Staff Tutor in Film and Media

Unit :  Faculty of Arts and Social Science (FASS)
Salary :  £45,585 to 54,395 pro rata (actual £18,480.41 to £22,052.03)
Location :  Home Based
Please quote reference :  21684
Permanent part time post, 15 hours per week (approx. 0.4 FTE)
Closing Date :  25 June, 2024 - 12:00

Interview date:

Flexible working patterns will be considered.

Change your career, change lives

The Open University is the UK’s largest university, a world leader in flexible part-time education combining a mission to widen access to higher education with research excellence, transforming lives through education.

The Faculty or Arts and Social Sciences is organised across four Schools: the School of Arts and Humanities, School of Social Sciences and Global Studies, the School of Psychology and Counselling and the School of Creative Industries. Students are supported by Student Support Teams, offering specialist study support to students undertaking our qualifications across the University. Members of academic staff, including academics based in all four nations of the UK, form part of these teams in sustaining and improving student progression and retention. The Faculty works closely with important organisations and institutions in the UK and other parts of the world in a range of validated partnerships and collaborations. Engaged in world-class, agenda setting research tackling the most difficult challenges facing us in the 21st Century, with work in numerous subject-based and interdisciplinary research groups and projects.

The role

We are seeking to recruit a Staff Tutor in in Film and Media. The postholder will be responsible for the recruitment, appointment, line management and career development of Open University Associate Lecturer staff. They will also be involved with tuition management; will liaise with student-facing sections of the university to support student success; and will have the opportunity to get involved with scholarship research within the School.

Skills and experience

You will have:

• the ability to select, manage, motivate and provide staff development for Associate Lecturers.
• relevant experience of teaching, management of teaching, and student support.
• an understanding of issues of student access, retention, diversity and success in the context of higher education.
• a record of scholarship, research and/or knowledge exchange that is commensurate to the position.

More information can be provided via a link to the Job Description . Please note that if currently employed as an Associate Lecturer, you must have capacity for this role within your 1.3 FTE limit, should you be successful.

If you would like to discuss the application or recruitment process before making an application, please contact Marian Cattermole at Resourcing Hub on 01908 655544 or [email protected] quoting the reference VRF 21684.

What you get in return

We have a strong commitment to providing training and development in and beyond your current role. This includes thorough induction into the organisation and regular reviews of your training and development needs.

We also offer a great range of benefits that support our employees and their families for the long term. Staff Benefits include an attractive pension proposition and 33 days holiday per annum pro rata, plus Bank Holidays and Christmas closure days.

How to apply

Unless otherwise stated in the advert, all applications are completed online via the instructions on The OU Job’s page. Applications submitted via 3rd party websites will not be received.

Access details for disabled applicants are available from the Resourcing Hub, telephone: 01908 655544, quoting the vacancy reference above.

To apply for this role please submit the following as one document;

• CV
• Expression of Interest statement, up to 1,000 words, you should set out in your statement why you are interested in this role and provide examples of where your skills and experience meet the required competencies for this role as detailed in the job and person specification.

Please save your document with the following file name as appropriate to the vacancy you are applying for: reference, surname, forename.

You will need to have your documents ready ahead of submitting the electronic application.

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You can view your application communications on the Candidate portal .

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Posting Date :  5 June, 2024 - 08:30