"Teaching Associate in Anatomy Education"

University of Nottingham - Education Centre

Location:	Nottingham
Salary:	£35,608 to £47,389 per annum pro-rata depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.
Hours:	Full Time
Contract Type:	Permanent
Placed On:	7th January 2026
Closes:	19th January 2026
Job Ref:	MED281225

Applications are invited for the above post in the School of Medicine. This position will be initially based at the University of Nottingham Medical School at Derby, Royal Derby Hospital for the remainder of the current 2025-26 academic year. From September 2026 onwards this position will relocate on a permanent basis to the University Park campus and the Medical School Building at Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham.

The successful candidate will join a dedicated team of anatomy educators and teaching technicians. You will have opportunities to deliver lectures, facilitate small group teaching, supervise final year BSc student projects and contribute to assessment processes. You will regularly act as a facilitator in a range of cadaveric and non-cadaveric gross anatomy practicals for School of Medicine undergraduate programmes including the 4-year Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM) course and our new 5-year BMBS Medicine curriculum which launches in September 2026. You will be expected to create new cadaveric prosections for use in our anatomy practicals.

As part of this role you will be a Personal Tutor or Educational Supervisor for a cohort of undergraduate students, providing a consistently excellent standard of support for student learning. The successful applicant will also be encouraged to pursue opportunities related to research in anatomy education.

About you:

The successful candidate will have a strong interest in pursuing a career in anatomy education, with an enthusiasm for using new technologies to enhance teaching and learning. You must have a PhD or equivalent in human anatomy or a related subject area, or an MSc in human anatomy with relevant teaching experience.

What we offer:

• A friendly, diverse, supportive working environment
• A hybrid working arrangement with blended approach of home/office working each week
• Generous holiday entitlement of 30 days (or pro rata) plus standard bank holidays, five university closure days including closure between Christmas and New Year.
• Our reward scheme grants bonuses of numerous values for excellent work
• We are committed to staff development through the provision of training, continued support, and career progression opportunities
• You will have access to a range of benefits and rewards, including fitness facilities, staff discounts, travel schemes and more. To find out more what we can offer, see our benefits website

Further information available in the role profile. To apply for this vacancy please click ‘Apply Now’.

This is a full-time, permanent post (36.25 hours per week). If you are interested in part-time work (minimum 29 hours per week), we encourage you to apply. Please specify your preferred hours in your application. We may consider job share arrangements.

Please contact Dr Aaron Murray (aaron.murray@nottingham.ac.uk) for informal inquiries. Please note applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

Further details:

We are the first university to have achieved Athena Swan Gold Award.

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Your application will be considered on an equal basis, subject to the relevant permission to work in the UK as set out by UK Visas & Immigration.