Lecturer (Teaching) in Immunology (Part Time or Full Time) London, England
Job description
About us
The UCL Division of Infection and Immunity is an internationally recognised centre of excellence in research and teaching in immunology, virology and microbiology. The Division is host to the new Institute of Immunity and Transplantation (IIT), based in a state-of-the art research institute, the Pears Building, on UCL’s Royal Free campus. The IIT houses the majority of the Division’s immunology research groups and is one of the largest research institutes in Europe dedicated to the study of the human immune system and the development of new immunotherapies. Infection research groups in the Division are based in the Research Department of Infection at UCL’s Bloomsbury campus and at the Africa Health Research Institute in Durban, South Africa.
The Division is committed to delivering research led teaching. Our guiding principle is that we teach about what we do. Our cutting-edge research and clinical practice inform and shape the teaching we deliver, ensuring that our programmes and modules cover the most current thinking. The Division runs a set of taught modules that spans our research expertise, hosts BSc and MSc degree programmes in Infection & Immunity and, as part of the new IIT, recently launched an MRes and MSc in Experimental and Translational Immunology.
The post is funded for 2 years in the first instance.
Full time or part time (minimum 0.6FTE) candidates will be considered.
During term time the role will be based on site full time with some flexibility for remote working outside term time.
Further information about the Division can be found at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/infection-immunity/
Information about our programmes and modules can be found at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/infection-immunity/study
About the role
Main duties include:
- Deliver teaching at different levels on undergraduate and postgraduate taught courses
- Lead on developing teaching of key laboratory skills required for students to undertake lab-based research projects
- Contribute to planning, setting and marking of coursework assessments and exams
- Participate in small group teaching
- Provide pastoral and academic support to undergraduate and postgraduate students, for example, as personal tutor
- Contribute to the planning, design, development and delivery of modules and programmes within relevant subject areas
- Facilitate and support colleagues to use appropriate teaching tools and technology
- Contribute to various university-wide educational quality assurance and quality improvement processes
- Support and facilitate our ethos of research led teaching by becoming familiar with ongoing research of the groups within the Division.
About you
The successful candidate will have a PhD in (Molecular or Cellular) immunology or a related discipline, relevant post-doctoral experience and a track record of academic research with excellent lab skills. Research background/experience in cancer immunology, immunotherapy or innate immunity would be an advantage.
The successful candidate will focus on the delivery of immunology content at all levels (undergraduate and postgraduate) in the form of lecture, tutorial and practical-based teaching as well as design and delivery of assessments across Divisional modules and programmes. You will work collaboratively with colleagues to contribute your knowledge and experience to develop novel modes of teaching and assessment.
You should have experience in delivering teaching with an immunology focus at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Evidence of a commitment to research-led teaching will be a key prerequisite of the role. Your application should address all the person specification points and should clearly demonstrate how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria.
Apply by CV and covering letter.
What we offer
- 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
- Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
- Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
- Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
- Immigration loan
- Relocation scheme for certain posts
- On-Site nursery
- On-site gym
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
- Discounted medical insurance
Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.
Our Division holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.
