Anatomy Demonstrator Department of Biomedical Sciences 106368 Grade 6

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Position Details

Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Infection, Inflammation and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health

Location:
University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range 33,002 to 35,608 with potential progression once in post to 39,906.

Grade: 6

Full Time Permanent

Closing date: 28th October 2025

Our offer to you

People are at the heart of what we are and do.

The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years, and we are equally proud to be recognised as a leading global institution. We want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond, support them to succeed and celebrate their success.

We are committed to helping the people who work here to develop through our sector‑leading Birmingham Professional programme which provides all professional services staff with development opportunities and the encouragement to reach their full potential.

We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation and warmly welcomes people from all backgrounds. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who we are and how we work.

Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work‑life balance is important. Depending on the role we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements and therefore welcome discussions on all forms of flexibility. You will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 days paid holiday a year, one paid day a year for volunteering, occupational sick pay and a pension scheme.

We also have three high‑quality subsidised day nurseries.

The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus including main bus routes and a train station on campus. We have a state‑of‑the‑art sports centre with pool, shops, places to eat and drink, our own art gallery, museum and botanical gardens.

Find out more about the benefits of working for the University of Birmingham.

The University of Birmingham is offering the role of Anatomy Demonstrator(s) to suitably qualified individuals wishing to develop their skills in teaching anatomy as a basis for further career development. Their main responsibility will be to teach anatomy by means of small group teaching sessions and demonstration of prosected cadaveric material. Anatomy demonstrators are part of the anatomy teaching delivery team for undergraduate and postgraduate Medical, Dental, Pharmacy, Nursing, Physician Associate and Biomedical Sciences students in modularised programmes of the College of Medicine and Health.

The Human Anatomy Unit in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Infection, Inflammation and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health is responsible for teaching topographical anatomy, histology, embryology and neuroanatomy to students in most programmes of the College and beyond. We also provide teaching on prosected material for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Physiotherapy and those taking the MSc in Advanced Clinical.

In addition, we are responsible for the intercalated BSc in Clinical Anatomy for MBChB students.

The post holder will provide innovative engaging sessions for a wide variety of students in several different learning environments (e.g. prosection sessions, small group teaching, interactive lectures, flipped classroom sessions, dissection, Anatomage, ultrasound). They will also be involved in all other aspects of learning and teaching which may include for example setting and marking of assessments and examinations; creating, updating and refreshing learning materials including technology‑enhanced resources;

and creating anatomicalsections. Broader involvement in areas such as educational research, committees, outreach and recruitment may also be expected commensurate with the nature and grade of the post.

• To teach anatomy to a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in different learning environments…