Senior Lecturer and Subject Area Lead for Biological and Biomedical Science

The University of East London (UEL), founded in 1898, is committed to advancing industry 5.0 careers-first education and driving diversity in the talent pipeline. Based at the Stratford campus, the School of Health, Sport and Bioscience brings together UEL's innovative research and teaching, with a successful and expanding portfolio of taught undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

We are seeking to appoint a Subject Area Lead for Biological and Biomedical Sciences to build a high-performance academic team, with delegated responsibility to line manage colleagues, with accountability for performance of courses within subject. The subject area currently includes responsibility over undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Biomedical Sciences (IBMS accredited), and undergraduate programs in Biotechnology/Biochemistry and Medical Physiology, with plans to diversify the academic portfolio.

The successful candidate will be appointed as a Senior Lecturer on a permanent contract. The Subject Area Lead (SAL) responsibility is offered on a non-substantive basis for a term of three years, with the potential for renewal for another term. If the SAL appointment is not renewed at the end of the term, the postholder will return to their substantive permanent role as Senior Lecturer.

The postholder will be part of the senior management team of the school. Responsibilities fall into the following broad areas:

- To build and manage an effective and efficient staff resource base.

- To deliver transformational improvements in the subject area and maintain PSRB standards and requirements, and meeting outcomes including student continuation, progression, attainment, experience and graduate employment.

- To increase performance of courses in their respective areas in TEF and to promote the impact and visibility of knowledge exchange, academic advancements, industry partnerships and entrepreneurial achievements of the area to non-academic audiences.

- To champion and deliver growth and diversification initiatives.

Benefits include: 20% pension (4% employee, 16% employer contribution), 25 days holiday plus 3 days over Christmas plus bank holidays, hybrid working for most positions, subsidised gym membership, 3 times base salary life assurance, a cashback healthcare scheme, and a wide variety of discounts on Apple and Samsung products, holidays, clothing, fitness, lifestyle, dining and weekly shopping.

Grade G: £53,041 – £60,753 per annum, full-time, inclusive of London Weighting, plus an additional £3,000 per year responsibility allowance for the non-substantive Subject Area Lead role.

Please note that the University is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.

For informal queries, contact Dr Hamid Merchant, Head of Department for Biosciences: h.merchant@uel.ac.uk