King's College London

About Us

The Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine is seeking a motivated lecturer in Pharmacology Education. As the appointed candidate, you will be an enthusiastic educator with an outstanding record of excellence and the ability to inspire and innovate in higher education. The educational focus is predominantly undergraduate although some postgraduate teaching may be required. You will be responsible for maintaining the quality of teaching across the programmes to sustain and develop high quality education and learning. You will provide academic and pastoral support to students and work closely with colleagues across the Faculty and wider university.

About The Role

The post holder is responsible for delivering and enhancing the content of modules delivered by the Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, eg. running modules and facilitating their delivery and contributing to the strategic vision of Pharmacology education within the Faculty’s School of Bioscience Education. In addition, there may be opportunity to deliver short term (6 weeks) Pharmacology teaching at our partner University in Shenzhen, China.

We encourage imaginative and interdisciplinary applicants with a solid teaching profile and a demonstration of innovative approaches in pedagogy. A contribution to pedagogical research and scholarship is expected. We offer an inclusive workplace, and we are looking for an individual who will actively engage in evolving our welcoming, vibrant, and inspiring environment. A key part of our ethos is equality, with a dynamic and fulfilling culture for all and an emphasis on tackling under-representation of female and minority ethnic researchers in science. 

The post requires a skilled educator with experience of undergraduate education in the field of Pharmacology. It is on the Academic Education Pathway, with up to 20% FTE committed to education-focused research, with the responsibilities broadly defined as being: i) teaching and student support; ii) contribution to teaching and curriculum development; iii) scholarship, knowledge exchange and impact; iv) esteem and recognition. The successful candidate will have the potential to build a national/international profile in learning and teaching research. 

This post will be offered on an indefinite contract.

This is a full-time post.

About You

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. First Degree or Masters in Pharmacology or related subject.
2. PhD in Pharmacology or a related subject.
3. Experience of delivering quality teaching and learning, at undergraduate level
4. Highly effective oral and written communication skills, to convey conceptual and complex ideas and information
5. Good organisational and administrative skills.
6. Proactive in creating and developing interactions and collaborations with colleagues with an ability to function within a team and to plan and prioritise workload.

Desirable criteria

1. Evidence of research / scholarship in teaching and learning including evidence of developing new innovative teaching approaches.
2. Experience in curriculum design and development
3. Fellowship of HEA (Advance HE) or other teaching qualification
4. Experience of tissue based pharmacological assays

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”.

This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further Information

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community. We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.

As part of this commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and through this appointment process, it is our aim to develop candidate pools that include applicants from all backgrounds and communities. We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.