SENIOR LECTURER IN DENTAL TECHNOLOGY

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THE OPPORTUNITY

Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences is seeking a Senior Lecturer in Dental Technology to join the team, ideally, we would like someone who has a Clinical Dental Technology qualification. This post is a permanent full-time position.

FURTHER DETAILS:

Job Description
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The University is committed to creating a highly inclusive culture. We offer family friendly and flexible working arrangements and a range of staff networks, forums and events to support and develop our people. We warmly welcome applications from those traditionally underrepresented in the higher education sector.

Enthusiastic about student-centred pedagogy, you will contribute to education delivery, across the range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The primary areas of teaching will be in dental technology, and could include, for example:

• An in-depth knowledge of specialist subject and professional area (i.e. dental technology procedures, techniques and materials)
• Specialist knowledge of removable prosthodontic technology
• An in-depth understanding of pedagogy.
• An in-depth understanding of research/enterprise and scholarly activity.
• Ability to design, develop and deliver a range of programmes at various levels.
• Ability to review programme design on a regular basis to ensure compliance with quality standards and academic regulations and to make alterations where appropriate.
• Ability to develop research objectives, prepare proposals, carry out independent research, referee and contribute to peer assessment.
• Ability to identify opportunities for strategic development/improvement e.g. research projects, new courses, consultancy

You will be required to make a significant contribution to the delivery of our taught portfolio to Foundation, BSc (Hons) Dental Technology, and MSc Advanced Practice (Dental Technology) programmes and other areas of our core curriculum depending on your areas of expertise and experience.
You will have an interest in teaching and research and will work with members of the Cardiff School of Sports and Health Science Dental Technology team to contribute to the development of dental technicians, students, and the proposed future expansion to our current portfolio of programmes.

Enthusiastic about student-centred pedagogy, you will contribute to education delivery, across the range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The primary areas of teaching will be in dental technology, and could include, for example:

• An in-depth knowledge of specialist subject and professional area (i.e. dental technology procedures, techniques and materials)
• Specialist knowledge of removable prosthodontic technology
• An in-depth understanding of pedagogy.
• An in-depth understanding of research/enterprise and scholarly activity.
• Ability to design, develop and deliver a range of programmes at various levels.
• Ability to review programme design on a regular basis to ensure compliance with quality standards and academic regulations and to make alterations where appropriate.
• Ability to develop research objectives, prepare proposals, carry out independent research, referee and contribute to peer assessment.
• Ability to identify opportunities for strategic development/improvement e.g. research projects, new courses, consultancy.