Job Description
We offer an exciting opportunity to join our team as an Associate Professor and to grow and shape the high quality research and research-informed teaching within Pharmacy at the University of Reading. The successful candidate will build upon a track record of excellent pharmacy and health services research whilst contributing to high quality teaching across our undergraduate and postgraduate healthcare programmes. Working within a supportive and diverse professional team, the appointee will engage with research and teaching-related administrative duties, including (but not limited to) module convening, assessment of coursework and examinations, supporting academic tutees, recruitment activities and mentoring of postgraduate and early-career researchers.
The successful applicant will have:
- Experience of teaching at undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels
- A postgraduate teaching qualification (e.g. FHEA) or equivalent.
- A commitment to promoting research and its impact on health services or wider society, securing funding and publishing in top level journals.
- Strong knowledge and understanding of Pharmacy and/or clinical practice and the relevant clinical competency requirements
- Ability to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team, promoting equality of opportunity, diversity and inclusion.
For full details of the role and applicant requirements, please refer to the job description and person specification.
The closing date for applications is 23.59 on 6th January 2025
Interviews are expected to take place on 23rd January 2025
Contact details for advert :
Contact Name : Head of Pharmacy
Contact Job Title : Professor Katrina Bicknell
Contact Email address : k.bicknell@reading.ac.uk
Contact Name : Associate Professor in Health Services Research
Contact Job Title : Dr Amelia Hollywood
Contact Email address : a.hollywood@reading.ac.uk
By reference to the applicable SOC code for this role, sponsorship may be possible under the Skilled Worker Route. Applicants wishing to consider the SWR must ensure that they are able to meet the points requirement before applying.There is further information about this on the UK Visas and Immigration Website.
The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and champions LGBT+ equality. Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.
