Job summaryBased in the Faculty of Health, the School of Health Professions has something for everyone interested in health and care-related professions and is committed to shaping students into the best health professionals they can be.InterCity Place is the first-class new home for our healthcare teaching and research providing students with skills to meet the needs of 21st century careers. The School offers a unique interdisciplinary learning environment, where students from the largest breadth of healthcare disciplines in the South West can benefit from excellent skills and research laboratories, research-informed teaching, stimulating practice placements and teaching delivered by professionally registered academic staff.The School is proud of the commitment to student voluntary work, staffstudent partnership, strong professional values and our record of student achievement and student satisfaction. State-of-the-art facilities and equipment help students maximise their potential and develop their core skills, preparing them to embark on exciting and rewarding careers. The School holds an Athena SWAN Silver award demonstrating the Universitys ongoing commitment to advancing gender equality and success for all.The School of Health Professions is looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated dietetics Academic Lead to join the Dietetics team as an Associate Professor or Lecturer in DieteticsMain duties of the jobYou will:Support teaching and learning in the programmes BSc (Hons) Dietetics, MDiet (Hons) Dietetics and MSc Human Nutrition at the University of Plymouth.Promote academic quality and high standards of learning and teaching to support evidence-based dietetic practice.Also have a role in building and sustaining successful partnerships with colleagues across the South West to develop and support practice placement education and future developments.Depending on the grade appointed you will:Have leadership responsibility including line management. Be a graduate Dietitian with considerable post-qualifying experience.Who are you?We are flexible with who you are as long as you are a graduate Dietitian with considerable post-qualifying experience.About usWe offer a competitive salary package and a generous pension and holiday scheme. We also offer a range of other benefits/support mechanisms, including ongoing development opportunities, flexible working, staff networks and enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.A summary of our comprehensive benefits can be viewed here.A relocation package may be available to the successful candidate, conditions apply.The Faculty of Health holds four Silver Athena Swan awards, which recognise our commitment to supporting gender equality within higher education.Staff appointed within the Faculty of Health may be able to join the NHS pension scheme subject to eligibility criteria.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesLecturer:To undertake research, professional activities and teaching in line with University/Schools strategy and to carry out leadership, management and engagement activities.Associate Professor:To undertake research in line with Faculty/School research strategy, to deliver high quality research-led and professionally relevant teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level and to undertake leadership, management and engagement activities.All activities undertaken within these roles will be compliant with the Universitys policies, including Health & Safety, Equality and Diversity, Ethics, Data Protection etc.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssentialLecturer:PhD or equivalent international qualification or chartered professional membership directly associated with research impact or commensurate level of recognition/international profile in a relevant discipline.In depth knowledge of a specific discipline sufficient to enable innovation and new understanding in the field.Recognised HE teaching qualification or appropriate HEA fellowship/the ability to gain this within 2 years from the date of appointment.Graduate or post graduate qualification directly associated with the built environment.Associate Professor:Knowledge, Education and Training:PhD or equivalent international qualification or commensurate level of recognition/international profile in a relevant discipline.In depth knowledge of a specific discipline sufficient to enable innovation and new understanding in the field.Excellent working knowledge of institutional management systems and relevant legislation.Recognised HE teaching qualification or appropriate HEA fellowship the ability to gain this within a defined timescale, usually within 2 years from the date of appointment.ExperienceEssentialLecturer:Experience of delivering high quality research led teaching at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level.Ability to demonstrate enhancement to the learning experience through flexible delivery, and pedagogic innovation including the use of digital media, as appropriate to meet the diverse needs of students including the ongoing development of placements.Associate Professor:Leading and directing large-scale educational activity, including strategies and policies or curriculum design including placement innovations.Successful track record of high quality teaching and learning support (including personal tutoring).Strong track record of enhancing the learning experience through flexible delivery, and pedagogic innovation including the use of digital media, as appropriate to the diverse student needs.Track record of successful curriculum development within a discipline, taking responsibility for the quality of courses and learning programmes.Has developed, or has clear plans to develop, impact within area of research.Sustained track record of excellent research supervision and/or research mentorship.Successful or growing national or international leadership of teaching and learning initiatives.Provided significant professional advice, support or mentoring in education for students and/or staff.DesirableLecturer:Able to demonstrate the delivery of high quality research outputs at the appropriate quality level for the discipline and has developed, or has clear plans to develop, impact within area of research.Experience of excellent research supervision and/or research mentorship.Contributed to quality assurance activities (such as approval, periodic review, student complaints).Contributed successfully to research projects, grant applications, and developing collaborative research networks.Track record of successful engagement with key research stakeholders, internally and externally.Associate Professor:Successful track record of delivering high quality research outputs at the appropriate quality level for the discipline.Successful and developing track record of high quality research leadership.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).Employer detailsEmployer nameUniversity of PlymouthAddressPlymouth UniversityDrake CircusPlymouthPL4 8AAEmployer's websitehttps://www.plymouth.ac.uk/about-us/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)