Associate Lecturer

4 weeks ago


Liverpool, United Kingdom BioGrad Education Full time

**POST**

Associate Lecturer - Microbiology

**SALARY**

£32.000-£35,000 per annum

**CONTRACT**

Full-time - Fixed Term - 2 years

**ROLE PURPOSE / SUMMARY**

To teach practical laboratory-based training in laboratory safety, creating nanoparticles, aseptic technique, gram stains and ELISA.

**ROLE SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES**

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**

**KEY ACTIONS**

**These set out how Key Responsibilities will be achieved**

**1 Teaching**

Provide teaching as required using a variety of pedagogical.

techniques such as small group teaching, practical work, student
- centered learning, building on prior learning, skills, and experience,

individual activity, assessment for learning and questioning.

Ensure students are provided with the appropriate equipment to undertake training and complete any required assessments

Supervise PhD students

**2 Assessment**

Complete assessments of students in line with company policies and the relevant qualification body guidelines

Create and update written course materials and assessments, so they are fit for purpose and where necessary, conform to the

regulations of awarding bodies

Contribute to formative and summative feedback and tasks related to student’s work

**3 Curriculum development and Quality assurance**

Work with colleagues to ensure content of training courses are up-to-date and relevant.

Engage with feedback on teaching to enhance quality and learner experience

Adopt reflective pedagogical practices and share learnt experiences with the team to improve delivery and assessment

Attend standardization and moderation meetings as and when required

Work with the Quality Assurance Manager to ensure the quality of course materials including assessments

Ensure that course equipment has been tested and any problems addressed so that courses are fit for purpose

**4 Administration and pastoral duties**

Provide pastoral support and references to students during and after courses

Contribute to student admissions processes including interviews and selection panels

Update website information and back-end content, course dates etc. as well as maintaining required spreadsheets to assist the team in the smooth running of training programs

Answer student/client questions and in relation to specific enquiries including corporate booking and bespoke packages.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**

**KEY ACTIONS**

**These set out how Key Responsibilities will be achieved**

**6 Health & Safety**

Create and review all related risk assessments and make amendments in line with the relevant guidance

Have overall responsibility for laboratory health and safety within the department

Ensure technicians, students and lecturing staff understand and follow laboratory health and safety

Ensure all team members complete the relevant health and safety assessments

PERSON SPECIFICATION

**COMPETENCY CRITERIA**

**ESSENTIAL/DESIRABLE**

**ASSESSMENT**

Qualifications, Training & Knowledge

PhD in a relevant biological science - Desirable

BSc or master’s level qualification in a relevant biological science - Essential

Understanding and ability to undertake research - Essential

Clinical research experience - Desirable

PGCE or equivalent, and QTS - Desirable

Experience

5+ years of experience in the following techniques: PCR, ELISA, mammalian cell culture and stem cells - Essential

Experience in microbiology - Essential

Experience of QMS

Experienced in lecturing/teaching

Experience of leading a team and managing their professional development

Experience of working in a multi-cultural setting - Essential

Experience of writing risk assessments - Essential

Experience in quality assurance - Essential

Experience in budget management - Essential

Experience is creating, managing, and delivering a strategy - Essential

Experience in bioinformatics - Desirable

Experience of working with SEN students and adapting lessons to their need Desirable

Experience of developing and delivering regulated qualifications - Desirable

Skills & Behaviours

Strong communication skills with proven ability to use them to convey complex information to students and colleagues - Essential

Well-developed organizational skills with the ability to coordinate a team, ensuring appropriate cover is provided - Essential

Ability to take initiative and work without supervision - Essential

Confidence in making decisions within area of expertise - Essential

Able to work efficiently and co-operatively as part of a team - Essential

Ability to review documentation and make amendments appropriately within set guidelines - Essential

Strong negotiation skills, with ability to reach agreements - Essential

Ability to analyze and solve problems - Essential

Ability to work calmly under pressure, and adapt readily to changing circumstances Essential

Circumstances

The post requires a flexible approach and willingness to carry out working hours across set teaching schedules which will include weekends and ban


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