"Assistant Professor"

University of Bradford - Faculty of Health and Social Care - School of Pharmacy, Optometry and Medical Sciences

Location: Bradford

Salary: £47,874 to £55,295 per annum (pro-rata)

Hours: Part Time

Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract

Placed On: 12th November 2025

Closes: 26th November 2025

Job Ref: HR0183401-6

Fixed term till September 2026, 0.5 FTE

Interview date: To be confirmed

University of Bradford

At the University of Bradford, our focus is on creating the conditions for social, cultural, and economic impact. We are committed to social inclusion. Our work to expand opportunity and enable students to reach their potential, has led to us topping the Social Mobility Index of English universities for the last two years. Our University Strategy sets out our ambitions for 2025, which we will achieve by using our proud heritage as a springboard and remaining steadfast in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

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Faculty

The School of Optometry and Vision Science launched a new four year undergraduate Masters in Optometry to replace the current three year Batchelors in Optometry course in September 2024.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join us as a temporary part-time Lecturer (Grade 9) in Optometry to make significant contributions to the implementation of our new teaching and learning strategy. The ideal candidates will have clinical as well as academic expertise and a track record of teaching Optometry and related topics.

The School of Optometry and Vision Sciences is one of the oldest in the UK and provides a supportive and developmental environment to all academic staff.

What you will be doing:

• Undertake teaching-related activities, to be agreed with the Head of Department.
• Plan, deliver and assess innovative, engaging and challenging teaching activities which provide a distinctive and exceptional student experience.
• Ensure teaching is research-led with subject content underpinned by relevant specialist research.

Qualifications/experience:

• PhD (or equivalent) in Optometry, or a relevant subject area
• Honours degree (or equivalent) in Optometry
• Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Practice

Celebrating Diversity – The University of Bradford

As an equal opportunities employer, we value a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. However, we particularly welcome applications from minority ethnic heritage academics, as they are under-represented across the HE sector. All appointments will be made on merit.

At the University of Bradford, we recognise and embrace people that work in diverse ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

Additional Information:

If you would like to find out more or are interested in applying, please message, email or call n.mcloughlin@bradford.ac.uk, we would love to hear from you.

Confronting Inequality: Celebrating Diversity

At the University of Bradford we accept people for who they are regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sex, marital status, ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation or socio-economic background and whether you’re pregnant or on maternity leave.

In line with the University’s commitment to equality charters including Athena Swan, Race Equality Charter, Disability Confident and Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme, we welcome applications from people identifying with these characteristics. The University has a number of staff networks which provide peer support and safe spaces for staff who hold these and other identities.