Stem Cell Lecturer

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

**POST **Stem Cell Lecturer

**SALARY **£38,000 - £45,000 per annum

**CONTRACT **Full-time

**REPORTS TO **Head of Education

**SUMMARY **cells for neuroregenerative disease and provide contextualised teaching of practical laboratory training in mammalian cell culture and molecular biology.

**ROLE SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES**

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES KEY ACTIONS**
**These set out how Key Responsibilities will be achieved**

**1 Management **Support, guide and encourage development within the training team to ensure that they are able to undertake their role to the best of their ability and meet KPIs

Working with the Head of Examinations and Head of Diploma &
Certificate Courses, plan the annual course schedule ensuring that teaching spaces and staff are allocated to courses

Ensure that staff are appropriately trained to follow company policies and procedures

Ensure staff have all the required skills and qualifications to undertake their assigned roles within the department

Have overall responsibility for all assessment equipment and ensuring that purchases for any extra materials are authorised and completed

Complete annual appraisals in line with company policy

Ensure annual moderation is conducted in line with company policies and procedures and meets all regulatory body requirements

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES KEY ACTIONS**
**These set out how Key Responsibilities will be achieved**

**2 Teaching **Provide teaching as required using a variety of pedagogical techniques such as; small group teaching, practical work, student
- centred 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

**3 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

**4 Curriculum development **Work with colleagues to ensure content of training courses are
**and Quality assurance **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 standardisation 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

**5 Administration and **Provide pastoral support and references to students during and
**pastoral duties **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 programmes

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

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES KEY ACTIONS**

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

**7 Leadership **Manage department budget for the financial year and ensure all reporting is completed and sent to the relevant team

Working with the Head of Education, CEO & MD plan out the annual department strategy and KPI’s

Working with the Marketing Executive to ensure the annual marketing strategy is created and a plan has been put in place for delivery

Provide support to Head of Education on any work and research completed for new markets

Represent department at Senior Management meetings

Represent company at relevant stakeholder events

**PERSON SPECIFICATION**

**COMPETENCY CRITERIA** **ESSENTIAL/DESIRABLE** **ASSESSMENT**

Qualifications, Training & Knowledge

PhD in a relevant biological science Essential Application

BSc or Masters level qualification in a relevant biological Essential Application science

Understanding and ability to undertake research Essential Application / Interview

Clinical research experience Desirable Application / Interview

PGCE or equivalent, and QTS Desirable Application/ Interview and observed lesson