Lecturer in Education Studies - School of Education - 97491 - Grade 8

Position Details

School of Education

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

Permanent

Closing Date: 7th July 2021

Job Summary

The School of Education seeks to appoint a Lecturer in Education Studies. This post will contribute across the School's undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes, particularly to the BA Education and MA Education degrees. The successful candidate will be located in one of the School's three departments: Education and Social Justice; Disability, Inclusion and Special Needs; Teacher Education.

The successful candidate is expected to have demonstrable excellence in teaching and learning, be an outstanding researcher with a growing (inter)national profile, and have the ability to contribute to administrative processes within the Department and School.

The successful candidate will have access to mentoring and a world-class research and teaching environment.

Research:

The School is particularly looking to strengthen its research profile in the following fields:

• International, comparative, and post-colonial education studies
• Critical approaches to gender and sexuality in education
• Education in the context of Global Sustainable Development
• Disability Studies
• Biosocial education and critical approached to learning sciences
• Quantitative approaches to education research and assessment

The successful candidate will have an excellent track record of research within the subject area or be able to demonstrate a strong emerging trajectory. Once in post, they will be expected to make a consistently outstanding contribution to the research in the School. The following are particularly important:

• Publications of (inter)nationally excellent and/or world-leading quality, published in reputable academic outlets (commensurate with career stage), and the ability to continue to produce strong publications after appointment;
• A track record of funded research (as PI/CI) and the ability to continue grant capture activity after appointment;
• A clear research trajectory for the next five years;
• Ability and willingness to contribute to the School's research culture and environment;
• Ability and willingness to supervise doctoral research projects;
• Willingness to examine PhD students, both within the institution and externally;
• Evidence of, or planning to engage in, knowledge exchange and impact-driven work;
• Willingness to contribute to research leadership and management;
• Referee and review articles for peer-reviewed academic journals and grant applications by research councils and/or other major funding bodies;
• Capacity to Plan and pursue knowledge transfer and enterprise activity that is of manifest benefit to the College and the University;
• Capacity to contribute to debate nationally about new approaches to policy, methods, and practices through publications, conferences, and activities that advance quality in the field.

Main Duties

Learning and Teaching

The successful candidate will have demonstrable success in teaching and learning in Higher Education and be an engaged and inspiring lecturer with an excellent understanding of innovative and inclusive practices. They will also be committed to educational equality and equity through working to reduce awarding gaps and contributing to activities to decolonise higher education.

Additionally, the candidate will be required to:

• Supervise UG and Masters dissertation projects;
• Act as a personal tutor for UG and Masters students;
• Contribute to teaching and marking throughout the department as required by the Head of Department;
• Plan and review own teaching approaches and act 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;
• Undertake and develop the full range of responsibilities in relation to supervision, marking, and examining;
• Use appropriate approaches to learning and teaching in their field (including digital and inclusive methods);
• Ability and willingness to contribute to teaching and learning management/leadership in the department;
• Have an excellent teaching profile and performance in terms of both impact and quality. The teaching quality demonstrated to be informed by an appropriate level of scholarship. A high national reputation for the development of teaching and learning excellence within the discipline
• Offer successful and sustained use of a range of appropriate teaching methods, and assessment strategies that promote high-quality learning, including learning that is flexible, distinctive, and current and stimulates learners' natural curiosity
• Offer high quality and sustained contributions to fostering excellence in teaching activities more widely, i.e. in the Department/School or College and/or externally
• Have a track record of substantial and sustained high-value impact on the enhancement of the student experience, and/or employability
• Offer mentoring and expert advice which develops the skills of colleagues in teaching and in fostering learning

Leadership/citizenship

The candidate is expected to demonstrate qualities of good academic citizenship, including collegiality and excellent organisation and management skills. Upon appointment, the candidate may be asked to take on departmental or School leadership roles as appropriate whilst contributing to student recruitment and other departmental activities.

Management/administration

• Ensure own work is consistently carried out to a very high standard;
• Develop and manage staff and resources in support of major research and/or teaching activities (as appropriate);
• Contribute significantly to the development and delivery of knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, and public engagement activities with a sustained high-value impact of manifest benefit to the College and the University
• contribute to the administration/management of research and/or teaching across the Department/School
• Advise on the personal development of staff and students (as appropriate);
• Make a sustained contribution to widening participation, Open Day and/or recruitment activities, schools outreach, and/or public understanding of the discipline;
• Contribute to administrative activities within the University (e.g. appeals panels, working groups)

Person Specification

• Essential: A Ph.D. in Education, Sociology or a closely related field
• Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (or a willingness to obtain this within a period following appointment)
• Extensive research/teaching experience and scholarship within the subject specialism.
• Proven ability to devise, advise on, and manage learning.
• 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 research, knowledge exchange, enterprise, and similar activity that enhances the student experience or employability.
• Ability to contribute to School/Departmental management processes.

Informal enquiries can be made to Ian McGimpsey, Department of Education and Social Justice, at i.mcgimpsey.1@bham.ac.uk.

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.