Lecturer Practitioner/Senior Lecturer Practitioner in Audiology (0.4FTE)
About ARU:
ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
ARU’s research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.
About the Role:
You will be joining the successful Sensory Sciences team: a leading provider of quality clinical education in Audiology, Optometry and Ophthalmic Dispensing, located in the Faculty of Science and Engineering on our Cambridge campus. We are forward-looking and enthusiastic, with a vision that combines a strong civic commitment to our region with excellence in learning and teaching. We are seeking an experienced and motivated academic or academic practitioner (Audiologist) to contribute to teaching and administration on our Audiology courses.
The prospective candidate will deliver across the teaching and learning portfolio in Audiology. As a Lecturer Practitioner or Senior Lecturer Practitioner, you will maintain your professional practice and currency alongside your role at ARU.
You will have a degree or relevant professional qualifications, and experience in teaching and learning in higher education, you’ll have a track-record of applied practice and networking in the field along with a commitment to CPD. You will have the opportunity to contribute to the broad range of the school’s teaching portfolio, in particular our Degree Apprenticeship in Hearing Aid Audiology and our BSc (Hons) Audiology courses, both courses professionally accredited. You will also demonstrate the ability and desire to contribute to the School’s knowledge exchange & consulting activities.
Note: We encourage flexible working and welcome applications from colleagues interested in working a 0.4 FTE.
Informal enquiries can be made to Dr Helen Keyes, Head of School at helen.keyes@aru.ac.uk
Find out more about working with us.
We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.
We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.
Guidance Notes:
For a list of key requirements, please download the Job Description and Person Specification above. To apply for this role please demonstrate how your skills and experience match the criteria in the person specification.