Anatomy Teaching Fellow

Salary: £35,116.00  per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 18 May 2025

The Role

We are recruiting for an Anatomy Teaching Fellow for our Newcastle, UK campus.Based in the School of Medicine, you will be a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual who will contribute to the delivery of anatomy teaching for MBBS and other undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

You will have the opportunity to contribute to education research projects and to the development of new sessions and will also be offered the opportunity to undertake the Certificate in Clinical Education.  

This post is offered on a one-year fixed term contract commencing in August 2025. 

Candidates wishing to discuss the Anatomy Teaching Fellow posts may contact Pam White, Head of Anatomy, via pamela.white@newcastle.ac.uk or Hannah Swainson, via hannah.swainson@ncl.ac.uk

For more information about the School of Medicine please visit: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/medicine

For more information about the Faculty of Medical Sciences please visit: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/medical-sciences

The School/Institute holds a silver Athena Swan award in addition to the University’s silver award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. At Newcastle University we hold a silver Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality.  We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC.  We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.

Key Accountabilities

• Make a significant contribution to the School’s delivery of undergraduate anatomy teaching, learning and assessment,
• Engage in medical education research under supervision from senior colleagues,
• Deliver programmes of anatomy teaching in the MBBS programme and other degree courses. This includes giving lectures and leading teaching demonstrations in the Dissecting Room,
• Undertake peer observation of teaching as a development exercise with colleagues,
• Contribute to faculty development as a means to develop your teaching skills,
• Contribute to other areas of teaching as appropriate and requested by the Head of school,
• Undertake other academic and administrative duties as seen necessary by the Head of School including student admissions, recruitment, appraisal, mentoring and assessment.

The Person (Essential)

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential:

• Knowledge of anatomy in current medical practice,
• Experience of teaching to MBBS or other students,
• Interest in the development of pedagogy and improving quality in this area.

Desirable:

• Experience of teaching in a hospital or general practice,
• An active interest in current developments in the medical education development arena,
• Excellent organisation, communication and interpersonal skills,
• To be open to learning and developing new teaching approaches,
• Willingness to engage in continuing professional development and learn and develop new skills and expertise,
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team,
• Ability to manage their time efficiently, including ability to work effectively to tight deadlines,
• Experience of offering effective student support and guidance.

Attributes and Behaviour

Essential:

• Ability to respond enthusiastically and positively to students,
• Sensitivity to the views of others,
• Enthusiasm for the task in hand.

Qualifications 

Essential:

• Medical Degree or other relevant Undergraduate degree

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.  As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.

We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society.  We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent.  We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.

At Newcastle University we hold a silver Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality.  We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC.  We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.

In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe. 

Requisition ID: 27967