Lecturer in Pharmaceutics

Salary:

Lecturer Grade F: 41064 - 46049 per annum

Lecturer Grade G: 47389 - 56535 per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 05 December 2025

The Role

Based in the School of Pharmacy you will participate fully in the Schools range of teaching and research activities. You should have experience of teaching and supervising undergraduate and postgraduate students and be able to contribute specialist knowledge relevant to pharmaceutics within a pharmacy provision that complements the growing teaching and research interests of the School. We are particularly interested in attracting individuals who have substantial experience of working within a School of Pharmacy or equivalent industrial experience.

The School of Pharmacy benefits from being an integral part of the Faculty of Medical Sciences with strong teaching and research links to colleagues in medicine biomedical sciences dentistry psychology and chemistry alongside our three research institutes.

Prospective applicants who wish to discuss the appointment informally should contact Prof Andy Husband (Head of School)

The University holds a silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality and the University holds the HR Excellence in Research award for our work to support the career development of our researchers. We are also a member of the Euraxess network.

Newcastle University were also recently awarded TEF Gold in recognition of our excellent teaching quality the learning environment and the educational / professional outcomes achieved by our students.

For more information about the School of Pharmacy please follow this link

The University has developed an Academic Job Summary Guidance document which summarises the range of activities that academic staff may be expected to perform.

Key Accountabilities

To offer specialist expertise in a contemporary area of advanced drug delivery/formulation science; To undertake teaching leadership and supervision duties across a range of the School programmes initially with a focus on the pharmaceutics components of the MPharm and the MRes in Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine programme
To undertake administrative duties as deemed necessary including participation in relevant School and Faculty committees and activities
To participate in external activity related to pharmacy learning and teaching and research
To contribute to the promotion of undergraduate and postgraduate pharmacy programmes to both current and prospective students
To act as a personal tutor to a group of students concerned with students academic achievements and pastoral care
To contribute to the research strategy of the School and link with other University groups to maximise the income and impact around that work
To contribute to University administration course planning curriculum development the recruitment of students engage in teaching and scholarly activities and programme leadership
To participate in relevant staff development activities
To undertake other duties such as participation in School Faculty and University meetings as detailed by the Head of School

The Person

Knowledge Skills and Experience

Expertise in a contemporary area of advanced drug delivery/formulation science
Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
Creativity and innovation
Ability to work well on own initiative and as part of a team
Excellent organisational administrative and planning skills
Experience of teaching pharmaceutics at undergraduate and postgraduate level
Experience in the supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate dissertation students
Specialist knowledge and interest in an area relevant to the pharmaceutics strand of an MPharm programme
Excellent organisational administrative and planning skills
Track record in publishing in peer-reviewed journals commensurate with career stage
Evidence of sucessful research grant acquisition commensurate wityh career stage
Evidence of a coherent research strategy and approriate alignment with School and Facult priorities

Desirable

Understanding of current themes and issues in the delivery of accredited MPharm programmes
Experience of supervision of PhD students to sucessful conclusion
Understanding and experience in processes involved in module and programme development and leadership

Attributes and Behaviour

Committed and enthusiastic
Confident communicator
Good interpersonal skills

Qualifications

PhD in drug delivery pharmaceutical sciences or closely related subject

Desirable

Registrant of the General Pharmaceutical Council
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As a University of Sanctuary we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.

We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. We value diversity as well as celebrate support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.

At Newcastle University we hold a GoldAthena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. We also hold a Race Equality CharterBronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC. We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.

In addition we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe.

Requisition ID: 28829