Assessment Lead

The School of Medicine and Dentistry wishes to appoint an academic to join our assessment team as Assessment Lead.

The postholder will lead role on all aspects of delivery and quality assurance of assessment for the School of Medicine and Dentistry programmes to maintain academic standards and enhance the quality of the student experience. The successful candidate will have significant experience of leading and supporting assessment activities in an HE setting and of delivering assessment in line with regulatory body standards. They must also have a good honours degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject and professional teaching qualifications or membership of the HE Academy.

The post is based at Preston campus with some travel our Burnley and Westlakes campuses and Dental Education Centres. 

Informal enquiries are welcomed; please contact Rupal Lovell-Patel: (Interim Associate Dean) rlovellpatel@uclan.ac.uk or Geraldine O'Connor: go-connor1@uclan.ac.uk via email in the first instance  

Applicants need to meet all essential criteria on the person specification to be considered for interview. 

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