Faculty / School or Division: Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Bristol Veterinary School
Faculty/School or Division Address: Langford Campus. BS40 5DU
Please note this role is based at Langford Campus
Main Job Purpose
This appointment at Bristol Veterinary School's Langford Campus offers the opportunity to be a key player in the delivery of excellence in teaching and clinical activity in the veterinary curriculum. The role-holder will contribute to, and lead aspects of, the teaching of veterinary pathology throughout the curriculum. There will be opportunities to support wider aspects of the clinical and professional curriculum, and opportunities for educational research.
The school has been through a significant change in recent years with ongoing revision of the BVSc curriculum, development of new facilities, recruitment of several new staff, development of new clinical services and a new research strategy.
The successful applicant will work within Bristol Veterinary School and with the Veterinary Pathology Team, delivering teaching and supporting learning. The post involves the delivery of clinical, didactic and practical teaching to undergraduate veterinary students; and teaching and, potentially, the supervision of postgraduate students. A proportion of the role will involve the provision of high-quality post-mortem service. The candidate will have experience of working and teaching in an academic and/or practice environment, and will demonstrate experience of, and a commitment to, training the next generation of veterinary surgeons. Some research experience is beneficial but not essential.
The successful candidate will join a school committed to delivering teaching excellence and scholarship across all areas and will work with the wider teaching team to ensure the highest quality of student educational experience possible.
Main Responsibilities Teaching Responsibilities
- Didactic teaching and, where appropriate, providing leadership in teaching programmes for veterinary and veterinary nursing undergraduates (includes lectures, development of online resources, tutorials, practical classes, project supervision, facilitation of case based learning sessions etc.). Teaching hours will be determined in consultation with the Head of School.
- Participating in the preparation and marking of course assessments and end of year examinations.
- Small group teaching (including practical and clinical skills) and assessment of veterinary and veterinary nursing undergraduates on clinical rotations.
- Participating in student support programmes, particularly as a tutor.
Clinical Responsibilities
- Shared responsibility for the delivery of a Veterinary Pathology service within the School.
- The percentage of time spent undertaking work on the service will be agreed with the Head of School and subject to review; initially this is expected to be 40-50%.
- Overall line management is with a Section Lead.
Leadership and Administration Responsibilities
- Engage effectively with the University's CREATE scheme (or equivalent Teaching and Learning for Health Professionals programme), achieving the PGCAP (and/or HEA Fellowship) within 2 years of appointment.
- The post holder will administer teaching activities, working closely with our student administration team to ensure all aspects of teaching, assessment and student experience are working effectively.
- The post holder will actively be engaged in student recruitment including open days and visit days.
- The post holder will make a full contribution to the corporate life of the School and University.
Research Responsibilities and Opportunities
- Appointees are expected to contribute to the research and development initiatives of the school and may be involved with both clinical and educational research in collaboration with colleagues across the School and wider university as appropriate.
