Lecturer in Speech & Language Therapy

Department of Speech and Language Therapy, Dietetics and Rehabilitation Work (Visual Impairment)

Location: City South Campus

Closing Date: 23.59 hours GMT on Sunday 12 November 2023

THE ROLE

An exciting opportunity exists for experienced health professionals to join Birmingham City University’s largest Faculty:  Health Education and Life Sciences.  The Faculty is a thriving, innovative, and dynamic environment that aims to provide high-quality education for the health, social care, and public sector workforce.  We are currently seeking motivated and enthusiastic professionals to help provide this education.  

You will be joining an existing team of academics, and will contribute to the taught delivery, assessment and support for students undertaking a variety of modules and courses across the Faculty. 

This is an opportunity to join the Department of Therapies and Rehabilitation as a Lecturer in Speech & language Therapy, supporting the Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences.

OUR VISION

Birmingham City University is growing in quality and standing, with an academic STEAM agenda at the heart of our ambitions. We are transforming the lives of students and their communities and want outstanding academics to join us in taking us on the next stage of our exciting journey.  

We are continuing to invest in new academic roles across the full range of subjects and disciplines that we offer in all four of our Faculties .

Our students learn through doing. They are empowered throughout their educational journey, achieving significant educational gain and personal transformation. In recognition of this we are looking to recruit exceptional academic staff who are at the cutting edge of their disciplines, as makers, practitioners, researchers, and educators.

There has never been a better time to join us. Come and be part of the next exciting stage of our journey – apply now.

FACULTY OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND LIFE SCIENCES

Through the work done in our Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences (HELS), we play a major part in ‘powering the front line’ of our essential health, education, and social care services within the city, throughout the region and across the country.

We train more than 2,700 healthcare professionals a year – the biggest provider of healthcare training in the West Midlands and one of the biggest in the UK. Our teaching is characterised by the practical, hands-on nature of what we offer – in industry-standard facilities.

We have invested around £10 million in the past two years into a new simulation centre at our City South campus home and a significant programme of work to the Alexander Stadium – home to the Commonwealth Games – where our sports courses will shortly move.

Our research too, is firmly focused on making an impact both at home and abroad. From tackling under-representation in professional cricket, to improving menstrual health, our researchers are looking at societal problems and making a lasting difference to them.

HOW TO APPLY

For further information or to apply, click the ‘Apply’ button above.

In support of your application, we will ask you to provide:

• A cover letter of no more than two pages offering an overview of your career and expertise, and how that experience makes you the ideal candidate for this role.
• An up-to-date CV including your publication list and research and/or consultancy activity.
• A copy of two of your publications or outputs, or digital links to them where possible. If providing digital links, please include these on your cover letter document.

For guidance on the above, please refer to the Application Guidance document below.

ABOUT BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY

At the heart of our 2025 Strategy  is our mission is to enable our students to transform their lives and to achieve their potential. Through our education and research, and the roles our graduates go on to play in the world, we not only support individuals to transform their lives, but we also play a part in transforming society.

Our heritage of making through innovation and its application through knowledge exchange, and of creative research and practice, today finds it expression in our STEAM agenda, in our research and enterprise, and in our commitment to challenge-based learning. Working across disciplines, and delivering impactful research and enterprise, interdisciplinarity is at the heart of the continuing transformation of our academic portfolio. 

Research by our staff and students creates new knowledge, catalyses innovation, and has global impact. Through our research, we make new discoveries and deliver benefit to culture, industry, society, and the environment. Ground-breaking projects include changing health and care guidelines, improving policy and practice regarding Islamophobia, optimising energy efficient homes, promoting human dignity worldwide, improving critical care nursing, and exploring issues faced by jazz musicians.

OUR STAFF COMMUNITY 

Birmingham is home to a rich and diverse range of communities.  Our students reflect this rich cultural mix, and we are continuing to work to make sure that this is also reflected in our broader university community. By working together, combining our many different backgrounds and life experiences, we will empower each other to reach our full potential. 

You can read more about Birmingham City University’s commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion here .

Further details:   Job Description      Guidance  for Applicants     

If you need guidance in completing the application form, please contact [email protected] . Likewise, if this is your first time applying for an academic vacancy in the UK and you would like guidance in completing your application, please do get in touch with us. Please be aware that due to a high volume of vacancies currently advertised, there may be a delay in responding to you. 

Birmingham City University is committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusivity at every level in the workplace. Applications are welcome from all candidates, regardless of their personal characteristics, background, or beliefs.

BCU Values  underpin how we work in achieving the ambitions set out in our Strategy and Priorities, and are the principles that unite the way we work together and for our students.

At Birmingham City University we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.  All staff are expected to understand and enact the University’s commitment to ensuring equality, diversity and inclusion in our employment practice and in all that we do. This commitment is enshrined in our BCU Values and is detailed in our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Employment Policy. The University values and celebrates the diversity of our staff and students; we welcome people from the many different backgrounds and life experiences that reflect the students and the citizens we serve.  We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and actively encourage unique contributions, in particular from under-represented groups in respect of age, disability, sex, gender or gender identity, ethnicity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation or transgender status.

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