Assistant Professor TESOL (Education)- School of Education - 105662 - Grade 8

University of Birmingham; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 56,000; Part time

Job description

Position Details

School of Education

Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £46,735 to £55,755 with potential progression once in post to £62,728

Grade: 8

Part Time (10.5 hours per week)

Fixed Term contract up to September 2025

Closing date: 23rd April 2025

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, primarily involved in the supervision and marking of MSc TESOL dissertations. You will be expected to demonstrate academic citizenship, developing and maintaining mutually respectful and supportive working relationships with all staff and students, ensuring your role positively impacts how others carry out theirs.

Teaching will 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 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 advance teaching and learning practice in your modules within the school, take a role in leading 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 will likely include developing and making substantial contributions to knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, public engagement, widening participation, schools outreach, or similar activities at the Department/School level or further within the University.

Main Duties

Education

You will contribute across the range of teaching and learning activities:

• Contribute to leading curriculum development and/or renewal;
• Develop and manage approaches to teaching and learning that are best practice in the subject area or institution;
• Advise others on aspects of learning, teaching, and assessment;
• Deliver (where appropriate to the discipline) specific professional programmes;
• Advance the practice of teaching in your modules and within the school, playing an important role in student academic support;
• Inform your teaching practice by discipline-based research;
• Frequently update your subject expertise and undertake personal professional development in teaching, including self-reflection on your own teaching, using student and peer review feedback to enhance your teaching and learning processes;
• Play an important role in the recruitment and admission of students; and co-supervise doctoral students to completion.

Using a variety of methods in teaching and advising individuals and groups of undergraduates, postgraduates, or CPD students, including (as appropriate):

• Teaching and examining courses at a range of levels;
• Planning and reviewing your own teaching approaches and encouraging others to do the same;
• Designing contemporary, inclusive, engaging, and academically challenging curriculum content;
• Working collaboratively with colleagues to design and deliver teaching, learning, and assessment;
• Using digital resources/environments effectively to support learning and assessment;
• Developing programme proposals and making substantial contributions to the design of teaching programmes more widely;
• Where appropriate, undertaking and developing the full range of responsibilities in relation to supervision, marking, and examining;
• Developing and advising others on learning and teaching tasks and methods;
• Developing and making substantial contributions to knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, public engagement activities, or similar on your specialism that enhances the student experience or employability and benefits the College and University;
• Devising and supervising projects, student dissertations, and practical work.

Management/Administration

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 recruitment drive);
• Advising on personal development of colleagues and students;
• Making a contribution to administrative activities within the University (e.g., appeals panels, working groups);
• Managing enterprise, business development, and public engagement activities;
• Developing and making substantial contributions to knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, public engagement, widening participation, schools outreach;
• Promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion through monitoring and evaluation and actively challenging unacceptable behaviour.

Citizenship

Contribute to an inclusive working environment:

• Pursue your activities in a way that helps others to pursue their activities effectively and efficiently;
• Demonstrate a willingness to be involved in a variety of activities supporting University life (e.g., participation in graduation, Departmental/School committees);
• Demonstrate support for colleagues, such as sharing resources and providing advice;
• Willingness to volunteer for one-off duties (such as supporting School, Institute, and Departmental projects);
• Positively engage in School strategic initiatives;
• Proactive support and involvement in activities specifically contributing to a positive and inclusive community spirit across the School/College/University.

Person Specification

• Normally, a higher Degree relevant to the discipline area (usually PhD) or equivalent qualifications.
• Extensive teaching experience and scholarship within subject specialism.
• Proven ability to devise, advise on, and manage learning.
• Skills in managing, motivating, and mentoring others.

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.
• Experience and achievement in knowledge transfer, enterprise, and similar activity that enhances the student experience or employability.

Management Administration

• Ability to contribute to School/Departmental management processes.
• Ability to assess and organise resources effectively.
• Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration processes.
• Experience of championing Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in own work area.
• Ability to monitor and evaluate the extent to which equality and diversity legislation, policies, and procedures are applied.
• Ability to identify issues with the potential to impact on protected groups and take appropriate action.

Informal enquiries to Andrew Peterson, email: [e-mail]

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