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Associate Professor (Teaching Focussed)

University of Warwick

COVENTRY, GB

  • £59,390–£68,817 per year
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About the role

Job Title: Associate Professor (Teaching Focussed)

Reference: 494             

Department: WMS - Applied Health

Contract Type: Indefinite

Hours: Full-time (1.0 FTE)

Closing Date: Sunday 13 December 2026, 11:59 PM (UK)                  

Full time Salary Range: £59,390 - £68,817 per annum

 

About the Role

WMS invites applications from qualified and experienced academic and/or clinical staff (note this is not a clinical post) to work with a team of dynamic clinical anatomists who are internationally recognised for their modern innovative curricula and their student-centred approach to learning.

 

The role offers a unique opportunity for the post holder to enhance their existing skills via the leadership, development and delivery of education and training in clinical anatomy and medical imaging at MBChB and postgraduate/professional level.

 

There will be opportunities for the post holder to contribute to other teaching, learning and assessment activities within the MBChB programme, such as OSCE examinations and written assessment creation and delivery, and to take leadership roles at appropriate points. 

 

This is a unique opportunity to influence medical education at a leading institution. If you are passionate about clinical anatomy, imaging, and inspiring the next generation of medical students, please contact Professor Richard Tunstall ([email protected]) for informal enquiries. 

 

For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description (link here).

About You

Working in collaboration with the Clinical Anatomy team, the post holder will help shape the curriculum by developing and delivering teaching and learning opportunities in clinical anatomy and medical imaging to support the work of WMS, helping to enhance WMS’s teaching reputation locally, nationally and internationally. The post holder will play a key role in shaping and delivering high-quality teaching and assessment in clinical anatomy and medical imaging for the graduate-entry MBChB course.

 

Working in close partnership with the Clinical Anatomy team and the Human Tissue Authority Designated Individual for Anatomy on a range of activities, the post holder will both contribute to educational delivery, assessment, curricular design, and scholarly activity, while ensuring compliance with HTA anatomy licensing obligations. The post holder may be required to carry out other activities to support and enhance delivery of the MBChB, in agreement with their line manager.

 

For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description attached.

About the Department

Warwick Medical School (WMS) runs the largest Graduate Entry Medical programme in the UK; it has a reputation for recruiting highly motivated intellectually curious students and producing excellent graduates. The MBChB course is centred around Case Based Learning (CBL) and is composed of integrated longitudinal Themes (e.g., clinical anatomy) and Blocks of system and clinical specialty-based learning, with clinical anatomy and imaging woven throughout the course. The Clinical anatomy and imaging teaching and team in WMS are one of the most highly rated parts of the MBChB programme.

 

The new purpose-built Clinical Education hub houses the dedicated 500m2 clinical anatomy and imaging suite. Students learn using a unique combination of resources and techniques/theories including asynchronous online materials, interactive workshops using plastinated dissections and patients, and novel hands-on learning techniques.

 

For further information on the department, please see our webpage here: Warwick Medical School, UK 

How to Apply

To apply please complete your essential personal details and attach a CV and cover letter on the closing date stated.

 

We will review applications throughout the advertising period and may contact shortlisted candidates before the closing date. We therefore encourage interested applicants to submit their application as early as possible. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications

 

Please ensure your CV includes your most recent employment experience along with any additional relevant experience and education history.

 

Your cover letter should detail your motivation for applying for the role as well as detailing how you meet the essential and desirable criteria.   

 

The interviews will be held: Monday 18 January 2027.

 

We will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, a generous holiday allowance plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.

 

We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer you access to flexible working, for more information click here.

 

We are proud to say that we are a Living Wage employer.

 

If you are considering relocating to the UK, read our Relocation Guide to find out more about what Warwick has to offer and what might be involved in the process.

 

Warwick is committed to building an organisation of mutual respect and dignity, promoting a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive working and learning environment.  We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to be recognised, respected, and valued.  Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.

 

We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. To find out more about our social inclusion work at Warwick visit our webpages here.

 

The University currently holds a Race Equality Charter Bronze Award, Athena Swan Sliver Award and a Disability Smart Bronze Award. Further information on all of the University's Awards and Accreditations can be found here. The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of the EUTOPIA European University Alliance. 

 

 

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