Assistant Professor - Midwifery (fixed term)

The School of Health Sciences (SoHS) at the University of Nottingham, one of the four Schools in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, provides a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the fields of nursing, midwifery, physiotherapy, sport rehabilitation and for the allied health professions.

The School’s mission is ‘to provide excellent healthcare education and undertake outstanding research that inspires our students and staff to transform the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities and make an enlightened and valued contribution to society’.

The School is seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in Midwifery to contribute to teaching and related activities on undergraduate and (where appropriate) postgraduate midwifery programmes. The candidate must have current midwifery registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) in the UK, teaching experience in Higher Education on midwifery programmes and of supporting midwifery students on academic programmes. The post will be based in Nottingham, but you will be expected to travel to clinical placement areas as appropriate.

The post is offered on a fixed-term contract, until 30 September 2025. Hours of work are full-time (36.25 hours per week); however applications are also welcome from candidates wishing to work part-time (minimum 29 hours per week). Please specify in your application if you wish to work part time and the number of preferred hours. Job share arrangements may also be considered.

Requests for secondment from internal candidates may be considered on the basis that prior agreement has been sought from both your current line manager and the manager of your substantive post, if you are already undertaking a secondment role.

Interviews for this post will take place on 13 November 2024.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to the Professor of Midwifery Leadership and Education, Professor Kim Watts via email [email protected]. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

Further information about the School of Health Sciences is available at: School of Health Sciences - The University of Nottingham

Closing Date: 03 Nov 2024
Category: Research and Teaching (R&T)