Assistant Professor (Research and Education) - School of EducationGrade 8
20 days ago
Birmingham
Description Position Details School of Education Location: University of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham UK Full time starting salary is normally in the range 46735 to 55755 with potential progression once in post to 62728 Grade: 8 Full Time Permanent Closing date: 18th August 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 programme consists of a variety of development opportunities and the time to reflect and develop. Role Summary You will contribute to a range of research teaching and addition you will be expected to demonstrate academic citizenship developing and maintaining generous 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 can carry out theirs. Teaching is likely to include a substantial contribution to: (a) the management development (including programme/module review) and delivery of teaching and assessment; 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 (b) supervising and examining PhD students and (c) developing and advising others on learning and teaching tasks and methods. Research is likely to involve initiating conducting and disseminating original research. Your research will have measurable outcomes reflected in your growing national (and ideally international) reputation. Management and administration is likely to involve contributions at Departmental and School level and/or making an important contribution to some managerial/leadership activities (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. While we are open to applications from applicants with different specialisms we are particularly interested in applications from those who can contribute to teaching and research in at least two of the following areas: • Education Policy and Social Justice, • Citizenship and Human Rights Education Education 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 own specialism that enhances the student experience or employability and which benefits the College and University; Planning and carrying out research including (as appropriate): • planning and publishing high quality research including winning financial support;, • project managing research activities and/or supervising other research staff;, • presenting findings in publications and conference proceedings;, • effectively supervising and mentoring PhD students or early Career Researchers;, • providing expert advice to staff and students within the discipline;, • participating in research-related enabling activities such as adding value to a cross disciplinary network;, • applying knowledge in a way which develops new intellectual understanding; Contributing to Departmental/School administration including: • contributing to the administration/management of research and/or teaching across the Department/School;, • leading and managing a team to devise and implement a new and/or revised process (e.g. new programme or a recruitment drive);, • advising on personal development of colleagues and students;, • making a major contribution to some 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; Contributing to an inclusive working environment: • demonstrating a willingness to be involved in a variety of activities supporting University life (e.g. participation in graduation Departmental/School committees);, • demonstrating support for colleagues such as sharing resources providing advice;, • willingness to volunteer for one-off duties (such as supporting School Institute and Departmental projects);, • positively engaging in School strategic initiatives;, • Normally a higher degree relevant to the research/teaching area (usually PhD) or equivalent qualifications, • Qualified teacher status (or equivalent) is desired but not essential, • Extensive research/teaching experience and scholarship within subject specialism, • Proven ability to devise advise on and manage learning/research, • 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 reflected in a growing reputation, • Extensive experience and demonstrated success in planning undertaking and project managing research to deliver high quality results, • Extensive experience of applying and/or developing and devising successful models techniques and methods, • 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 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: ___ Informal enquiries to Andrew Peterson email: ___Description Position Details School of Education Location: University of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham UK Full time starting salary is normally in the range 46735 to 55755 with potential progression once in post to 62728 Grade: 8 Full Time Permanent Closing date: 18th August 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 programme consists of a variety of development opportunities and the time to reflect and develop. Role Summary You will contribute to a range of research teaching and addition you will be expected to demonstrate academic citizenship developing and maintaining generous 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 can carry out theirs. Teaching is likely to include a substantial contribution to: (a) the management development (including programme/module review) and delivery of teaching and assessment; 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 (b) supervising and examining PhD students and (c) developing and advising others on learning and teaching tasks and methods. Research is likely to involve initiating conducting and disseminating original research. Your research will have measurable outcomes reflected in your growing national (and ideally international) reputation. Management and administration is likely to involve contributions at Departmental and School level and/or making an important contribution to some managerial/leadership activities (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. While we are open to applications from applicants with different specialisms we are particularly interested in applications from those who can contribute to teaching and research in at least two of the following areas: • Education Policy and Social Justice, • Citizenship and Human Rights Education Education 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 own specialism that enhances the student experience or employability and which benefits the College and University; Planning and carrying out research including (as appropriate): • planning and publishing high quality research including winning financial support;, • project managing research activities and/or supervising other research staff;, • presenting findings in publications and conference proceedings;, • effectively supervising and mentoring PhD students or early Career Researchers;, • providing expert advice to staff and students within the discipline;, • participating in research-related enabling activities such as adding value to a cross disciplinary network;, • applying knowledge in a way which develops new intellectual understanding; Contributing to Departmental/School administration including: • contributing to the administration/management of research and/or teaching across the Department/School;, • leading and managing a team to devise and implement a new and/or revised process (e.g. new programme or a recruitment drive);, • advising on personal development of colleagues and students;, • making a major contribution to some 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; Contributing to an inclusive working environment: • demonstrating a willingness to be involved in a variety of activities supporting University life (e.g. participation in graduation Departmental/School committees);, • demonstrating support for colleagues such as sharing resources providing advice;, • willingness to volunteer for one-off duties (such as supporting School Institute and Departmental projects);, • positively engaging in School strategic initiatives;, • Normally a higher degree relevant to the research/teaching area (usually PhD) or equivalent qualifications, • Qualified teacher status (or equivalent) is desired but not essential, • Extensive research/teaching experience and scholarship within subject specialism, • Proven ability to devise advise on and manage learning/research, • 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 reflected in a growing reputation, • Extensive experience and demonstrated success in planning undertaking and project managing research to deliver high quality results, • Extensive experience of applying and/or developing and devising successful models techniques and methods, • 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 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: ___Description Position Details School of Education Location: University of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham UK Full time starting salary is normally in the range 46735 to 55755 with potential progression once in post to 62728 Grade: 8 Full Time Permanent Closing date: 18th August 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 programme consists of a variety of development opportunities and the time to reflect and develop. Role Summary You will contribute to a range of research teaching and addition you will be expected to demonstrate academic citizenship developing and maintaining generous 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 can carry out theirs. Teaching is likely to include a substantial contribution to: (a) the management development (including programme/module review) and delivery of teaching and assessment; 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 (b) supervising and examining PhD students and (c) developing and advising others on learning and teaching tasks and methods. Research is likely to involve initiating conducting and disseminating original research. Your research will have measurable outcomes reflected in your growing national (and ideally international) reputation. Management and administration is likely to involve contributions at Departmental and School level and/or making an important contribution to some managerial/leadership activities (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. While we are open to applications from applicants with different specialisms we are particularly interested in applications from those who can contribute to teaching and research in at least two of the following areas: • Education Policy and Social Justice, • Citizenship and Human Rights Education Education 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 own specialism that enhances the student experience or employability and which benefits the College and University; Planning and carrying out research including (as appropriate): • planning and publishing high quality research including winning financial support;, • project managing research activities and/or supervising other research staff;, • presenting findings in publications and conference proceedings;, • effectively supervising and mentoring PhD students or early Career Researchers;, • providing expert advice to staff and students within the discipline;, • participating in research-related enabling activities such as adding value to a cross disciplinary network;, • applying knowledge in a way which develops new intellectual understanding; Contributing to Departmental/School administration including: • contributing to the administration/management of research and/or teaching across the Department/School;, • leading and managing a team to devise and implement a new and/or revised process (e.g. new programme or a recruitment drive);, • advising on personal development of colleagues and students;, • making a major contribution to some 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; Contributing to an inclusive working environment: • demonstrating a willingness to be involved in a variety of activities supporting University life (e.g. participation in graduation Departmental/School committees);, • demonstrating support for colleagues such as sharing resources providing advice;, • willingness to volunteer for one-off duties (such as supporting School Institute and Departmental projects);, • positively engaging in School strategic initiatives;, • Normally a higher degree relevant to the research/teaching area (usually PhD) or equivalent qualifications, • Qualified teacher status (or equivalent) is desired but not essential, • Extensive research/teaching experience and scholarship within subject specialism, • Proven ability to devise advise on and manage learning/research, • 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 reflected in a growing reputation, • Extensive experience and demonstrated success in planning undertaking and project managing research to deliver high quality results, • Extensive experience of applying and/or developing and devising successful models techniques and methods, • 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 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: