2 x Lecturer/Teaching Fellow in Education 0.5 FTE

Updated: about 2 years ago
Location: Birmingham, ENGLAND
Deadline: 10 Jan 2022

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Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences
Location:  City South Campus
Salary:  £37,505 to £40,766 per annum pro rata
Permanent
Posted On:  Monday 29 November 2021
Closing Date:  Monday 10 January 2022
Interview Date:  Monday 24 January 2022
Reference:  112021-530

The Department for Childhood, Youth and Community has an exciting opportunity for a professional with experience of working in an Early Years and/or community capacity to join our team as a Lecturer. We are a well-established, supportive, friendly team who are fully committed to striving for excellence and aim to provide outstanding student experiences at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

As a Lecturer you will need to be motivated, well organised and passionate about delivering exceptional evidence based teaching. You will have real energy and passion for your subject and its associated pedagogy. You will develop and apply inspiring teaching techniques and content which foster enthusiasm, understanding and critical enquiry amongst undergraduate and postgraduate students.

The role includes working primarily on the following courses: BA (Hons) Working With Children, Young People and Families; BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies; BA (Hons) Education Studies. Providing pastoral support and enabling students to thrive and become independent professionals who are proud to be part of Birmingham City University is essential to your role. You will be supported to develop research, enterprise and scholarly activities which are integral to the post. In addition, there are opportunities to contribute to a range of Masters programmes and Research and Enterprise. The role involves the development of excellent teaching and learning materials, collaborating with colleagues, and supporting students’ pastoral, learning and assessment needs.

Applicants must hold a first degree, ideally a postgraduate qualification and relevant experience. The successful candidate will have a keen interest in Education in its broadest sense, demonstrating excellent subject knowledge and a commitment to inclusion and social justice. Experience of teaching in Higher Education at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level is desirable, but early-career applications are also warmly encouraged.

The School of Education and Social Work is developing its portfolio and is seeking to appoint a Lecturer part time at 0.5FTE. The role will be aligned predominantly, but not exclusively, to the work of the Department of Childhood Youth and Community and will be expected to be actively involved in teaching and learning on, and the development of, each of the undergraduate programmes across the department. Currently this includes BA Hons Education Studies, BA Hons Working with Children Young People and Families and BA Hons Early Childhood Studies.

This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of the team delivering and developing these programmes both at home at our recently developed City South Campus, and overseas with our international partners in Singapore and China.  In addition, there are opportunities to contribute to a range of Masters programmes and Research and Enterprise, which could include CPD and collaborative partnerships. The role involves the development of excellent teaching and learning materials, marking, moderating and assessing students, collaborating with colleagues, and supporting students’ pastoral, learning and assessment needs.

The successful candidate will be demonstrating excellent subject knowledge in relation to the core programmes in the Department and a commitment to inclusion and social justice.

Essential:

  • Degree in a relevant subject
  • Relevant professional experience
  • Experience of supporting young people/students in a range of contexts
  • A commitment to developing personal and collaborative research
  • A commitment to inclusion and social justice.
  • Experience of training or teaching and assessment of learning
  • Strong communication skills
  • Willingness and ability to work on a range of courses 

Desirable:

  • Post-graduate qualification in a relevant subject
  • Experience of teaching in a higher-education context
  • Involvement in relevant professional networks
  • Experience of international education

For further information please contact Dr Elaine Matchett [email protected].

With around 26,900 students from 100 countries, Birmingham City University is a large and diverse learning community. We put students at the heart of everything we do, giving them the best opportunities for future success. The University has an enviable reputation for providing quality, student-focused education in a professional and friendly environment. Our superb courses, state-of-the-art facilities, first-rate academics, and focus on practical skills and professional relevance all support our graduates’ future employability.

We’re investing £340 million in our estate, including a major expansion of our City Centre Campus at Eastside, providing students with an enviable range of facilities.

The Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences at Birmingham City University is one of the largest centres for Health and Social Care education in the country. We are proud of our reputation for excellence and are constantly developing and expanding our range of courses to meet tomorrow’s health care needs today. We’ve invested £41million expanding and improving the facilities at our City South Campus. Our state-of-the-art learning facilities offer hands-on practical experience with professional standard equipment across our Sport, Health and Education courses.

Our staff and student community is defined by our core values, which outline who we are as a University and how we will work with each other. Our core values are Excellence, People focused, Partnership working and Fairness and integrity.

Please be aware that this position will require an Enhanced +Barred List DBS disclosure, please contact HR on 0121 331 6693 for a confidential self-disclosure form should you wish to declare anything in advance.

The University is committed to internationalism and diversity and welcomes applications from all countries, faiths and backgrounds.

It is each individual successful applicants responsibility to ensure that they have permission to work in the UK. Some applicants may require sponsorship from the University and a visa from UKVI to take up the role if successful. More information on this can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa

Some roles are not capable of sponsorship because they do not meet the UKVI criteria relating to skill and salary level. If you are unsure as to whether you would require sponsorship if successful, or whether the role is capable of sponsorship, please contact us: [email protected]


Please note on occasions where we receive a large number of applications, we may close the advert ahead of the publicised closing date. If this does happen, we will contact all candidates via email who have started but not yet completed their application, giving 48 hours’ notice.  We would therefore advise that you submit your completed application as soon as possible.

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