Teaching opportunities

Latest teaching opportunities available across the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health. 

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Current opportunities

Please note that unless otherwise stated, these roles available to those who already hold a substantive post within the University.  

Teaching Leadership and Delivery Opportunities in the School of Biological Sciences

The School of Biological Sciences offers a range of opportunities to contribute to teaching delivery, curriculum development and education leadership across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. These include roles suitable for staff at all career stages, from those seeking to build initial experience and evidence in teaching and assessment, to more experienced colleagues looking to demonstrate leadership, programme‑level contribution and impact. Engagement in these activities will help build a strong teaching and scholarship profile, allowing colleagues to evidence meaningful contributions to teaching, learning and student experience in line with expectations for career progression and promotion. If you are interested in contributing but do not see a role that directly aligns with your interests or experience, please do get in touch (lisa.swanton@manchester.ac.uk; nicky.high@manchester.ac.uk ) to discuss potential opportunities.

Current SBS opportunities (2026-27)

Programme Director and Co-Director roles

Leadership roles for Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes.

• BSc/ MSci Biology co-Programme Director: The Programme Co-Director will share the responsibility for running the degree programme with the existing Programme Co-Director, Thomas Nuhse. Candidates best suited to this role will have some experience of teaching on SBS degree programmes such as delivering lectures, tutorials and/or practicals. The successful applicant will be supported and guided by the current Programme Co-Director and so this role is a great opportunity for staff to get involved in teaching management, even if they only have limited experience to date. Contact Nuhse@manchester.ac.uk; lisa.swanton@manchester.ac.uk or nicky.high@manchester.ac.uk
• MSc Tissue Engineering for Regenerative Medicine (TERM) Programme Director: The Programme Director will provide academic leadership and oversee the day-to-day running of the MSc TERM programme, working with teaching staff, project supervisors and Professional Services colleagues to support programme delivery, student experience, project allocation, assessment processes and ongoing curriculum development. This role would suit a colleague with an interest in postgraduate taught education, regenerative medicine and/or related interdisciplinary research areas. The current Programme Director will provide support and guidance during a transition period, making this a good opportunity for a colleague to develop experience in postgraduate programme leadership within a supportive structure. Contact swanton@manchester.ac.uk or nicky.high@manchester.ac.uk

Student support

• Senior Advisor: We are seeking to appoint another Senior Advisor for the School of Biological Sciences, to join the current team of three Senior Advisors. Responsibilities include:
• Advising students on the process of interrupting their studies, including support through the application process, during interruption and upon return
• Provision of miscellaneous pastoral and academic advice to students and signposting to appropriate support services
• Conducting meetings to discuss academic support with students as requested by the Student Support and Wellbeing team
• Attendance at SBS Senior Advisor - Student Support and Wellbeing Team meetings (approximately every 2 months)
• Attendance at University Senior Advisor Network meetings (4 meetings/year) on a rota basis with the other Senior Advisors

This position is most appropriate for someone with experience of, or interest in supporting both PGT and undergraduate students. Training will be provided. Contact Katherine.A.Hinchliffe@manchester.ac.uk for informal enquiries.

Teaching delivery and coordination roles

A range of opportunities to contribute to lecture-based and practical units, including:

• BIOL67672 Disease Modelling and Genome Engineering: Opportunity to deliver a one-hour lecture on Generation of Transgenic Mouse Models, covering the development and application of genetically engineered mouse models in biological and biomedical research. Existing teaching materials are available for use or adaptation, and no marking is required. The lecture is currently scheduled for Wednesday 12 March, 12.00–13.00, although timings are flexible. This would suit a colleague with expertise or interest in genetics, genome engineering, developmental biology, cancer biology, animal models or related areas. Contact Samina Naseeb samina.naseeb@manchester.ac.uk.
• Biochemical Basis of Disease BIOL31332 – UG Year 3 lecture unit. 2 lectures on topic to be agreed with unit coordinator BIOL31332 - Biochemical Basis of Disease - Susan Taylor - 2026.27 Unit Spec.docx
• Metabolism and Metabolic Control BIOL21132 – UG Year 2 lecture unit. Looking for someone with an interest in metabolism to contribute to delivery of the unit. Also potential to take over Unit coordinator role. See Unit specification for more information. Contact swanton@manchester.ac.uk
• Year 3 MSci Experimental Skills Module (ESM) – Year 3 MSci group practical. Develop and run small group project for Year 3 MSci students. Included as part of project allocation. See Year 3 MSci Experimental Skills Module Practical.docx for more information.
• BIOL10401 Introduction to Experimental Biology – Human Biology. First semester practical unit taken by Year 1 students, comprising practical classes that are repeated for multiple groups. All materials and content prepared, no marking required, organisation and administration lead by the Unit coordinator. Good introduction to practical teaching. Looking for someone to contribute to several practicals including looking at Chlamydomonas in microscope, using a bench centrifuge and using a spectrophotometer. See softchalk manual for overview. Contact Grady@manchester.ac.uk
• BIOL10422 Introduction to Experimental Biology – Human Biology. Second semester practical unit taken by Year 1 students, comprising practical classes that are repeated for multiple groups. All materials and content prepared, no marking required, organisation and administration lead by the Unit coordinator. Good introduction to practical teaching. Looking for help with several practicals including someone to run the ECG and anatomy of the heart practical: currently scheduled for Mondays 2-5pm and Weds 10-1pm over 3 consecutive weeks. See softchalk manual for overview. Contact Pocock@manchester.ac.uk
• Statistics and Experimental Design BIOL65161 and Reproducible Data Science BIOL33031 - Looking for someone to help teach biological statistics. These units help equip students from all biological backgrounds for the data handling and analysis challenges of masters projects, both PGT and MSci. Enthusiasm for R an advantage. Contact gifford@manchester.ac.uk or chris.knight@manchester.ac.uk
• Advanced Biotechnology I (expression systems for biopharmaceutical and industrial proteins) and II (synthetic biology) – taught units for Biotechnology & Enterprise MSc. Contact bella@manchester.ac.uk

All colleagues who may be interested or would like to explore roles further are encouraged to get in touch with lisa.swanton@manchester.ac.uk or nicky.high@manchester.ac.uk for an informal discussion.

Other Faculty teaching opportunities

Generic teaching and learning role descriptions

A list of MBChB role descriptions for general information only - details of latest roles available are listed above under 'Current Opportunities'.