Lecturer in Health Sciences – Skin Sensing Research

Job title:

Lecturer in Health Sciences – Skin Sensing Research

Company

University of Southampton

Job description

School of Health Sciences Location: Highfield Campus
Salary: £44,263 to £56,021
Full Time Permanent
Closing Date: Monday 12 August 2024
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Reference: 2802324CFThe School of Health Sciences at the University of Southampton is offering a unique opportunity to join as a Lecturer in Health Sciences to undertake research, education, and enterprise activities.(co-led by Prof Peter Worsley and Dr Davide Filingeri) is a multidisciplinary research team whose research activities focus on advancing basic understanding of skin function, health, and comfort. The group is based in a Clinical Academic Facility at University Hospital Southampton, and it has a long-standing track record of collaborating with healthcare providers, policy makers and international industry partners, to optimise the performance of medical devices and consumer products (e.g. apparel), and to co-design new technologies that promote healthy skin and thermal comfort across the life course.The post will be a balanced role whereby the successful applicant will be expected to engage and lead education activities associated with the portfolio of undergraduate and post-graduate programmes. This may include pre-registration BSc (hons) programmes such as physiotherapy, nursing, and cardiac physiology, or post-graduate programmes such as Professional Practise, Advanced Clinical Practise and Leadership Management in Healthcare. You will join colleagues in the school that deliver world class education in a dedicated health sciences facility and be able to access training and support.The post is offered on a permanent basis, with a proposed start date of 1st January 2025.The ideal candidate will be highly motivated, with an emerging track record of research, enterprise, and education in health sciences or complimentary fields, and they will meet the following person specifications:

• Have a PhD and a track record of excellent research (preferably at post-doctoral level) in a discipline relevant to the research group’s remit, including Bioengineering, Human Factors/Ergonomics, Experimental Medicine, Human Physiology, Nursing or Allied Health Profession, Human Trials or Biosensing
• Have experience of knowledge exchange and enterprise with external stakeholders in either the public or private sectors
• Have a creative, long-term research vision for the development, implementation and delivery of successful and impactful research projects aligned to one or more of the following core strategic themes: i) Engineering better health; ii) Climate and Health
• Be committed to deliver excellence in education, via evidence-based approaches to teaching in health sciences courses both at undergraduate and post-graduate level.
• Be committed to working within professional and ethical codes of conduct and to providing the highest quality experience and mentorship for postgraduate research students.

Our strengths as a Group and School include the opportunity for interdisciplinary work, and we encourage and support collaborations with other Schools within the University of Southampton as well as with external partners and stakeholders. For more information about the School and programmes please go to: .Initial enquiries should be directed to Prof Peter Worsley ( ) and Dr Davide Filingeri ( ).Discover more about how The University is investing in key impact themes and looking to change the world for the better by visiting

Expected salary

£44263 – 56021 per year

Location

Southampton

Job date

Tue, 16 Jul 2024 22:26:36 GMT

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