The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.
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School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Full-time (37 hrs per week); Maternity cover for 12 months or the earlier return of post-holder
Please note: We are advertising concurrently for a University Teacher in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation at grade 6 and 7. One post only is available and, therefore, we will make one appointment at grade 7 or grade 6 following interviews.
Please only apply for one of the two above positions and you application will be considered.
The main duties of the University Teacher in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation will be to support the SSEHS Exercise Rehabilitation and Sport Rehabilitation Programmes. These will include but are not limited to delivering lectures, seminars, practical and laboratory-based sessions. There will be administrative tasks allied to module leadership and the organization of Practice Based Learning opportunities.
The ideal candidate will have practical experience within a sport or general health setting and will be able to carry out suitable assessments and prescribe exercise with individuals who are healthy, injured or who have a musculoskeletal limiting condition.
They will have experience within an educational setting and will hold a relevant teaching / coaching qualification.
They will have a PhD in a relevant discipline or will be in the later stages of attaining a PhD (depending on the candidate we may accept those who have yet to start a PhD but are willing and able to do so). Qualifications at undergraduate and postgraduate level aligned to the use of exercise in musculoskeletal rehabilitation are preferred.
This full-time post is offered on an open-ended contract.
Informal enquiries should be directed to Dr Paul Sanderson (Senior Teaching Fellow) via email to P.W.Sanderson@lboro.ac.uk
For more information on the role please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.
Closing date: 12 January 2025
Loughborough University is committed to allowing its employees to work dynamically with a combination of working on campus and remotely, where possible. This has been identified as a role that could work dynamically and, if successful, your line manager will discuss these informal arrangements with you. Please note that there is a general expectation that the successful candidate will spend the majority of time working on the Loughborough campus.