"Lecturer in Production Animal Medicine"

The University of Surrey’s Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences comprises five schools, working together under a ‘one health’ vision. Our state-of-the-art facilities and equipment provide the latest technologies for interdisciplinary research and teaching in human and animal health. Our mission is to sustainably improve the health and wellbeing of humans and animals, and their environments, through new knowledge and its application to the design, development, and delivery of responsible innovation and impact.

Our School of Veterinary Medicine follows an innovative distributed teaching model. It aims to inspire and educate veterinary professionals who will advance veterinary medicine to meet the needs of a changing world. We embrace the traditional values of professionalism, scientific curiosity, and clinical excellence, while developing graduates with broad horizons. Our research aims to advance knowledge in all aspects of veterinary medicine and education.

The role

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual with a veterinary degree and PhD for a full-time post in production animal medicine. The successful applicant will join a team of fellow professionals within Veterinary Clinical Sciences, at the School of Veterinary Medicine, committed to providing excellence in teaching and research for the benefit of a new generation of vets.

In the role you will:

• Develop and contribute to high quality research in veterinary sciences or education, working collaboratively across the Discipline to increase research outputs.
• Use your skills to support theoretical and practical teaching within the BVMSci programme, particularly in the area of production animal species.
• Support practical assessment across all years of the programme and contribute to academic administrative duties.

About you

Our academic staff play an important role in influencing the future of the veterinary profession. As such, you will have:

• A thorough understanding of basic and applied veterinary sciences.
• A passion for veterinary sciences and a strong commitment to delivering excellent teaching.
• Enthusiasm and a willingness to work flexibly and creatively in different contexts are essential, alongside excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Experience of teaching in an educational or professional setting.

What we can offer

In return we offer a generous salary with a 10% salary uplift for MRCVS registered applicants, pension, relocation assistance, flexible working options including job share, access to world-class leisure facilities on campus, a range of travel schemes and supportive family friendly benefits including an excellent on-site nursery.

Further information

Please apply by uploading a CV and a covering letter outlining your motivation for the role and why you would be a good fit. You will also be asked some brief questions to help us understand your suitability for the position.

Informal enquiries about the role can be made to Dr Rebecca Lewis, Head of Veterinary Clinical Sciences (rebecca.lewis@surrey.ac.uk).

Please note that these roles will be offered at either Lecturer B, Senior Lecturer or Associate Professor level depending on your experience (see job profile below for further details). The salary range for a Lecturer B starts at £47,389, Senior Lecturer starts at £58,225 and Associate Professor starts at £71,566.

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