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Lecturer In Veterinary Sciences - Shropshire and Staffordshire

Employer
Harper & Keele Veterinary School
Location
Newport, Shropshire and Keele, Staffordshire
Salary
Grade 7a: Salary in range: £35,210 - £40,792 and Grade 8: Salary in the range: £42,036 - £50,132
Closing date
17 Jun 2019
Phone number
01782XXXXXX

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Sector
Academia, Animal Health, Veterinary
Job Type
Lecturer, Academic
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Lecturer In Veterinary Sciences

(2 Posts; Grade 7a/8)

In the areas of:

  • Anatomy and Physiology
  • Animal Management for Health and Production
  • Animal Behaviour and Welfare
  • Academic and Professional Development

Grade 7a: Salary in range: £35,210 - £40,792 and
Grade 8: Salary in the range: £42,036 - £50,132

The Harper and Keele Veterinary School is seeking to appoint a number of suitably qualified veterinary surgeons or pre-clinical scientists to support the design and delivery of the first year of the veterinary programme. The Lecturer positions will support the Director of Education in the design and delivery of the veterinary curriculum. The successful candidates will play an active role in BVetMS programme team.

A unique partnership between two outstanding universities, the Harper and Keele Veterinary School brings together two distinctive institutions with a track record of excellence in teaching and student experience to provide an exciting new opportunity for veterinary students to train within rural Staffordshire and Shropshire.

Pooling the ambitions, experience and resources of both universities, the Harper and Keele Veterinary School will represent a unique step forward in the provision of veterinary medicine in the UK. We look forward to welcoming the first cohort of Harper and Keele Veterinary School students in 2020.

Together Keele and Harper Adams universities have 186 years of heritage in the animal and human health areas. Both institutions are recognised for their strengths in employability, student satisfaction and first class teaching and have a shared commitment to research in food security and sustainability. Set on a 635 hectare farm in Shropshire, Harper Adams University has a long pedigree in agriculture and animal sciences, supported by first class animal facilities; veterinary nursing and veterinary physiotherapy. Keele University in nearby Staffordshire is a broad-based research-intensive university with sustained excellence in life sciences as well as home to a highly successful medical school, frequently ranked among the UK’s top ten.  The joint veterinary school will provide students with the opportunity to take advantage of both institutions with a common commitment to excellence and complementary skills.

Additional Information

  • The successful candidates will be expected to deliver lectures, tutorials and practical classes on both the Harper Adams and Keele University sites, regardless of whichever site becomes their nominal home base.
  • It will be required that the successful candidates participate in streamed lectures and lecture capture.
  • Candidates that do not currently have a teaching qualification will be expected to achieve at least a postgraduate certificate in higher education within three years of employment.
  • The successful candidates will be expected to contextualise preclinical material to clinical veterinary medicine.

The school remains flexible to consider fractional appointments where applicants are seeking to balance this appointment with ongoing clinical practice. Applicants are encouraged to highlight in their application their anticipated full-time equivalence (FTE) for this role.  

Harper Adams University and Keele University both value equality and diversity across our workforce and to ensuring our staff community is reflective of the diversity of our student population. In support of these commitments we welcomes applications from individuals of Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds for all roles.

Please note this appointment is subject to both medical clearance by the University’s Occupational Health provider and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Post Ref: KU00001137

Closing date for applications: 17 June 2019.   
Interview date: 5 July 2019 or 11 July 2019.

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Company

One of KIITE's flagship projects is to shape curriculum design for the Harper & Keele Joint Vet School, an initiative shared by Keele University and Harper Adams University.

The new Vet School will provide a five-year programme leading to a Bachelors in Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, with training delivered on both University campuses in partnership with local clinical providers and industry. Accreditation will come from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.

Such a bold project comes with its co-design challenges, and that's where KIITE is stepping in. Diverse teaching cultures and traditions, a dual site cohort of students, and the need to create a resilient and connected student community: these factors need careful pedagogical and practical expertise to resolve.

So far, the KIITE team has helped shape the design of particular modules dedicated to developing communication skills and resilience in students who face challenging veterinary scenarios. Our Academic Developers and Student Learning experts have been devising ways to develop interpersonal and emotional intelligence, as well as clinical savvy.

Matt Street, KIITE's Learning Technology Manager, has been grappling with questions of live-streaming lecture content between sites, and developing an online infrastructure of collaboration and discussion that will need to be in place for the degree to succeed: "The key is developing an online community that nurtures live interaction in labs and lectures", Matt explains, "and being open to flexible, interactive modes of sharing knowledge beyond the face-to-face sessions".

The Harper & Keele Veterinary School will open in 2020.

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Keele University
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