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ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
ARU’s research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.
About the Role:
You will be joining the successful Sport and Exercise Sciences team: home to one of the top ranked Sport and Exercise Sciences programmes in the UK (Guardian University League Tables 2020-23) and the Cambridge Centre for Sport and Exercise Sciences, located in the Faculty of Science and Engineering on our Cambridge campus. We are forward-looking and enthusiastic, with a vision that combines a strong civic commitment to our region with excellence in learning and teaching. We are seeking an experienced and motivated academic practitioner (Sport Therapist) to contribute to teaching and administration on our Sport & Exercise Therapy course.
The prospective candidate will deliver across the teaching and learning portfolio in Sport and Exercise Therapy. As an academic practitioner, you will maintain your professional practice and currency alongside your role at ARU. You will have the opportunity to contribute to the broad range of the School’s teaching portfolio, in particular our campus-based BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Therapy course, professionally accredited by the Society of Sports Therapists.
You will have a degree or relevant professional qualification, and extensive post qualification CPD activities, and/or higher degree. You will also have a professional membership of, or accreditation from SST or similar (e.g. BASRaT) or eligibility to attain this. Specialist practice or clinical experience as a sports therapist or a closely related role is essential. As well as excellent communication skills, you'll have an enthusiastic and flexible approach and will demonstrate the ability and desire to contribute to the School’s knowledge exchange & consulting activities.
Informal enquiries to Dr Helen Keyes, Head of School – helen.keyes@aru.ac.uk
For further information about the School please visit our website: https://aru.ac.uk/science-and-engineering/
We are fully committed to Athena SWAN principles to promote women in science and are keen to accommodate staff with family or caring responsibilities. You will be required to work such hours as are reasonably necessary to perform your duties and may involve occasional evening or weekend work. Flexible working requests are welcomed.
Find out more about working with us.
We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.
We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.
Guidance Notes:
For a list of key requirements, please download the Job Description and Person Specification above. To apply for this role please demonstrate how your skills and experience match the criteria in the person specification.
