Job Description

Job Details
Section
Life Lab
Location:
Southampton General Hospital
Salary
36,636 to 44,746 per annum
Full Time Fixed Term until 30/09/2026
Closing Date:
Sunday 19 October 2025
Interview Date
Friday 24 October 2025
Reference
3180825VB-R

Are you an experienced educator looking to support an exciting programme working with children to inspire them to live healthier lives? Do you have a background in Education?

We are looking for a professional and proactive individual to support the LifeLab programme. We are expanding our offer to schools, including to primary schools and as such are looking for an additional teacher to support the delivery of our secondary phase LifeLab programme. You will primarily be involved with supporting the day-to-day delivery of the LifeLab programme; liaising with teachers, delivering the LifeLab activity day, delivering the Teacher Professional Development day and all associated administrative tasks. There will be opportunities to support the development of new resources for educational engagement of children and young people, increasing their scientific literacy, using relevant contexts. There are opportunities to support development of our online delivery as well if this was an area of interest.


You will have experience of teaching science in secondary schools and/or colleges and be confident in developing and delivering teacher professional development. The successful candidate will also support the management and coordination of the "Meet the Scientist" portion of the LifeLab activity days. Working across a variety of internal and external stakeholders, this excellent opportunity requires strong writing and communications skills, alongside a commitment to team working.

About LifeLab

The LifeLab programme's mission is to engage with children and young people, supporting them in understanding the science behind health messages. We aim to help young people consider how their current lifestyle choices impact their health now, in their future, and potentially for their future children.

About our team

We are a dedicated and committed team looking for an enthusiastic and well-motivated team player to join us. The successful candidate will be passionate about improving young people's health outcomes through education and research.


This role will be based at LifeLab at University Hospital Southampton.


This is a full-time (1.0 FTE), fixed-term appointment until 30th September 2026 in the first instance.


It is anticipated that interviews will be held 24th October 2025


For an informal discussion or to arrange a visit, please contact Lisa Bagust l.j.bagust@soton.ac.uk



We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applicants who support our mission of inclusivity.


Apply by 11.59 pm GMT on the closing date. For assistance contact Recruitment on +44(0)2380 592750 or recruitment@soton.ac.uk quoting the job number.