Lecturer​/Senior Lecturer

Location:

Newcastle, GB

Contract Type:
Open Ended

Working Pattern:
Full Time

Lecturer Grade F - £47,389 to £46,049 per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits . We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 21 August 2026

The School of Biomedical, Nutritional and Sport Sciences, part of our Faculty of Medical Sciences, is seeking to appoint a passionate and committed Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences on a permanent basis. We would particularly like to hear from individuals with interests in immunology and / or data science.

As a Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in the School, you will be significantly involved in the development and delivery of a range of high-quality teaching and learning activities to support the Biosciences suite of programmes. There will also be opportunities to contribute to other UG and PG degree programmes within the School. As well as developing and delivering teaching activities, the role includes marking assessments, UG and/or PG project supervision, providing pastoral support and participating in the management and administration of the degree programme(s) as required.

Applicants will need a PhD in an appropriate discipline with prior teaching experience.

The University seeks to be ‘sustainable in all that we do’. The School seeks to fulfil its roles in the most sustainable way possible and following University policy and guidance. The School promotes the embedding of sustainable practices in the workplace. This includes offering opportunities to:

• be involved with initiatives including the Green Impact team and Sustainability network
• contribute to LEAF (Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework) accreditation
• embed sustainability as a cross-cutting theme through the Leading Edge Curriculum

The University has developed an Academic Job Summary Guidance document which summarises the range of activities that academic colleagues may be expected to perform.

• To provide high quality teaching and learning and student support
• Mentor and support students throughout their studies in the role of academic advisor
• Set and mark assessment of modules in accordance with University standards and utilise on-line and digitised curricula and education frameworks
• Contribute to curriculum development
• Contribute to pedagogical research projects
• Ensure all our students benefit from studying ina research intensive, research excellent academic environment
• Provide education for life, that engages, challenges and supports our students to discover and fulfil their potential both while they are studying with us and once, they have graduated

• Contribute to the Vision,Mission and Strategy of the School and University
• Operate as an active citizen in the School of Biomedical, Nutritional and Sport Sciences
• Have a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and ethics, responsibility and sustainability
• Support national and international activities for the development of the discipline
• Take responsibility for a defined management or administrative role such as Module Leader, Year Lead, Degree Programme Director, Research Director, Outreach Co-ordinator
• Contribute to the wider work of the School, Faculty and University through input to project teams, working groups and committees

• Experience of delivering research-led teaching in core biomedical sciences, making effective use of technology to enhance learning
• Ability to engage with external stakeholders, generating real-world impact
• Ability to design and supervise undergraduate and taught postgraduate students’ research projects
• Strong qualitative research skills (desirable)
• Experience of leading and publishing pedagogical research (desirable)
• Experience of working in, or with, business, the third sector and/or policy (desirable)
• Experience of coordinating and leading modules or courses in higher education (
  desirable for lecturer;
  essential for senior lecturer)
• Proven ability to mentor junior staff (
  desirable for lecturer;
  essential for senior lecturer)
• Abili…