Senior Lecturer in Dental Technology
In 2020, the University was named The Sunday Times ‘Welsh University of the Year 2021’; in 2021 it became the Times Higher Education ‘UK and Ireland University of the Year 2022’; and in 2022 it was ranked the top university in the UK in the People and Planet Green League.
If you have a record of achievement that demonstrates the commitment, aptitude and enthusiasm to contribute to our learning community through excellent teaching, scholarship, research and innovation, along with a shared passion for our values and vision, we look forward to receiving your application. We are particularly keen to hear from, and to support, applicants who will help develop our research standing and who will enhance the diversity of our university, our community and our partnerships.
The opportunity
Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences is seeking a Senior Lecturer in Dental Technology to join the team, ideally, we would like someone who has a Clinical Dental Technology qualification. This post is a permanent full-time position.
Principal duties and responsibilities
You will be required to make a significant contribution to the delivery of our taught portfolio to Foundation, BSc (Hons) Dental Technology, and MSc Advanced Practice (Dental Technology) programmes and other areas of our core curriculum depending on your areas of expertise and experience.
You will have an interest in teaching and research and will work with members of the Cardiff School of Sports and Health Science Dental Technology team to contribute to the development of dental technicians, students, and the proposed future expansion to our current portfolio of programmes.
Enthusiastic about student-centred pedagogy, you will contribute to education delivery, across the range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The primary areas of teaching will be in dental technology, and could include, for example:
An in-depth knowledge of specialist subject and professional area (i.e. dental technology procedures, techniques and materials)
Specialist knowledge of removable prosthodontic technology
An in-depth understanding of pedagogy.
An in-depth understanding of research/enterprise and scholarly activity.
Ability to design, develop and deliver a range of programmes at various levels.
Ability to review programme design on a regular basis to ensure compliance with quality standards and academic regulations and to make alterations where appropriate.
Ability to develop research objectives, prepare proposals, carry out independent research, referee and contribute to peer assessment.
Ability to identify opportunities for strategic development/improvement e.g. research projects, new courses, consultancy.
What we are looking for
A registered Dental Technician who has the:
Ability to identify (through the analysis of appropriate management information) areas requiring improved performance e.g. student numbers, student satisfaction.
Ability to take responsibility for several key areas such as chairing and participating in school and institutional committees, leading projects.
Ability to communicate and disseminate complex and conceptual ideas in a variety of ways – presentations or exhibitions at national or international conferences, reports on findings, journal articles etc. to a wide variety of audiences.
Ability to lead and contribute to the development of teams to ensure effective and productive working relationships.
Ability to lead/develop/work collaboratively with a number of internal and external networks, e.g. professional associations, external examiners.
Ability to plan workloads and projects and manage resources effectively
Experience of HE teaching or equivalent.
Experience of providing academic leadership and first line support/mentoring for other colleagues.
Experience of engaging in pedagogic and practitioner research
Experience of contributing to the development of academic strategies for example, research and enterprise, teaching and learning.
Experience of managing performance through the setting, monitoring and review of objectives
Ability to risk assess and implement policy/strategy in relation to Equality and Diversity, Health and Safety, Quality Standards.
The post would suit an enthusiastic and friendly professional with excellent communication and interpersonal skills coupled with a commitment to providing an excellent student experience.
To be successful you will further enrich our students’ experience through your expertise and subject knowledge as evidenced through your qualifications and experience.
If you would like to talk with us about this opportunity please contact Jo Fawcett, Academic Team Lead Healthcare at jfawcett@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Should a high volume of applications be received, we may need to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage you to apply as early as possible.
The University is committed to creating a highly inclusive culture. We offer family friendly and flexible working arrangements and a range of staff networks, forums and events to support and develop our people. We warmly welcome applications from those traditionally underrepresented in the higher education sector.
Further information
Please read our Candidate Pack or visit our staff recruitment website for information about working for us, our culture, benefits, work-life balance and our career progression and development opportunities.
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