Salary £28,139 - £43,840

Teesside University has become the first modern university to receive the prestigious Times Higher Education University of the Year award. Our determination to achieve excellence in teaching, enterprise and research is matched by our success in widening access and participation for our 28,000 students. And our North East of England location offers exceptional opportunities for an affordable, quality lifestyle and an innovative, challenging work environment.

Holding a good honours degree in health or social sciences, plus a relevant Masters degree, you will utilise your knowledge of research methods and the evidence based practice process to work within the Research Methods team to deliver modules and programmes related to evidence based practice and research methods. Reporting to the Dean of School, you will also be required to supervise student projects, particularly postgraduate, and will undertake research and/or consultancy to publish research in peer review journals.

Previous relevant teaching experience at HE level is essential as are good communication and presentation skills and appropriate IT and team working skills. Knowledge of psychological approaches to health would be advantageous.

The position we are filling is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory CRB disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau is required as part of our clearance procedures.

This post is available on a full-time or job share basis. (If you wish to apply on a job share basis you must state this on your application).

Application forms and further details are available online at www.tees.ac.uk or from the Human Resources Department, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, Tees Valley, TS1 3BA. E-mail: jobs@tees.ac.uk or tel 01642 342200 (24 hours).

Job Reference: 7053

For further details of this and other posts, please refer to our website at www.tees.ac.uk.

Closing date: 6 July 2010 12.00 noon

Interview date: 27 July 2010