Digital and Academic Skills Teaching Fellow

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Skills Centre at the University of Bath. We are seeking to appoint a hardworking and committed Academic Skills Teaching Fellow to play a key role in the delivery of academic skills development to home and international students with specific focus on digital and employability skills. We provide support for students at all levels across the University from undergraduate (UG), to postgraduate and doctoral level.

We are seeking keen, enthusiastic applicants, highly committed to learning, teaching and skills development, with good proven experience of teaching academic, digital and employability skills to:

• ensure the highest level of student engagement, learning outcomes and quality are achieved within the student learning experience.
• work collaboratively with partners across the University on the development of a skills provision portfolio for students at key transition points during their studies at the University.
• develop, deliver and, where appropriate, co-ordinate teaching, assessment, feedback and learning support to our students.

We provide support on a wide range of academic programmes, courses, tests and activities, and we aim to improve the learning opportunities for our students through creating a dynamic, engaging and effective learning environment. Teaching will be delivered flexibly, combining in-person and on-line, in accordance with the blended learning principles of the Bath Blend approach.

You will need an appropriate level of qualifications, together with the skills and experience vital to deliver a varied range of provision to meet a range of student needs.

The Skills Centre is a central service providing skills development opportunities to the University’s student community, through embedded provision within academic programmes and extra-curricular activities. We have around 70 staff, 50 permanent and 20 casual within the Centre and are a warm, friendly group of staff, highly collaborative in the way we work. We work closely with academic staff and students alike to add value to the student learning experience. We pride ourselves on working flexibly to find innovative and high quality solutions to ensure we meet the needs of the academic community successfully.

For further information about the Skills Centre go to https://www.bath.ac.uk/professional-services/skills-centre/

This is a permanent, full time position working 36.5 hours per week.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Karen Spillard on ks308@bath.ac.uk however please ensure that you submit your application through the University website.

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