Senior Lecturer (Learning, Teaching & Scholarship)

The School of Psychology and Neuroscience in the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences is seeking to appoint a Senior Lecturer.

We strongly encourage applications from across our community and in particular, those prospective colleagues who are from ethnically diverse/minority backgrounds, have a disability or long-term health condition, and/or the LGBTQ+ community to apply.

Inclusion, Equality, and Diversity are at the core of the University of Glasgow experience, and at the heart of the School of Psychology & Neuroscience. We strive to create a diverse and inclusive culture through our commitment to diversity awards including the Athena Swan Award and The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Times Higher Education Award. Glasgow is a Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident employer and hosts supporting networks including the LGBT+ Equality, Disability Equality, Neurodiversity and Race Equality groups.

Within the School of Psychology & Neuroscience, we celebrate diversity and intersectionality by promoting profiles of LGBTQ+, ethnic minority, and neurodiverse staff and engage in work to decolonise and diversify our curriculum. Our school hosts an LGBTQ+ reading group alongside Rainbow Office Hours, a Race and Equality Network and a Neurodiversity Network open to all staff and students within our school.

Job Purpose

To make a substantial and positive contribution to the Subject/School’s programmes, scholarship and an excellent student experience, through leading and contributing to teaching, assessment, and providing academic leadership and management associated with undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and engaging in rigorous enquiries into learning and teaching practices. To actively engage in relationships with external stakeholders that advance knowledge exchange, public understanding and outreach.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. Take a lead in developing an evidence-based and research-led approach to curriculum design.

2. Take a lead in the development of a range of teaching, supervision and assessment activities across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

3. Undertake academic management and leadership roles and responsibilities to ensure high quality course/programme administration, effective communication of information to internal and external stakeholders and the development of policy and practice across course/programme teams (beyond subject/school level).

4. Create and develop effective networks with students, staff across the University, and external stakeholders to oversee the embedding of key University priorities such as graduate attributes, professional requirements, work-related learning, transitions support, student mobility and quality enhancement within credit bearing and non-credit bearing activities.

5. Develop a strategic approach to embedding learning technologies across the Subject/School and College to support and enhance course/programme delivery, course organisation, feedback and assessment within campus based, blended and online provision.

6. Lead the development of inclusive and innovative approaches to teaching, learning and assessment that recognise the needs of a diverse student cohort, taking appropriate responsibility for managing associated cultural changes and staff support and development.

7. Develop a substantial portfolio of scholarship outputs, resources and activities by leading methodologically rigorous, educationally relevant, enquiries into student learning and supporting and mentoring colleagues in their scholarship practices.

8. Regularly attend and participate in appropriate seminars and conferences to support research-led teaching and scholarship in your disciplinary area, disseminating evidence locally, nationally and internationally to enhance teaching practices within the discipline.

9. Through an established network of external stakeholders, increasingly influence public understanding and/or professional policy and practice aligned with the strategic priorities of the School/College/University.

10. Initiate and lead local, and potentially overseas, activities associated with programme recruitment and conversion, orientation and overseas collaborations as appropriate within the School/College.

11. Engage in continuing professional development activities as appropriate.

12. Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by the Head of School.

13. Contribute to the enhancement of the University’s international profile in line with the University’s Strategic Plan, Inspiring People Changing The World.

Qualifications

Essential

A1. Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework level 12 (PhD) or equivalent in related discipline with an extensive and established reputation in scholarship, and significant teaching experience within the discipline/subject area.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential

C1. Recognised expertise in subject discipline/specialism to develop new knowledge and understanding within the field.

C2. Substantial track record of scholarship and development and delivery of teaching, and proven track record to develop and devise teaching programmes, techniques and methods.

C3. Internationally recognised excellence and reputation in subject area and/or scholarship of teaching in the discipline.

C4. Proven ability to plan and lead staff and efficiently deploy resources in support of major teaching activities.

C5. Track record of student supervision and development/mentorship/coaching of early career academic colleagues in subject area/team.

C6. Ability to disseminate conceptual and complex ideas to a wide variety of audiences to promote understanding.

C7. Academic leadership of groups/activities with substantial impact on finance and other resources.

C8. A thorough understanding of, and track record in, contributing to broader academic leadership and management at School/Service/College level.

C9. Sustained engagement with current practice and developing knowledge.

C10. Engagement with the current and future priorities of University/College/Service strategies, aims and ambitions.

C11. Demonstrated commitment to open research, as appropriate to the discipline, through open data, open code, open educational resources and practices that support replication.

C12. Proven commitment to supporting the career development of colleagues and to other forms of collegiality appropriate to the career stage.

Desirable

D1. Experience in teaching clinical/developmental/qualitative research methods/social psychology.

Terms and Conditions

Salary will be Grade 9, £54,949 - £61,823 per annum.

This post is full time and open ended.

As part of Team UofG you will be a member of a world changing, inclusive community, which values ambition, excellence, integrity and curiosity.

As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

1 A warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture, where your talents are developed and nurtured, and success is celebrated and shared.

2 An excellent employment package with generous terms and conditions including 41 days of leave for full time staff, pension - pensions handbook https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/payandpensions/pensions/, benefits and discount packages.

3 A flexible approach to working.

4 A commitment to support your health and wellbeing https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/staff/healthwellbeing/.

We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University. Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/.

We endorse the principles of Athena Swan https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/athenaswan/ and hold bronze, silver and gold awards across the University.

We are investing in our organisation, and we will invest in you too. Please visit our website https://www.gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/ for more information.

Informal Enquiries should be directed to Dr Heather Cleland Woods, [email protected]

Vacancy Ref: 087050    Closing Date: 23 November 2022.