Lecturer in Management (Teaching Focused) - Birmingham Business School - Grade 8 - 97867

Position Details

Department of Management

Birmingham Business School

College of Social Sciences

Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £41,526 to £49,553. With potential progression once in post to £55,750 a year

Grade 8 

Full Time

Fixed Term Contract for 12 months

Closing date –15 August 2021

The Department of Management at the University of Birmingham is seeking to appoint a Teaching Focused Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Innovation for a 12 month period as cover for a Professor who will be on research leave. This is an opportunity to develop and evidence teaching and learning skills at Lecturer level in a research-led, TEF Gold awarded, Russell Group university on a full-time, fixed term basis. In addition, 10% of workload will be dedicated to personal research.    
The Department of Management has a collegial culture, with over 60 faculty organised across four disciplinary groups: Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Innovation; Organisation, Work and Employment; Business and Labour Economics and; Operations and Procurement Management. Research networks flourish within and across these Groups, with the Work Inclusivity Research Centre (WIRC) situated in the Department, the Lloyds Banking Group Centre for Responsible Business operating across the School, and the Academic Enterprise & Entrepreneurship Group (AEEG) operating across the College of Social Science. The successful applicant will be based in the Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Innovation Group and is encouraged to engage with research and learning and teaching networks. They will deliver teaching and learning with colleagues across the department in the broad areas of entrepreneurship and innovation, new business models and strategies, international entrepreneurship and economic development, dependent upon expertise. 
The Department has a strong and supportive research and teaching culture, with regular seminars, reading groups and a healthy PhD programme. There are regular workshops on teaching practice and innovations to improve students’ experience and early career faculty are particularly supported with developing teaching and research. 
The successful candidate will deliver an outstanding student experience through on-campus and online teaching to our internationally diverse undergraduate and postgraduate cohorts, leading modules, delivering lectures and delivering and co-ordinating assessment, seminars, marking and supervision in areas relevant to their expertise. Successful applicants may also undertake leadership and service activities in line with the Department, School and College’s strategic objectives.

Background
To develop and deliver undergraduate, postgraduate and CPD programmes, as appropriate to the disciplinary area and to contribute to the management, leadership and enterprise activities of the department/school as appropriate.

Summary of Role

Main Duties
Teaching focused Lecturer role-holders will:
Contribute to leading curriculum development and/or renewal; and
Develop and manage approaches to teaching and learning that are innovative to the subject area or institution; and
Advise others on aspects of learning, teaching and assessment; and
Deliver (where appropriate to the discipline) specific professional programmes; and
Advance the practice of teaching in their modules and within the school, and play an important role in student academic support; and
Inform their teaching practice by discipline based research; and
Frequently update their own subject expertise, and undertake personal professional development in teaching, including self-reflection on own teaching, using student and peer review feedback, to enhance own teaching and learning processes; and
Typically carry a higher teaching load than those staff who carry out both teaching and research; and
Develop and make substantial contributions to knowledge transfer and enterprise (including business engagement, public engagement) and similar activity that is of manifest benefit to the College and the University.
A significant part of Semester 1 may be taught remotely and decisions are to be made for Semester 2.

In addition, they may play an important role in the recruitment and admission of students; and co-supervise, with a research focused or research and teaching focused member of staff, doctoral students to completion.

Learning and Teaching
To use a variety of methods teaching and advising individuals and groups of undergraduates, postgraduates, or CPD students.  Where appropriate to the discipline this may include:
Teach and examine courses at a range of levels
Plan and review own teaching approaches and acting as a mentor to encourage others to do the same
Develop programme proposals and make substantial contributions to the design of teaching programmes more widely in the Department or School, as appropriate
Where appropriate, undertake and develop the full range of responsibilities in relation to supervision, marking and examining (including summative assessment, assessed work contributing to the final award – as a mark or as credit- such as unseen examinations, essays dissertations or presentations)
 Use appropriate approaches to learning and teaching in their field 
 Disseminate appropriate practices through suitable media
 Develop and advise others on learning and teaching tasks and methods.
 Devise & supervise projects, student dissertations and practical work 
Develop and make substantial contributions to knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, public engagement or similar  on own specialism that enhances the student experience or employability and is of manifest benefit to the College and the University

Management/ Administration
To contribute   to Departmental /School administration or have a high level of responsibility for others. This may include:

Contribute to the administration/management of teaching across the Department/School 
Lead and manage a team to devise and implement a new and/or revised process (e.g. new programme or a recruitment drive)
Advise on personal development of colleagues and students
Make a major contribution to some administrative activities within the University (e.g. appeals panels, working groups).
Manage enterprise, business development, and public engagement activities that are of manifest benefit to the College and University.
Develop and make substantial contributions to knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, public engagement, widening participation, schools outreach.
Actively manages equality, diversity and inclusion through monitoring and evaluation and actively challenging unacceptable behaviour.
 

Person Specification
Normally, a higher Degree relevant to the discipline area (usually PhD), or close to completion, or equivalent qualifications.
Extensive research/teaching experience and scholarship within subject specialism.
Proven ability to devise, advise on and manage learning.
Skills in managing, motivating & mentoring others successfully at all levels.

Teaching
Ability to design, deliver, assess and revise teaching programmes. 
Extensive experience and demonstrated success in developing appropriate approaches to learning and teaching and advising colleagues 
Experience and achievement in knowledge transfer, enterprise and similar activity that enhances the student experience or employability

Management Administration
Ability to contribute to School/Departmental management processes
Ability to assess and organise resources effectively
Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration processes.
Experience of championing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in own work area. 
Ability to monitor and evaluate the extent to which equality and diversity legislation, policies, procedures are applied. 
Ability to identify issues with the potential to impact on protected groups and take appropriate action
 

Informal enquiries can be made to the Head of the Department of Management, Dr Paul Lewis; [email protected]  or the Head of the Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Innovation Group, Dr Endrit Kromidha, [email protected]

Valuing excellence, sustaining investment
We value diversity and inclusion at the University of Birmingham and welcome applications from all sections of the community and are open to discussions around all forms of flexible working.