Lecturer in Academic Practice - Full Time, Fixed Term

Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom

Updated: over 2 years ago
Location: Edinburgh, SCOTLAND
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 03 Jan 2022

Lecturer in Academic Practice – FTC Maternity Cover
We are a flexible employer.
The Department of Learning and Teaching Enhancement (DLTE) is seeking to appoint a full-time Lecturer for its Academic Practice team. This is an opportunity to contribute to the teaching of the Department’s accredited and non-accredited provision, and work across the university on other teaching and learning- focused projects.
Edinburgh Napier University is an enhancement-led institution, committed to enabling students to thrive as learners through high quality teaching, research and professional practice. In the current academic year, we were placed 28th in the UK and number one in Edinburgh for Student Satisfaction (National Student Survey 2020), top Modern University in Scotland and one of the leading universities in Scotland for graduate employability (GUG 2021). We are a truly international University with 20,000 students from over 110 countries.
The new Learning and Teaching Strategy is ambitious, both for students and staff. This strategy is introducing a Gold Standard Curriculum which will further strengthen the curriculum offer for our students and our academic reputation.
The post holder will teach and support learning, focusing on:
  • Contributing to the development of teaching and learning to ensure a quality learning experience for learners across all of DLTE programmes.
  • Contributing to other projects and staff development events run across the University, such as academic induction, CPD, and the Learning & Teaching Network.

Ensuring a quality learning experience for students on our accredited and non-accredited programmes. This will include a range of activities including:

  • Developing and designing face-to-face, online and blended teaching materials.
  • Teaching and supporting learners across a range of accredited and non-accredited programmes.
  • Developing learning and strategic enhancement projects in different contexts.
  • Working closely with School colleagues across a range of disciplines.

Who we are looking for:

Essential requirements:

  • A doctoral level qualification (or equivalent professional experience)
  • Evidence of leading pedagogical innovation
  • Evidence of academic leadership skills
  • Sufficient breadth and depth of experience in pedagogy to develop effective teaching/ learning
  • Experience of engaging learners in diverse contexts.

For a detailed list of the requirements, you can read the full role profile here .

Benefits We Offer

In return, we offer a great working environment where we support ambition, recognise achievement and offer an attractive benefits package. This includes a minimum of 36 days annual leave (includes bank holidays), a generous pension scheme, professional development opportunities, discounted access to onsite sports facilities and a wide range of other staff discounts. For more information, click here . 


Salary: £40,927 - £50,296 per annum (Grade 6)
Closing Date: 3rd January 2022 @11.59pm
Interviews: 11th & 12th January 2022
Edinburgh Napier is committed to creating an environment where everyone feels proud, confident, challenged and supported and are holders of Disability Confident, Carer Positive and Stonewall Diversity Champion status. For information see here .


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