Position Details
Department of Dentistry, School of Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Health
Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK
Full time starting salary is normally in the range £56,921 to £65,814 with potential progression once in post to £85,544
Grade: 9
Full Time, Permanent
Closing date: 11th December 2024
Background
The Department of Dentistry, School of Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Health at The University of Birmingham invites applications from exceptional and ambitious biological scientists for the role of Associate Professor in Oral Biology. The successful applicant will join a highly motivated, collaborative and successful interdisciplinary team of internationally recognised academics who focus on unravelling the biological basis of oral and associated systemic diseases and on the development of innovative solutions that bring impactful change for effective clinical care.
Role Summary
You will contribute at an Associate Professor level to research, teaching and administration. In addition, you will be expected to contribute to academic citizenship, likely to be demonstrated through generous, mutually respectful and supportive working relationships with all staff and students.
Main Duties
Education
You will contribute across the range of teaching and learning activities:
* making a significant contribution to the pedagogical knowledge base of the subject that advances teaching through the enhancement of practice, the development of teaching resources and/or through practice-based research;
* leading on the management and the development of approaches to teaching and learning, including designing innovative approaches to digital resources/environments and supporting colleagues to use them;
* leading on curriculum design at module and programme level to ensure it is contemporary, inclusive, engaging and academically challenging;
* actively engaging students in curriculum design and sharing evidence of “what works”;
* making an impactful, high quality contribution to debates about education policy, methods and practices through internal and external publications, subject societies and conference activity;
* developing an external profile evidenced through engaging in external quality assurance activities related to teaching, e.g. external examining and engaging with/supporting education in other institutions;
* playing an important and sustained role in the recruitment and admission of students;
* co-supervising doctoral students to completion;
* leading the development of teaching, learning and assessment policies and strategies;
* acting as an education mentor to colleagues in the Department/School/College or more widely;
* leading sustained high value impact in knowledge transfer and enterprise that enhances the student experience and/or employability;
* undertaking own teaching, which will include teaching and examining courses at a range of levels, planning and reviewing own teaching approaches, developing programme proposals, supervision, marking and examining.
Research
To pursue sustained research activity through original research and scholarship, including other research-related contributions through conference papers and presentations and/or consultancy projects and advice:
* contributing to the management of research activities and/or supervising other research staff;
* leading successful funding bids;
* consistently publishing internationally excellent research, with some research regarded as world leading, that results in a sustained, highly respected reputation of international quality;
* supervising and examining PhD students, both within the institution and externally;
* providing expert advice internally and externally;
* leading sustained impact activity including public engagement;
* developing novel methodologies and techniques appropriate to the type of research being pursued.
The ideal candidate would have a demonstrably successful track record (in terms of grant funding, publications and postgraduate supervision) in subjects related to oral hard tissues biology (dentine, enamel, cement, bone) their development, healing and potential regeneration. Expertise in molecular biology techniques, tissue culture and stem cell research are essential.
Management/administration
Lead activities in the Department/ School and represent the School on College/ University committees or working groups. Where appropriate to the discipline, this is likely to include some but not all of the responsibilities listed below:
* making an important contribution to the development and running of the Department or School;
* leading a successful international engagement at School or College level;
* developing and managing staff and resources in support of major research and/or teaching activities;
* making important contributions to the development of the Department’s research and/or learning and teaching strategy;
* contributing significantly to the development and delivery of knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement and public engagement activities;
* promoting a culture that embeds equality and values diversity and inclusion;
* leading, serving on and assisting the work of committees and task and finish groups beyond School/ Research Institute;
* leading external committees, e.g., those associated with public/professional bodies;
* leading/project managing a team to devise and implement a new and/or revised process;
* making a sustained contribution to widening participation, schools outreach and/or public understanding of the discipline;
* contributing to administrative activities within the University.
Citizenship
* identifying wellbeing issues within the School/College/University and developing appropriate solutions to address these;
* taking collective ownership of challenges faced by the School or College and working with colleagues to develop solutions;
* mentoring and coaching of colleagues, particularly those in the early stages of their career.
Person Specification
* Normally, a higher degree relevant to the research/teaching area (usually PhD) or equivalent qualifications.
* Demonstrated excellence in Research, with competence in Learning and Teaching and Management and Administration.
Learning and teaching requirements
An excellent teaching profile and performance in terms of both impact and quality. The teaching quality demonstrated to be informed by an appropriate level of scholarship.
Where appropriate, evidence of success under the following headings:
* High national reputation for the development of teaching and learning excellence within the discipline;
* Successful and sustained use of a range of appropriate teaching methods, and assessment strategies that promote high quality learning;
* Significant and sustained contribution to the strategic development of new programmes;
* High quality and sustained contributions to fostering excellence in teaching activities more widely.
Research requirements
An excellent national reputation and a developing international profile through significant original research work and a clear record of impact.
* High level peer esteem as evidenced by excellent reputation in the UK and internationally;
* Successful and sustained supervision of doctoral students to completion;
* Substantial and sustained research income generation through research grants, contracts, or other external funding.
Management and administration-related requirements
Demonstrated significant achievement in management and administration-related activities.
* Successful and sustained performance in significant administrative/managerial role(s);
* Significant and sustained high quality innovative contributions to the management/administration of the Department/School/College;
* Actively promotes equality and diversity to internal and external stakeholders.
Further particulars can be found here
Informal enquiries to Professor Josette Camilleri, Head of Dentistry, email: j.camilleri@bham.ac.uk
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