About the role

We are looking for an outstanding individual to join our team as an Associate Professor of Medical Sciences at the University of Plymouth Peninsula Medical School. We are excited to offer this opportunity to join an established team of passionate individuals at an exciting time, when we are focused on the future and reimagining our school to meet the challenges of delivering a medicine and health sciences curriculum in the 21st century.^street century. This is a non-clinical academic position within the Peninsula Medical School.

As an academic with a strong track record of working in teaching environments that prepare students for careers in the NHS, you will be prepared to use this experience to take on leadership roles and teach across our undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programmes, including Medicine, Diagnostic Radiography, Physician Assistant and other postgraduate programs at Masters level. We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic leader in higher education, able to teach a wide range of subjects, lead the leadership aspects of our programmes, and manage staff where appropriate. We are looking for someone to join our team, who shares a common goal: to be the best we can be.

Our school adheres to our values: ambitious, socially minded, inclusive, interdisciplinary, kind and curious. We are passionate about education and the student experience, as well as conducting research that matters and stimulates change. We take an innovative approach to higher education, integrating a wide range of teaching methods across our programmes. You will engage students through interactive lectures, small group sessions, case-based learning, distance learning and student-teacher conferences and have a growth mindset where you are open to embracing change and seeing opportunity in every challenge.

You will also be expected to undertake research and become part of a collaborative and supportive team that is actively involved in a wide range of research and scholarship activities.

For more information about Peninsula College of Medicine, please visit our website: www.plymouth.ac.uk/schools/peninsula-medical-school

This is a full time position working 37 hours per week on a permanent basis.

Due to the nature of the role, we are unable to accommodate working from home. You will be based in Plymouth, via the city center campus, and the North Campus (located near Derriford Hospital).

For an informal discussion to find out more about the role, please contact Dr Helen Watson (the school’s Associate Head of Teaching and Student Experience): helen.watson@plymouth.ac.uk

For more information about the position and person specifications, please refer to the job description.

Application process

Please apply online, explaining how you meet the criteria outlined in the job description in your supporting statement.

After the vacancy closing date, you will be notified of the outcome of your application.

Expected interview date: The week beginning Monday 1^street December 2025

Closing date: 12 midnight, Sunday 16th^y November 2025

Our offer

When you join us you will get:

• Generous annual leave: 35 days annual leave plus public holidays and closing days

View a summary of our comprehensive benefits here.