Associate Learning Experience Developer

Education and Academic Services, Learning Experiences & Innovation (LXI)  

INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

There are two full-time posts available immediately on a permanent basis, in the Learning Development Team, LXI.

These roles offer the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.

About Learning Experiences & Innovation

Learning Experiences & Innovation (LXI) is the ‘go-to’ service across the Exeter learning community in empowering our students, academics, staff and partners to co-create a distinctive learning experience where every learner thrives. LXI consists of seven main units; Academic Development, Student Voice & Change, Learning Development, Learning Design, Experimentation & Innovation; Programme Design & Quality Enhancement, and Educational Policy, Quality & Standards. The teams work alongside and in support of several portfolios focussed on the University’s key strategic aims and its Faculties priorities.  

LXI is part of the Education and Academic Services (EAS) Division. EAS brings together all the key administration and educational support that underpins the student and educator experience. Alongside TQAE this includes Faculty Operations, Sport, Arts and Culture and all elements of Education and Student Support.  

Summary of the role

This full-time permanent post is available immediately within the Learning Development team. This post is an exciting opportunity to support the university with the development of learning experiences for our taught portfolio including blended and short online programmes and courses. The post holder will support and collaborate with team colleagues on a range of digital products and tools related to teaching and learning as well as a range of stakeholders across the institution to develop and build engaging digital content and guidance. The post holder will be a pro-active problem solver and provide a high level of centralised triaging support related to core teaching and learning platforms and tools.

This post will work as a member of the Learning Development team working alongside colleagues to provide support with the build process and configuration of online short courses/blended courses hosted on the Learn.Exeter platform. The postholder will provide support to the virtual learning environment (Moodle) and support with development and testing of new functionality, enhancements and support in the documentation of processes and updates. 

We are seeking a skilled and experienced associate learning developer to join our Learning Development Team in LXI. As an associate learning developer you will support the team with a wide and varied remit of duties and accountabilities; contributing to the continued enhancement of online and blended education at the University of Exeter. 

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024).  We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world’s most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today.  More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).

We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research – Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community. 

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• 39 days leave per year
• options for flexible working
• numerous discounts at leading retailers
• onsite gyms on all of our campus’ and a cycle to work scheme
• sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy
• stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England

Further information

Please contact Jason Flower, Head of Learning Development,) email [email protected].