**Salary**

AC3 £48,349 - £54,395 per annum

**Contractual hours**

35

**Basis**

Full Time

**Job category/type**

Academic

**Date posted**

11/03/2024

**Job reference**

REQ000090

**School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences**

**Paisley Campus**

**Permanent**

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**THE POST - Lecturer in Physics**
- Willingness to teach in China for extended periods of up to several months, several times per year.
- Established track record of research in thin films, sensors, and imaging of a closely related area, with a publication record commensurate with level of experience.
- Experience of delivering, developing, and coordinating modules in relevant areas of phyiscs including optoelectronics or thin-film technology or other closely related areas, at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
- Experience of hybrid-delivery teaching and of use of authentic/real-world assessment approaches.
- Experience of learning, teaching and assessment within higher education, particularly with cohorts of students from diverse cultures and backgrounds.
- Commitment to delivering high-quality teaching and supporting an outstanding student experience.
- Fellowship of Advance HE or equivalent.

**ABOUT US**

University of the West of Scotland is one of Scotland’s largest and most dynamic modern universities. Our reach across the country, together with our London campus, means that UWS is a significant force in global knowledge creation, innovation, and a leading provider of undergraduate, postgraduate and research degree education. Our degrees provide students with a transformational experience; equipping them with highly sought-after graduate skills that set them up for global success in world-leading sectors, industries and businesses.

UWS is officially ranked by Times Higher Education in the top 200 universities worldwide under 50 years old (2023 Young University Rankings).

The School of Computing, Engineering & Physical Sciences offers industry-focused teaching and research opportunities that deliver solutions to real-world problems. You will join an innovative and supportive team, playing a key role in driving forward our ambition to deliver transformational change, through outputs that have a tangible, early and positive impact on society across the globe. Our students benefit from state-of-the-art facilities, extensive expertise in research and development, and our robust collaborations with multinational companies across the world.

We offer our staff a caring and supportive environment, across five campuses, and a competitive benefits package which includes:

- 35 days of annual leave, plus a further 12 days for public/university holidays
- An additional days leave on your birthday
- Defined benefit contribution pension scheme (currently 23%), including death in service benefits upon joining the scheme.
- A flexible approach to working pattern and work-life balance
- Employee discount scheme across 3,500 retailers
- Fitness facilities across our campuses
- Access to a range of health and wellbeing resources, including occupational health, physiotherapy and access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Professional, career and research development opportunities.




**Interview Date: Week commencing 15th April 2024**

UWS is a “Disability Confident” employer.

University of the West of Scotland is a registered Scottish charity, no. SC002520