Lecturer in Farm Animal Clinical Skills

We have an exciting opportunity to appoint a Lecturer in Farm Animal Clinical Skills to support the delivery of teaching within the School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine with a specific focus on veterinary clinical skills, (farm animal/mixed practice) including gross pathology and clinical reasoning and may include farm visits.

Job Purpose
The postholder duties and responsibilities will be to contribute to and lead teaching, assessment, feedback, and administrative processes associated with undergraduate students. You may also be involved in the delivery of undergraduate clinical training in individual animal medicine and surgery, routine herd/flock health management and herd/flock health problem solving investigations. This is a Post-doctoral role in Farm Animal Clinical Skills at the School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine.

Main Duties and Responsibilities
1. To deliver teaching of clinical and professional skills and clinical reasoning, with a focus on farm animals, in a variety of settings, e.g. lecture theatres, the clinical skills facility, teaching laboratories, the Scottish Centre for Production Animal Health and Food Safety (SCPAHFS), Cochno Farm and farms external to the university with which the University of Glasgow has working relationships.
2. To contribute to production animal pathology and VPH teaching as appropriate and particularly in the clinical phase of the BVMS programme and be available for the supervision of under/post graduate research projects where appropriate.
3. To ensure appropriate communication between the clinical skills and farm animals teams with regard to current best practice.
4. To take responsibility for the delivery of a range of assessment activities and engage with the examination process as appropriate and provide effective, timely and appropriate feedback to students to support learning.
5. To contribute to the ongoing development and design of the curriculum, in a manner that supports a research led and scholarly approach to student learning.
6. To undertake administrative duties associated with educational leadership (e.g. module/course/portfolio) as requested by the Head of Division and to lead specific initiatives to enhance the learning experience and ensure the requirements of regulatory bodies are met.
7. To participate in quality assurance and enhancement activities, curriculum review and programme re-accreditation with the University and professional bodies to ensure high quality education provision is maintained.
8. To support the development of creative and innovative approaches to teaching and learning, in accordance with the University's Quality Enhancement Strategy, so that the educational opportunities available to students are maintained or improved.
9. To participate in the Advisor of Studies (student mentorship) and Portfolio adviser Programmes and assist students with difficulties.
10. To contribute to the enhancement of the University's international profile in line with the Strategic Plan.

Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential: Veterinary degree, registered with the RCVS before commencing employment.
Desirable: Further professional veterinary qualifications in relevant production animal health or a related area; Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Skills
Essential: Clinical competence in individual animal and herd/flock level production animal/mixed veterinary medicine, pathology and surgery; excellent communication skills, both orally and written; enthusiasm for teaching and learning; excellent interpersonal and presentation skills; time, project and people management skills; ability to supervise and direct staff/students; ability to work independently and as part of a team; self-motivated, able to plan for contingencies and think strategically; ability to accept collegiate responsibilities; must have held a full, valid UK driving licence for 2 years; understanding and experience of IT applications/packages.
Desirable: Evidence of scholarship; understanding and experience of databases.

Experience
Essential: Substantive experience of a clinical service with a substantial production animal case/mixed practice load.
Desirable: Experience in the delivery of teaching and practical skill training to undergraduate veterinary students (or equivalent).

Terms and Conditions
This post is full time (35 hours per week) and open ended. The successful candidate will be enrolled onto the University's Early Career Development Programme (ECDP).

Benefits include: a warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture; an excellent employment package with generous terms and conditions including 41 days of leave for full time staff, pension, benefits and discount packages; a flexible approach to working; a commitment to support your health and wellbeing, including a free 6-month UofG Sport membership for all new staff joining the University.

The University believes that it can only reach its full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of its values. Applications are particularly welcome from across communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University.