Senior Lecturer in Surgery and Emerging Surgical Technologies Ref 20417

School/department: Brighton and Sussex Medical School / Clinical and Experimental Medicine
Hours: Part-time hours considered up to a maximum of 0.7 FTE. Requests for flexible working options will be considered.
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
Contract: Fixed term for 6 months, with the possibility of extension.
Reference: 20417
Salary: starting at £54,421 to £63,059 per annum, pro rata if part-time
Placed on: 26 June 2023
Closing date: 12 July 2023. Applications must be received by midnight of the closing date.
Expected Interview date: To be determined
Expected start date: As soon as possible.


Job description

We are looking to recruit an academic senior lecturer at Brighton & Sussex Medical School. The post is offered initially for 6 months, but there may be opportunity to extend beyond this period. Working with the research team, the academic senior lecturer will lead work to look at how digital technology, artificial intelligence, extended reality and other emerging surgical technologies can help streamline surgical referral pathways, treatments and their adoption in undergraduate and postgraduate training. This post will explore process and pipelines from the point of referral for elective or emergency surgical care, through to surgery and after.

Brighton and Sussex Medical School is developing its undergraduate and postgraduate surgical and medical educational resources with Health Education England utilising extended reality (virtual reality, augmented reality and the metaverse). This lectureship will support the development of these emerging pillars, such as the Virtual Reality in Medicine and Surgery (VRiMS) pan-surgical initiative, acting as a bridge between academic and clinical medicine.

Please contact Prof Jag Dhanda at j.dhanda2@bsms.ac.uk for informal enquiries.

The University is committed to equality and valuing diversity, and applications are particularly welcomed from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under- represented in academic posts in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine, and Mathematics (STEMM) at Sussex.

The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

You can find out more about our values and our EDI Strategy,  Inclusive Sussex, on our webpages.

Download Job Description and Person specification 20417 [PDF 130.93KB]

The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed from the UK. 

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"This role has been assigned an eligible SOC code however to meet the minimum salary requirement this is dependent on the salary you are offered and/or whether you are eligible for tradeable points. If you require visa sponsorship from the University of Sussex to undertake this role please consult our Skilled Worker Visa information page for further information. If you want further advice on sponsorship eligibility please contact HRCompliance@sussex.ac.uk"

 “Please note that this position may be subject to ATAS clearance if you require visa sponsorship.”


How to apply

Download our academic application form [DOC 199.50KB] and Personal Details and Equal Opportunities Form [DOCX 65.11KB] and fill in all sections.

Email your completed application, and personal details and equal opportunities form, to jobapps@sussex.ac.uk

You should attach your application form and all documents to the email in PDF format (we are unable to accept applications as google.docs or .pages) and use the format job reference number / job title / your name in the subject line.

You can also send your application by post to Human Resources Division, Sussex House, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9RH.


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