About this role
Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £47,389 to £56,535 with potential progression once in post to £63,606
Academic Development Programme - new Assistant Professors will undertake a 5-year development programme, at the end of which they are expected to be promoted to Associate Professor. The programme consists of a variety of development opportunities and the time to reflect and develop.
Role Summary
You will contribute to a range of education-related activities. In addition, you will be expected to demonstrate academic citizenship, developing and maintaining mutually respectful and supportive working relationships with all staff and students, and ensuring the way you carry out your role impacts positively on how others carry out theirs.
Teaching is likely to include a substantial contribution to: (a) the management, development and delivery of teaching and assessment at all levels; and (b) enhancement of the student experience and 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.
You will be expected to advance teaching and learning practice in your modules within the school, take a role in curriculum development, and play an important role in student academic and pastoral support. You will deliver excellent teaching that inspires students, and is informed by discipline-based research.
Management and administration is likely to 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.
Main Duties
Education
You will contribute across the range of teaching and learning activities:
Contribute to curriculum development and/or renewal; Develop and manage approaches to teaching and learning that are best practice in the subject area or institution;
Management/Administration
To contribute to Departmental /School administration. This may include:
Contributing to the administration/management of teaching across the Department/School; Where appropriate, leading and managing a team to devise and implement a new and/or revised process (e.g. new programme or a recruitment drive);
Citizenship
Contributing to an inclusive working environment:
Pursuing your activities in a way that helps others to pursue their activities effectively and efficiently; Demonstrating a willingness to be involved in a variety of activities supporting University life (e.g., participation in graduation, Departmental/School committees);
Person Specification
Normally, a higher Degree relevant to the discipline area (usually PhD) or equivalent qualifications. Extensive teaching experience and scholarship within subject specialism.
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.
Management Administration
Ability to contribute to School/Departmental management processes. Ability to assess and organise resources effectively.
Professor Teresa Thomas (Head of Department of Biomedical Sciences) email [email protected]
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