Assistant Professor

Job Reference

2925

Application Closing Date

17/11/2025

Division, Department

PeoplesFuture Limited (PFL), PFL School of Health and Care

Salary

Competitive starting salary range from £46,155 up to £52,597 per annum (dependent upon experience) with the potential to progress. A discretionary range for candidates with exceptional experience can be discussed/considered

Mode

Permanent, Full Time

Coventry University Group is a global education group with a mission of Creating Better Futures. We are driven by our passionate belief in the transformational power of education and research to enable and empower our students, colleagues and partners and to improve the world around them.

Our people are key to our success and each role contributes to the Group's ongoing progress in communities around the world.

As a Pharmacist Prescriber in the role of Assistant Professor (Teaching) in Advanced Practice and Prescribing, you will undertake teaching and course co-ordination while supporting the development and delivery of undergraduate, postgraduate, and professional programs and other core activities ensuring students have an effective learning experience. Assistant Professors lead on aspects of the student learning experience including the leadership of staff teams.

Based within the School of Health and Care, you will work with and lead other academic colleagues to enrich the student learning and teaching experience to ensure, as appropriate, relevant aspects of research, enterprise and professional context are embedded in modules and courses.

Duties include:

• Lead the curation, adaptation, design and development of module and course teaching materials including Curriculum development.
• Work with clinical colleagues to identify areas of educational need and work with the Curriculum Lead to establish viable programmes.

• Masters of Pharmacy degree.
• Registered Prescriber with or without Advanced Practice registration.
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
• A teaching qualification or extensive experience of delivering professional and/or university education.
• PhD / Professional Doctorate or active membership of an appropriate professional body would be advantageous.

You will have demonstrable clinical experience as a prescribing pharmacist and would ideally have a full MSc in Advanced Practice. As a senior clinician you will also have experience of teaching pre-registration and qualified colleagues at the equivalent of higher education levels 4-7 including the development and demonstration of best practice in teaching, learning and assessment consistent with our reputation and track record as a high-quality provider of teaching and learning.

An experienced team leader with good level of digital fluency, you will have experience using creative teaching materials for face to face and online teaching using a VLE.

Enthusiastic and self-motivated, you will have experience in the development and enhancement of an 'active learning' pedagogy as appropriate to the academic subject area.

As a global education provider, high levels of cultural awareness with experience of learner's cultural differences and expectations with the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of people from diverse backgrounds is essential.

Innovation and collaboration are key to our success, therefore the ability to generate and follow through innovative ideas, work both independently and part of a wider team with the willingness to engage in flexible ways of working are key skills required for this role.

Along with a competitive salary we offer an industry leading Rewards and Benefits package which includes:

• Excellent Employers Pension Contribution
• 30 days Annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• New Holiday Purchase Scheme up to 5 additional days
• Life Assurance 4x Salary
• BUPA Cash Plan
• 50% off Tuition Fees for staff dependents
• CU Reward Scheme – Discounts across a range of High Street/ Online Retailers
• Cycle To Work scheme

As a global Education Group, equality, diversity, and inclusion are embedded within the fabric of our organisation and are a key focus of our core values. We harness the power and potential of the diverse cultures, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences of our students, colleagues, and partners to create opportunities for all.

We look forward to hearing from you