Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Sciences

Employer/Organisation Leeds Trinity University 

Contract type Full time/Permanent

Reference Ref 808 

Contract duration  Salary from £34,304 per annum Salary to £40,927 per annum

Full Description

At Leeds Trinity University, we aspire to make a difference to the people, the professions and the places that we serve, and we are looking for talented and enthusiastic people to join our University community. We are ranked top in Yorkshire for learning community and pride ourselves on being the University where our students are a name, not just a number. The University has a distinctive, employabilityfocused educational offer and works closely with employers to address the skills needs of today’s workforce. 

Applications are invited for the following post: 

Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Sciences
Hours of Work: Full time (1.0fte)
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: The starting salary will be from £34,304 up to £40,927 per annum in Grade 7, depending on qualifications and experience

Within the expanding Department of Sport, Health and Physical Education (SHAPE), we are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, collaborative, high performing member of staff to contribute to our programmes in Sport & Exercise Sciences and Strength & Conditioning. You will have expertise and experience in and be able to contribute to the teaching of biomechanics and strength & conditioning; being able to contribute to other sport and exercise science areas would be an additional advantage. The University is well resourced, has a significant reputation for high-quality teaching and student experience, and has a recently installed movement analysis suite, as well as a sport & exercise science laboratory and strength & conditioning facility. 

The successful candidate will teach a range of modules across our sport & exercise science/strength & conditioning programmes, provide pastoral and subject student support, supervise projects and placements, and undertake administrative and managerial tasks associated with the above. You will also undertake research/knowledge exchange and/or professional practice and scholarship commensurate with the post. 

Applicants should be a graduate in sport & exercise science/strength & conditioning or a similar subject, hold a relevant masters degree, ideally be a member of a relevant professional body, be an active researcher and/or practitioner and have relevant experience in accordance with the person specification. 

Hours of work will be 35 hours per week and a degree of flexibility is expected. Working days will typically be Monday to Friday, but some evening and weekend work may be expected (as agreed with the line manager). 

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr Chris Sellars, Head of the Department of Sport, Health and Physical Education: c.sellars@leedstrinity.ac.uk

Closing date for applications: Sunday 5th September 2021 

Interviews for this post are expected to take place on Monday 27th September 2021 

Further details and the online application are available at: http://www.leedstrinity.ac.uk/jobs If you have any queries about the application process, please email jobs@leedstrinity.ac.uk or call 0113 283 7130. Leeds Trinity University values diversity and inclusion and particularly encourages applications from the following groups as they are currently under-represented within the University: LGBT+, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as well as candidates with disabilities, whether hidden or otherwise. 

The University will consider all forms of flexible working arrangements. 

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