Lecturer in Farm to Fork Integration

UE08: £43,414.00 - £51,805.00 Per Annum.

College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine / Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies /Farm animal, Public Health and Food Security Unit.

Open-Ended Contract - Permanent; Full Time - 35 Hours Per Week.

The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies is looking for an enthusiastic veterinarian to join our Farm Animal, Public Health and Food Security team as a Lecturer in Farm to Fork Integration. The successful candidate will play an active role in contributing to the Farm Animal and Veterinary Public Health (VPH) learning and teaching activities across Years 1 & 4 and 5 of the BVM&S programme, specifically focusing on pig medicine, state veterinary medicine, and food safety. In addition, there will be a substantial contribution to final year curriculum and assessment development, teaching administration and student support through the role of “BVM&S Final Year Co-Director”. The successful candidate will be expected to have an understanding of livestock production (farm-to-fork) and will be able to contextualise farm animal medicine (in particular pig medicine), state veterinary medicine, and food safety content in a One Health context. The appointee will also be expected to deliver face-to-face lectures, tutorials and practical classes at the Easter Bush Veterinary Campus, and to accompany veterinary students to structured abattoir visits.

The Opportunity:

This is a great opportunity for a veterinarian who would like to gain experience in teaching Pig Medicine, State Veterinary Medicine and VPH at undergraduate and postgraduate level in a context of a teaching excellence framework. The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies has an outstanding international reputation in teaching, clinical services, and research and is accredited by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), the European Association of Establishments of Veterinary Education (EAEVE) and the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). It is ranked 3 rd in the latest QS World University Rankings by subject in the world.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Being an enthusiastic teacher.
• Have experience in Pig Medicine, and VPH in a One Health context and the food chain.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Creativity when dealing with challenging situations and environments.
• Being able to take autonomous decisions, when necessary.

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As a valued member of our team you can expect:

An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme,staff discounts, family friendly initiatives, flexible working and much more. Access our staff benefits pagefor further information and use our reward calculatorto find out the total value of pay and benefits provided. Candidates who do not currently have teaching experience will be provided with full support and induction to the role. We can also provide support to achieve postgraduate qualification in both higher education and/ or in veterinary public health.

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Interviews will be held in March 2023.

If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to workwebpages.

The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. If successful, an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Office’s English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa.