Lecturer in Education (Teaching)

We have an exciting opportunity for a creative and passionate educator to join our team in a full-time Lecturer (Teaching) role. This fixed-term appointment will play a key role in driving the expansion and enhancement of teaching within the Department of Education at the University of Bath.

We are specifically looking for candidates with backgrounds in International (Sustainable) Development, Educational Technology, Educational Leadership, and/or Special Educational Needs. You will possess expertise relevant to one or more of our Department's Research Groups. We are particularly interested in applicants who can demonstrate concrete connections across multiple Research Groups through their previous scholarly work.

We welcome candidates who are excited to bring their speciality experience to enhance our existing programmes across educational studies. You will be eager about blended and online teaching methods, along with traditional face-to-face instruction. We seek someone who appreciates pedagogical development and can help us continue delivering high-quality learning experiences.

Above all, you will join a collaborative department looking for team players motivated by working with students, furthering education, and building community. 

This role is offered on a full time (36.5 hours per week) fixed term contract with an expected end date of 28/02/2026. 

The Department of Education has a thriving international reputation for teaching and research that develops theory, policy and practice. We offer one undergraduate programme (Education with Psychology ) as well as a range of postgraduate taught programmes including:

We also have postgraduate research programmes such as the MPhil, PhD and Doctor of Education (EdD ). Students and graduates of these programmes constitute a lively world-wide network of educational professionals working across all levels of the education sector and within other governmental and non-governmental organisations.

We seek an accomplished scholar to join our department and enrich our programs with their expertise. You will have a passion for teaching and learning, and appreciate the value of face-to-face, distance, and blended instructional contexts. We need someone who can effectively teach across modalities and contribute to the department's pedagogical innovation. Above all, we want a collegial team player eager to collaborate with fellow researchers and educators in expanding our field.

For informal discussions about the role please contact Andres Sandoval Hernandez (Head of the Department of Education) on [email protected] k or Elisabeth Barratt Hacking (Deputy Head of the Department of Education) on [email protected]

We aim to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award . We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on our teams. 

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff .

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