Lecturer in Learning Development (Social Sciences Foundation Year)

The University of Surrey is a global community of ideas and people, dedicated to life-changing education and research. 

We have a bold vision of what we want to achieve - shaping ourselves into one of the best universities in the world, which we are achieving through the talents and endeavour of every employee.  

Our culture empowers people to achieve this aim and to collectively make a real difference.  

The role

We are seeking to recruit an experienced student Learning Developer to join our Foundation Year programme in Social Sciences. This is a 0.5 fte, ongoing position.

The post-holder will play a major part in the development of students as holistic, rounded and well-prepared learners, capable of excelling in their studies at level 4 and beyond: students informed by a passion for inquiry, who are able to excel as independent learners, are resilient, adaptive, justifiably confident in their abilities and decision-making, and emotionally intelligent.

The post-holder will be primarily located in the School of Social Sciences, in the Faculty of Arts, Business and Social Sciences, as part of the Foundation Year programme teaching team. They will work closely with teaching team colleagues in the development, delivery and review of engaging programmes designed to prepare promising and ambitious learners from a diverse range of backgrounds to excel at degree-level study.

The post-holder will also work with other Lecturers in Learning Development who are based in our other Foundation Year programmes (Engineering and Physical Sciences/Mathematics and Computing, Business and Economics, Biosciences, Nursing and Psychology), and with our wider Learning Development team.

About you

A fundamental requirement of the role is a passion for student learning development and a commitment to inclusive, student-centred and innovative approaches to curriculum development and delivery (learning, teaching and assessment).

The successful candidate will:

• have at least two years’ experience of working as a student Learning Developer, or related field, in a Higher Education setting, and
• EITHER : be educated to degree level or higher in Law, Politics or Sociology, or a related discipline, OR : have extensive demonstrable experience of learning development work in HE with Law, Politics or Sociology students.

How to apply

Please attached your CV and complete the application form evidencing your suitability against the essential criteria required for the role. 

Interviews will take place either on Thursday 22 August 2024.

For informal inquiries about the post, please email Robert Walsha, Associate Director (Learning Development): [email protected]

Further details:   

For more information and to apply online, please download the further details and click on the 'apply online' button above.
In return we offer a generous pension, relocation assistance where appropriate , flexible working options including job share and blended home/campus working locations (dependent on work duties), access to world-class leisure facilities on campus, a range of travel schemes and supportive family friendly benefits including an excellent on-site nursery.

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The University of Surrey is committed to providing an inclusive environment that offers equal opportunities for all.  We place great value on diversity and are seeking to increase the diversity within our community.  Therefore we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups, such as people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and people with disabilities.