Optometry Clinical Instructor
| Posting date: | 17 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £38,249 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 26 September 2025 |
| Location: | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Aston University |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 0536-25 |
Summary
To support the clinical training of optometrists, whilst studying full time for a PhD, for a fixed term of 3-4 years. The post holder will assist academic staff in the provision of high-quality learning & teaching in line for, on average, 8 hours a week, covering our professional clinics over non-teaching periods.
Responsibilities
To deliver high quality teaching within established teaching programmes across the School.
To teach students in a clinical setting
To assess student progress and provide timely feedback.
To manage your own teaching scholarship and administration activities relevant to the needs of the post.
Research
To use available pedagogic research and resources to inform teaching and learning practice within subject areas taught.
To reflect on practice and the development of own teaching and learning skills.
To undertake PhD research in the School of Optometry.
External Engagement
To attend and participate in internal and external networks as appropriate and within the interests of the School/ University.
Citizenship
To provide pastoral care and support to students.
To attend and contribute to subject group meetings
To display and promote Aston values through your own actions and behaviour.
To undertake such other duties as may be reasonably requested and that are commensurate with the nature and grade of the post.
Responsibilities
To deliver high quality teaching within established teaching programmes across the School.
To teach students in a clinical setting
To assess student progress and provide timely feedback.
To manage your own teaching scholarship and administration activities relevant to the needs of the post.
Research
To use available pedagogic research and resources to inform teaching and learning practice within subject areas taught.
To reflect on practice and the development of own teaching and learning skills.
To undertake PhD research in the School of Optometry.
External Engagement
To attend and participate in internal and external networks as appropriate and within the interests of the School/ University.
Citizenship
To provide pastoral care and support to students.
To attend and contribute to subject group meetings
To display and promote Aston values through your own actions and behaviour.
To undertake such other duties as may be reasonably requested and that are commensurate with the nature and grade of the post.
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