Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy

We are ranked in the world’s top 350 institutions in the 2022 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, and we are a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive, and entrepreneurial education and research. Our research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical, and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. In 2021, we were awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for our world-leading music therapy work.

The School of Allied Health is building on the successful provision of Allied Health courses with our Occupational Therapy MSc Programme. This is a new course in its first year of delivery at our Chelmsford campus and in partnership with our clinical partners in Essex. We are seeking a lecturer/senior lecturer to join our academic team on this exciting, innovative pre-registration MSc Programme.

You will have a Degree plus a PhD or Professional Doctorate or near completion (within 18 months) related to Occupational Therapy and relevant clinical experience. The successful candidate will be registered with HCPC and a member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists. Experience of Occupational Therapy curriculum design and of teaching at Higher Education level would be desirable.

Please note we will also consider part time applications; if you would like to apply for this role as part time then please indicate this on your application.

Informal enquiries can be made to Clare Jacobs, Deputy Head of School - Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine at clare.jacobs@aru.ac.uk

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We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package.

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For a list of key requirements, please download the Job Description and Person Specification above. To apply for this role please demonstrate how your skills and experience match the criteria in the person specification.