Assistant Professor in Anatomy (Education) - Department of Biomedical Sciences - 32600 - Grade 8

University of Birmingham; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 56,000

Job description

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 £46,735 to £55,755 with potential progression once in post to £62,728

Grade: 8

Full Time, Permanent

Closing date: 14th April 2025

Interviews scheduled: 15th/16th May 2025

Academic Development Programme - new Assistant Professors will undertake a 5-year development programme, at the end of which they are expected to be promoted to Associate Professor. The programme consists of a variety of development opportunities and the time to reflect and develop.

Role Summary

You will contribute to a range of teaching, scholarship and administration as we move into our new facility, the Birmingham Centre for Anatomy, Surgical and Clinical Skills (BCASCS). In addition, you will be expected to demonstrate academic citizenship, developing and maintaining mutually respectful and supportive working relationships with all staff and students, while ensuring the way you carry out your role impacts positively on how others carry out theirs.

Teaching is likely to include a substantial contribution to: (a) the management, development (including programme/module review) and delivery of teaching and assessment at all levels, and (b) enhancement of the student experience and employability. The role will typically also involve developing and advising others, including: (a) providing expert advice to staff and students, and (b) developing and advising others on learning and teaching tasks and methods. You will be expected to advance teaching and learning practice in anatomy, specifically in terms of technology enhanced education and clinical imaging, and play an important role in student academic and pastoral support. You will deliver excellent teaching that inspires students, and is informed by discipline-based research.

Management and administration is likely to include developing and making substantial contributions to knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, public engagement, widening participation, schools outreach, or similar activities at Department/School level or further within the University.

Main Duties

Education

Specifically, you will be involved in the introduction or improvement of technology enhanced education and educational resources:

• introducing modern, technology enhanced educational tools e.g. augmented, virtual or mixed reality. This requires investigation and development of presently available technology, as well as keeping up with fast moving new trends;
• developing innovative, exciting integrated learning opportunities to be used for healthcare students in BCASCS by developing educational resources that integrate clinical content with fundamental sciences e.g. anatomy and medical imaging (US, X-ray, CT, MRI); 3d scanning and printing of scarce or irreplaceable material (e.g. embryological or pathological collections);
• embedding these resources across our programmes, including integration into assessment where appropriate.

You will be involved across the range of teaching and learning activities in anatomy (e.g. gross anatomy, histology, neuroanatomy, embryology, radiology):

• contributing to curriculum development and/or renewal;
• developing and managing approaches to teaching and learning that are best practice in the subject area or institution;
• advising others on aspects of learning, teaching and assessment;
• contributing to and publishing scholarly output;
• delivering (where appropriate) specific professional programmes;
• advancing the practice of teaching in modules within the School, playing an important role in student academic support;
• informing your teaching practice by anatomical or pedagogical research or scholarship;
• frequently updating your subject expertise, and undertaking personal professional development in teaching, including self-reflection on own teaching, using student and peer review feedback, to enhance own teaching and learning processes;
• where appropriate, playing an important role in the recruitment and admission of students;
• co-supervising doctoral students to completion.

Using a variety of methods in teaching and advising individuals and groups of undergraduates, postgraduates, or external students, including (as appropriate):

• teaching, assessing and examining courses at a range of levels;
• planning and reviewing your own teaching approaches and encouraging others to do the same;
• creating and designing learning and assessment materials, including technology enhanced resources and high quality prosected anatomical specimens;
• designing contemporary, inclusive, engaging and academically challenging curriculum content, including technology enhanced education;
• working collaboratively with colleagues to design and deliver teaching, learning and assessment;
• using digital resources/environments effectively to support learning and assessment;
• making substantial contributions to the design of teaching programmes more widely;
• where appropriate, undertaking and developing the full range of responsibilities in relation to supervision, marking and examining;
• developing and advising others on learning and teaching tasks and methods, including technology enhanced methods;
• developing and making substantial contributions to knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, public engagement/outreach activities or similar that enhances the student experience or employability, and which benefits the College and University;
• devising and supervising projects, student dissertations and practical work.

Management/Administration

To contribute to Departmental/School administration. This may include:

• contributing to the administration/management of teaching across the Department/School;
• where appropriate, leading and managing a team to devise and implement a new and/or revised process (e.g. recruitment drive);
• supporting and leading on management of anatomical collections and human material audit activities;
• assisting the Designated Individual for Anatomical Examination and professional services staff in all activities related to compliance with Human Tissue Act anatomical legislation, as required;
• advising on personal development of colleagues and students;
• contributing to administrative activities within the University (e.g. appeals panels, working groups);
• managing enterprise, business development and public engagement activities;
• developing and making substantial contributions to recruitment (e.g. attendance at Open Days) public engagement, widening participation, schools outreach;
• promoting equality, diversity and inclusion through monitoring and evaluation and actively challenging unacceptable behaviour.

Citizenship

Contributing to an inclusive working environment:

• pursuing your activities in a way that helps others to engage in their activities effectively and efficiently;
• demonstrating a willingness to be involved in a variety of activities supporting University life (e.g., participation in graduation, Departmental/School committees);
• demonstrating support for colleagues, such as sharing resources, providing advice;
• willingness to volunteer for one-off duties (such as supporting School and Departmental projects);
• positively engaging in Department/School strategic initiatives;
• proactive support and involvement in activities specifically contributing to a positive and inclusive community spirit across the Unit/Department/School/College/University.

Person Specification

Note: Applications that do not address each of these requirements specifically will not be considered.

• Normally, a higher degree relevant to the discipline area (usually PhD) or equivalent qualifications.
• Medical or dental degree and/or degree in anatomy or related subject.
• Educational qualification e.g. postgraduate certificate/diploma in higher education.
• Substantial experience of providing technology enhanced education (e.g. virtual, augmented or mixed reality; 3D printing).
• Extensive teaching experience and scholarship, including outputs, within anatomy.
• Proven ability to devise, advise on and manage learning.
• Skills in managing, motivating and mentoring others successfully at all levels.
• Membership of Anatomical Society, British Association of Clinical Anatomists, or equivalent learned society.

Learning and teaching requirements

• Excellent knowledge of anatomy, histology, embryology and neuroanatomy.
• Good understanding of HTA regulations and codes of practice.
• Ability to design, deliver, assess and revise teaching programmes.
• Experience of learning and teaching competence using human donor material.
• Evidence of innovative teaching methods.
• Extensive experience and demonstrated success in developing appropriate approaches to learning and teaching and advising colleagues, including technology enhanced methods.
• Experience and achievement in knowledge transfer, enterprise or similar activity that enhances the student experience or employability.
• Experience in public engagement, outreach, recruitment, scholarly outputs or similar activities (desired).
• Expertise in clinical imaging (desired).

Management and administration requirements

• Ability to contribute to School/Departmental management processes.
• Ability to assess and organise resources effectively.
• Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration processes.
• Experience of championing equality, diversity and inclusion in own work area.
• Ability to monitor and evaluate the extent to which equality and diversity legislation, policies, procedures are applied.
• Ability to identify issues with the potential to impact on protected groups and take appropriate action.

Other requirements

• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work collegially and collaboratively in a team.

Further particulars can be found here

Informal enquiries to Professor Tracey Wilkinson, email: [e-mail]

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