Associate Professor/Director Medical Education

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:We are looking for a team member with a strong background in medical education and pedagogical strategies to contribute to the teaching and development of postgraduate courses and to support development of innovative pedagogical approaches across the School of Medicine. Working closely with fellow academics and clinicians, you will work with the Head of the School of Medicine leading on the design of postgraduate accredited and short courses, ensuring that students are exposed to an optimal pedagogic experience.

With a degree plus PhD or Professional Doctorate, and post-graduate teaching qualification, you'll have extensive experience of teaching and pedagogy, expertise as an academic researcher and/or in consultancy work and in use of new learning technologies. You'll have excellent facilitation and interpersonal skills, and the ability to manage change and to think innovatively and creatively.

For informal enquiries, please contact Prof Sanjiv Ahluwalia, Head of School of Medicine, at Sanjiv.ahluwalia@aru.ac.uk.

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.