About this role
Location: Preston Campus
Hours: 37.00 hours per week
Interview date: To be confirmed
The school wishes to appoint a Lecturer in Optometry and Ophthalmic Dispensing (Optometrist) to support the delivery of the Vision Sciences educational provision and assessment of credit bearing courses in this area as the provision grows.
About you:
The successful candidate will have experience of teaching in Higher Education alongside experience of commercial CPD delivery. Registration with the General Optical Council an optometrist is essential as well as a good honours degree or equivalent in a relevant area plus at least two years’ post-registration experience in order to be able to supervise students in the Eye Health Clinic. A joint qualification as Dispensing Optician and Optometrist would be beneficial.
Informal enquiries are welcomed - please contact R Lovell-Patel, Head of Vison Sciences via email in the first instance [email protected]
Use of AI in applications: We want to understand your genuine interest in the role and artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application. However, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience and the written elements of your application should accurately reflect your own communication style. Applications that rely too heavily on AI tools can appear generic and lack the detail we need to assess your skills and experience.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.