterprise and similar activity that enhances the student experience or employability.

Management Administration

• Ability to contribute to School/Departmental management processes.
• Ability to assess and organise resources effectively.
• Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration processes.