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Professor in Clinical Optometry
| Posting date: | 08 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | £82,068 to £82,068 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Salary up to Professor Level dependent upon experience |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 August 2024 |
| Location: | Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Teesside University |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C00970 |
Summary
At Teesside University, we are ambitious in our goals, vision, and aspirations. We challenge expectations and push the boundaries of what is possible. From transforming our campus through a £300m investment and capital development programme, to creating outstanding, innovative academic programmes. Based at the Middlesbrough Campus, our facilities and environment boast a transformation of the Campus Heart through a £300m investment and capital development programme, to support the creation of outstanding, innovative academic programmes, where our work is relevant, and purpose driven. We also benefit from the National Horizons Centre at our Darlington campus, which hosts our international bioscience research offer
A diverse and energetic institution, we represent a broad range of subject disciplines with the School of Health & Life Sciences across the Allied Health Professions, Nursing & Midwifery and Sciences. We have continued growth with ongoing developments in both Pharmacy and Medical Professions. Our onsite optometry suite boasts high quality, professional standard equipment and facilities and forms part of our wider clinic offer where students develop their practice whilst serving our local population.
We are now seeking to appoint an exceptional individual as Professor of Clinical Optometry within our Department of Allied Health Professions. You will play a critical role in establishing, leading, and growing our new MOptom programme, which is evolving from our successful BSc in Optometry course. You will secure funding for multidisciplinary projects that align to the strategic priorities of the University and the wider needs of the Tees Valley and collaborate across the department and school to lead strategic projects and priorities. Co production is central to all our developments and as such we work in partnership with organisations across the NHS, Private and voluntary sector, industry and sport. You will be pivotal in engaging with established collaborations and developing new partnerships.
This role is critical to our success, and we are looking for a dynamic senior academic with an established track record of excellence in terms of outcomes, outputs and impact from their work, and proven ability to provide academic leadership in discipline, both within the university and beyond. You will have experience in developing and delivering new teaching and research activities and have a wide-reaching reputation in your discipline. You will have a record in research and scholarship, reflected in publications and evidence of research funding application. We are also interested in candidates with a track record of academic excellence in learning and teaching, or enterprise and professional practice. You will be an inspiring and collaborative leader with strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to cross interdisciplinary boundaries and act as an ambassador for the university representing it’s global academic standing and reputation.
Every member of our University is part of the inspiring, supportive, and caring community known as Team Teesside. To learn more about Team Teesside click
What we offer you:
- A holiday entitlement of 259 hours (35 days), plus bank holidays
- Additional leave over the Christmas and New Year period during the Christmas closure
- Special leave to support a range of circumstances
- Hybrid working arrangements: 60 percent On Campus and 40 percent Working from home
- A variety of provision to support staff with personal development and recognition
- A range of family friendly benefits
- An employee benefits platform which provides discounts with 350+ retailers and access to health and wellbeing resources
- More information about our benefits and an employee benefits brochure can be found here.
Please be advised that due to the minimum salary thresholds imposed by the UKVI, this post will qualify for University sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route.
If you are shortlisted, your interview will take place in person. Please note that the University may ask you to participate in a number of selection activities as part of the recruitment process for this vacancy.
Click here to find out more about academic roles at Teesside.
For further information about the role, please view the attached Candidate pack
Please note: We have engaged Veredus to support us with recruiting to this vacancy. If you are interested in applying for this position you must apply to Veredus directly using the link below
Veredus | Professor in Clinical Optometry, School of Health & Life Sciences
A diverse and energetic institution, we represent a broad range of subject disciplines with the School of Health & Life Sciences across the Allied Health Professions, Nursing & Midwifery and Sciences. We have continued growth with ongoing developments in both Pharmacy and Medical Professions. Our onsite optometry suite boasts high quality, professional standard equipment and facilities and forms part of our wider clinic offer where students develop their practice whilst serving our local population.
We are now seeking to appoint an exceptional individual as Professor of Clinical Optometry within our Department of Allied Health Professions. You will play a critical role in establishing, leading, and growing our new MOptom programme, which is evolving from our successful BSc in Optometry course. You will secure funding for multidisciplinary projects that align to the strategic priorities of the University and the wider needs of the Tees Valley and collaborate across the department and school to lead strategic projects and priorities. Co production is central to all our developments and as such we work in partnership with organisations across the NHS, Private and voluntary sector, industry and sport. You will be pivotal in engaging with established collaborations and developing new partnerships.
This role is critical to our success, and we are looking for a dynamic senior academic with an established track record of excellence in terms of outcomes, outputs and impact from their work, and proven ability to provide academic leadership in discipline, both within the university and beyond. You will have experience in developing and delivering new teaching and research activities and have a wide-reaching reputation in your discipline. You will have a record in research and scholarship, reflected in publications and evidence of research funding application. We are also interested in candidates with a track record of academic excellence in learning and teaching, or enterprise and professional practice. You will be an inspiring and collaborative leader with strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to cross interdisciplinary boundaries and act as an ambassador for the university representing it’s global academic standing and reputation.
Every member of our University is part of the inspiring, supportive, and caring community known as Team Teesside. To learn more about Team Teesside click
What we offer you:
- A holiday entitlement of 259 hours (35 days), plus bank holidays
- Additional leave over the Christmas and New Year period during the Christmas closure
- Special leave to support a range of circumstances
- Hybrid working arrangements: 60 percent On Campus and 40 percent Working from home
- A variety of provision to support staff with personal development and recognition
- A range of family friendly benefits
- An employee benefits platform which provides discounts with 350+ retailers and access to health and wellbeing resources
- More information about our benefits and an employee benefits brochure can be found here.
Please be advised that due to the minimum salary thresholds imposed by the UKVI, this post will qualify for University sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route.
If you are shortlisted, your interview will take place in person. Please note that the University may ask you to participate in a number of selection activities as part of the recruitment process for this vacancy.
Click here to find out more about academic roles at Teesside.
For further information about the role, please view the attached Candidate pack
Please note: We have engaged Veredus to support us with recruiting to this vacancy. If you are interested in applying for this position you must apply to Veredus directly using the link below
Veredus | Professor in Clinical Optometry, School of Health & Life Sciences