Job Description

 

Job Description

The Teaching Fellow in Public Health will contribute to the education activity of the School of Life Course & Population Sciences, providing high quality teaching to students at different academic levels and engaging in research to support teaching, learning and assessment innovations. The post holder will support the delivery of the online MSc in Public Health working closely with the Programme Director, Departmental academics and professional staff.

Public Health embraces a wide range of disciplines; the postholder is expected to have an understanding of this broader landscape and draw upon this to support critical thinking and engagement with students on our programmes. The postholder should have an understanding of the UK healthcare systems and/or experience of working in public health.  A specific background in health psychology would be desirable.

This post will be offered on an a fixed-term contract until July 2026.

This is a full-time post – 100% full time equivalent

(Part time options will be considered)

Key responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with the Programme Teams to support management, development, delivery and evaluation of the online MSc
• To lead on teaching and learning activities for the online modules
• Act as academic tutor for students, enabling students to meet the learning objectives of the programme and resolving enquiries.
• Prepare and assess formative and summative assessments, providing good quality feedback in accordance with stated timelines.
• Supervise student dissertation projects.

Skills, knowledge, and experience

Essential criteria

1. A Master’s degree and/or a PhD in Public Health related field
2. Knowledge of Public Health principles and practices and health care systems.
3. Knowledge of principles of teaching, learning and assessment at master’s level with experience of supervising and supporting students.
4. Ability to work effectively in a diverse team environment, sharing knowledge and skills.
5.  Ability to work under pressure to achieve goals, meet deadlines and work collaboratively and flexibly.
6. Committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion, actively addressing areas of potential bias.

Desirable criteria

1. Teaching Qualification.
2. Excellent IT skills including knowledge of course creating and delivery on Moodle or similar VLE.
3. Track record of quality teaching in higher education and across different academic levels.
4. Co-ordination and administration of educational modules.

Candidates are strongly encouraged to specifically address the essential criteria outlined in the Person Specification in their covering letter.

Further information

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

The School of Life Course & Population Sciences is one of five Schools that make up the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine at King’s College London. The School unites over 400 experts in women and children’s health, nutritional sciences, population health and the molecular genetics of human disease. Our research links the causes of common health problems to life’s landmark stages, treating life, disease and healthcare as a continuum. We are interdisciplinary by nature and this innovative approach works: 91 per cent of our research submitted to the Subjects Allied to Medicine (Pharmacy, Nutritional Sciences and Women's Health cluster) for REF was rated as world-leading or internationally excellent. We use this expertise to teach the next generation of health professionals and research scientists. Based across King’s Denmark Hill, Guy’s, St Thomas’ and Waterloo campuses, our academic programme of teaching, research and clinical practice is embedded across five Departments.

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