University Teacher in Biomechanics; maternity cover

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Job title:

University Teacher in Biomechanics maternity cover

Job reference: REQ
260408

Date posted: 23/06/2026

Final date to receive applications: 26/07/2026

Location:

Loughborough

Package:
Specialist and Supporting Academic grade 7 from £47389 to £56535 per annum. Subject to annual pay award.

Job description:

School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Full‑time (1.0 FTE, 37 hours per week), fixed term maternity cover from 28 th September 2026 for 12 months or earlier return of post‑holder.

The successful candidate will join the Learning and Teaching Discipline Group in Biomechanics and Motor Control based within the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Loughborough University. The role will involve teaching Biomechanics and Motor Control content across the sport programmes. This will primarily be to undergraduate students in Sport and Exercise Science, and Sport Science, Coaching and Physical Education, and postgraduate students in Sport Biomechanics, and Musculoskeletal Sport Science and Health.

Most of the work will consist of on‑site teaching duties, with the opportunity for some hybrid working to undertake content planning and marking.

Join us and be part of a vibrant community at Loughborough University.

We are looking for a candidate who has experience of teaching biomechanics and motor control across different environments in higher education, including lectures, seminars, tutorials, laboratories, and project supervision.

To be successful we are looking for candidates with the following key experiences and skills:

• Excellence in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students within academia.
• Passion for developing and improving taught content, both at a module and programme level.
• High level of communication skills.
• Evidence of using innovative teaching methodologies to enhance students’ learning experience.
• Have achieved, or be on a pathway to achieve, professional accreditation in teaching practice.
• Relevant subject specific knowledge within biomechanics and motor control.

With a huge amount of variety in the role, there is an opportunity for you to develop and continually grow.

At Loughborough, our benefits are designed to support your life inside and outside of work, helping you to thrive and feel valued as part of our community. Examples of our benefits include:

Time off - generous holiday allowance, including 14 university closure days and bank holidays, with the option to buy extra through our holiday purchase scheme.

Where you work - access to a range of fantastic facilities with plenty of green space across our 523‑acre East Midlands campus, plus an exciting…