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Teaching Focussed Lecturer (EPS Foundation Programme) - School of Metallurgy and Materials

Employer
Global Academy Jobs
Location
United Kingdom
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Nov 27, 2019

Job Details

Position Details

School of Metallurgy and Materials

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 - up to 2 years (estimated start date 13 January 2020)

Closing date: 27 November 2019

Job Summary

This role, based at the Edgbaston Campus, will support development and delivery of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Pathway of the Birmingham International Academy undergraduate foundation programme. The role will contribute to the teaching, management and leadership of teaching and recruitment in the School of Metallurgy and Materials. The role involves contributing to the whole range of teaching and administration. This position is open to candidates with experience in a teaching environment. The School is strongly committed to promoting equality and diversity, including the Athena SWAN charter for gender equality in higher education and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates.

Teaching is likely to include a substantial contribution to: (a) the management, development (including programme/module review) and delivery of teaching and assessment at all levels; and (b) enhancement of the student experience or employability. The role will typically also involve developing and advising others, including: (a) providing expert advice to staff and students, and (b) developing and advising others on learning and teaching tasks and methods.

Teaching focussed role-holders should advance the practice of teaching in their modules within the school, take a role in leading curriculum development, and play an important role in student academic support. They should also deliver excellent teaching that inspires students, and is informed by discipline-based research.

Management and administration is likely to involve contributions at Departmental and School level, and/or making an important contribution to some managerial/leadership (e.g. working groups) within the University. This may include developing and making substantial contributions to knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, public engagement widening participation, schools outreach, or similar activities at Department/School level or further within the University.

The University is committed to safeguarding and we promote safe recruitment practice, therefore all associated pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. Due to the nature of the work undertaken in this role all successful applicants will be subject to a satisfactory DBS clearance prior to appointment.

Main Duties

Specific duties:
  • Take on the role of Module leader for some of the modules that make up the Engineering and Physical Sciences (EPS) January start Pathway of the Birmingham International Academy undergraduate foundation programme and contribute teaching to some of these modules where the post-holder has appropriate subject expertise:
    - Introductory Mathematics (10 credits)
    - Further Mathematics (20 credits)
    - Mechanics (10 credits)
    - Properties of matter (10 credits)
    - Inorganic Chemistry (10 credits)
    - Organic Chemistry (10 credits)
    - Waves (10 credits)
    - Science and engineering laboratories (10 credits)
    - Introductory computer science (20 credits)
    - Foundation Electrical and Electronic Engineering (20)
  • Support the project component of Advanced Study Skill and Advanced Academic Skills for foundation Sciences and Engineering for EPS students (20 credits)
  • Act as Personal Tutor to and provide Academic Tutorials for students on the EPS pathway during their foundation year
  • Contribute to leading curriculum development and/or renewal in the EPS pathway and where appropriate in the colleges of EPS
  • Play an important role in the recruitment and admission of students particularly to the BIA EPS pathway
  • Develop and manage approaches to teaching and learning that are innovative to the subject area or institution
  • Advise others on aspects of learning, teaching and assessment
  • Advance the practice of teaching in their modules and within the school(s), and play an important role in student academic support
  • Inform their teaching practice by discipline-based educational research
  • 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
  • Engage in a scholarly approach to own practice and engage with educational research as appropriate
  • May contribute teaching for other taught programmes within the School where appropriate and according to subject expertise.


Learning and Teaching

To use a variety of methods teaching and advising individuals and groups of foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate 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 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.


Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications and Experience Required
  • Normally a higher Degree relevant to the discipline area (usually PhD) or equivalent qualifications/ extensive teaching experience.
  • Extensive research/teaching experience and scholarship within subject specialism.
  • Proven ability to devise, advise on and manage learning.
  • Demonstrable skills in managing, motivating & mentoring others successfully at all levels.
  • 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
  • Proven ability to contribute to School/ Departmental management processes
  • Demonstrable ability to assess and organise resources effectively
  • Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/ administration processes.


Informal enquiries to Professor Alison Davenport, a.davenport@bham.ac.uk or telephone 0121 414 5191

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