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Permanent, full time
An exciting opportunity has arisen to support education and training within the School of Pharmacy at the University of Huddersfield. We are a successful department offering excellent teaching and research facilities and are seeking to appoint an experienced academic with a PhD in a pharmaceutically relevant area to support the delivery and administration of courses in Pharmacy. Pharmacy is a subject with a strong professional base. The subject area includes the Master of Pharmacy (MPharm), the delivery of which is the main focus for the role, Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses for Pharmacy Technicians and an increasing number of postgraduate students working towards PhD. We also have postgraduate MSc courses in Pharmaceutical Formulation and Business Strategy and Drug Discovery and Business Strategy and an accredited Independent Prescribing course.
The four year, full-time MPharm course achieved first full accreditation from the General Pharmaceutical Council in 2012 when the first students graduated and underwent a full re-accreditation in 2014 and successful interim visit in 2017 with no conditions or recommendations. There is a vibrant student body and pride ourselves on our gold-standard teaching and our multi-disciplinary research.
The School of Applied Sciences has a varied teaching and research portfolio that is drawn from its three departments - Chemical Sciences, Pharmacy and Biological Sciences. With its unique blend of chemistry, pharmacy and biology, these close working relationships have resulted in many successful collaborative research programmes and is a key part of our research strategy. The School is looking to build upon these successes for its REF2020 submission and beyond.
The Pharmacy Department is a great place to work with a supportive and collegiate environment and excellent research facilities. This recruitment booklet provides you with the information about the post and the School of Applied Sciences. I hope the information in this booklet proves useful and gives you sufficient guidance to pursue your application. Further information is also available on our website www.hud.ac.uk. If you would like to have an informal discussion about the post please do not hesitate to contact Prof Barbara Conway, Head of Pharmacy on 01484 472347 or email b.r.conway@hud.ac.ukThe School is committed to Athena SWAN principles and the promotion of equality and diversity and is proud to hold a Bronze Athena SWAN award.
If you are currently registered as a full-time student at the University please note that you may only apply for part-time jobs of 15 hours or less per week.
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