Assistant Professor in Science Education; Part-time Maternity Cover

Salary and Location

Salary
: £46,049 to £58,225 per annum pro‑rate depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.

Location
:
Jubilee Campus.

Closing Date
:
Thursday 12 March 2026.

Interview Date
:
Monday 23 March 2026.

Reference
: SOC
976626.

This is an exciting opportunity for an educator with extensive school‑based experience to shape the practice and thinking of new teachers. You will:

• Lead and contribute to teaching on the PGCE Science course.
• Support and tutor beginning teachers, ensuring they develop as inclusive practitioners who can meet the needs of all learners.
• Contribute to the development, teaching and tutoring on other ITE programmes (PGCES, TDA), and, potentially, to other programmes offered by the School (e.g. the BA Education, MA Education or PGCE International).
• Support school‑based partners to ensure beginning teachers have a coherent experience across their course and they forge strong links between theory and practice.
• Play an active role in curriculum development and research‑informed teaching.

We are seeking someone with:

• Significant experience teaching in UK schools, ideally in a range of settings.
• Experience of a range of roles in schools demonstrating a broad perspective of education.
• An understanding of the challenges and opportunities in teacher education.
• A background in Science education, with the ability to engage and inspire future teachers.
• A commitment to fostering inclusive and research‑informed teaching practices.
• The ability to contribute to wider discussions and developments about teacher education beyond subject specialism.

Applicants should hold a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (secondary), or equivalent. Ideally they will hold a master's degree, or equivalent, in a relevant area. They should also have substantive teaching experience in secondary Science education in the UK and experience of supporting student teachers or ECTs.

The post is a one‑year maternity cover on a 21.75 hours per week contract.

Requests for secondment from internal candidates may be considered on the basis that prior agreement has been sought from both your current line manager and the manager of your substantive post, if you are already undertaking a secondment role.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Helen Bowhay, email: H . Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

It is a condition of this post that satisfactory enhanced disclosure is obtained from the "Disclosure and Barring Service".

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