Assistant Professor in Pharmacy Practice

School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences Faculty of Life Sciences

Salary: £48,149 to £55,755 per annum pro rata 0.4 fte.

Post Type: Part Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: Monday 23 February 2026

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Reference: HR0193498-2

At the University of Bradford, our focus is on creating the conditions for social, cultural, and economic impact. We are committed to social inclusion. Our work to expand opportunity and enable students to reach their potential has led to us topping the Social Mobility Index of English universities for the last four years. Our University Strategy sets out our ambitions for 2025, which we will achieve by using our proud heritage as a springboard and remaining steadfast in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

The University of Bradford is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults at risk through robust safer recruitment practices.

You will join a truly innovative School of Pharmacy, Optometry and Medical Sciences, with a suite of face‑to‑face and online postgraduate programmes, a fully integrated MPharm based on Team‑Based Learning (TBL) and excellence in research.

The key objective of this postholder will be to contribute to our postgraduate programmes (including Independent Prescribing) which are aimed at registered pharmacists. You will also contribute to the MPharm programme. You will guide and support students through these programmes in order that they can develop their skills in professional and clinical practice, leadership, and management, education and research domains of practice.

• Primarily focus on learning, teaching and assessment, including module leadership for both postgraduate pharmacy and MPharm programmes.
• Undertake research in a relevant area and support pharmacists to develop their research potential.

• MPharm degree or equivalent.
• Professional Registration with the UK General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).
• Advance HE Fellow (D2) or equivalent experience and commitment to obtaining this following appointment.
• Evidence of relevant research expertise.
• Experience of contributing to effective teaching on a programme or clinical practice including evaluation of personal teaching.
• Experience of clinical practice characterised by a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making and of working within a range of multidisciplinary teams.
• See job description for full list of essential and desirable criteria.

The University of Bradford, and the School of Pharmacy, Optometry and Medical Sciences celebrates diversity and encourages applications from under‑represented groups.

At the University of Bradford, we recognise and embrace people that work in diverse ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

• 30 days and 13 statutory and customary days (taken at Easter and Christmas).
• Family‑friendly policies.
• Great campus facilities including:
• Unique fitness centre
• Eye clinic
• Physiotherapy & sports rehabilitation
• Counselling & mental health services
• On‑site nursery
• Food & drink outlets
• Generous employer contribution pension schemes – Universities Superannuation Scheme
• Generous benefit schemes, including car leasing, cycle to work, holiday purchase, home & technology scheme and shopping discounts.

Find more information about the many other benefits, including salary sacrifice schemes and campus nursery.

If you would like to find out more or are interested in applying, please message, email or call Diane Webb () we would love to hear from you.

• Job Description

At the University of Bradford we accept people for who they are regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sex, marital status, ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation or socio‑economic background and whether youre pregnant or on maternity leave.

In line with the Universitys commitment to equality charters including Athena Swan, Race Equality Charter, Disability Confident and Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme, we welcome applications from people identifying with these characteristics. The University has a number of staff networks which provide peer support and safe spaces for staff who hold these and other identities.