Lecturer in Medical Science

About ARUJob Category

Teaching, Research & Scholarship

Vacancy Type

Permanent

Employment Type

Part time

Salary From

£38,784 p.a. pro rata

Salary To

£44,746 p.a. pro rata

Location

Chelmsford

Faculty/Prof Service

Faculty of Health, Medicine & Social Care

Closing Date

27/10/2026

Ref No

4058

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About ARU

ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).

ARU’s 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. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.

About The Role

Based on our Chelmsford campus, you’ll teach across our BSc Medical Science, and BSc Pharmaceutical Science courses. Our teaching for these courses is predominately delivered in our Category 2 superlab on site. You’ll also supervise major project students at BSc and MSc level. Alongside teaching our staff are expected to be active researchers, having or developing an area of expertise and contributing to knowledge and impact within their field.

With a laboratory based PhD or Professional doctorate or nearing completion within the first 18 months of employment as well as a relevant degree, you’ll come with experience relevant to the role, be that prior teaching at a higher education level, commercial laboratory work, or other professional experience relevant to the medical sciences.

Informal enquiries can be made to Rudolph Schutte, at Rudolph.schutte@aru.ac.uk

Find out more about working with us and how we recruit .

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. Visit our benefits page for full details.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.

We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

In accordance with Home Office guidance and the Asylum, Immigration and Nationality Act 2006, ARU has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to work in the UK and in the role for which they have been recruited. Prior to their start date, the successful candidate will be asked to provide evidence of their right to work in the UK.

For candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK, ARU is a UKVI-licensed sponsor and may be able to provide sponsorship for eligible candidates appointed to skilled roles, subject to meeting the relevant immigration requirements. Eligibility for sponsorship will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Further information about UK immigration requirements and working in the UK can be found on the Home Office website .

Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.

Guidance Notes

Please download the Job Description Person Specification for key requirements. To apply, demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the criteria.