Head of Teaching Expertise Development

Permanent, Full time

Salary: £56,021 per annum

Closing: 17th April 2023

About the role

This exciting new role will lead the emerging Teaching Expertise Development (TED) team within Bath Spa’s ‘Learning Innovation & Skills’ service. This team provides professional learning opportunities relating to curriculum design and pedagogy for all staff who teach, including the use of digital technologies. The role will work closely with the Higher Education Practice team who deliver the PGCert and HEA Fellowship scheme. In addition, the Head of TED will have an active role in supporting this professional learning and enhancement of teaching through working with programme teams in curriculum design and review, creating resources and guidance, enabling networking and sharing of practice, and promoting and contributing to the scholarship of teaching & learning. The role is based on campus with the opportunity for hybrid working.

About you (requirements)

You will be an experienced educational / academic developer with excellent interpersonal skills and a track record of working effectively and collaboratively to support the enhancement of learning and teaching in higher education. You will hold SFHEA and/or SFSEDA and have evidence of leadership, scholarship and impact.

About us

Bath Spa University is focused on creative enterprise and guided by our four values of respect, inclusivity, collaboration and sustainability. We teach around 8,000 students on a set of campuses around Bath, with most being located at Newton Park, including a listed Georgian house and grounds, or Locksbrook Road, our new city-centre art and design campus. Our research centres focus on creative industries and humanities.

Our purpose is to challenge our students and staff to realise their talent and thrive, for their own benefit and for the wider good. By doing this we will think and make the world better.

Learning Innovation & Skills is a newly formed professional service comprising the existing Schools Technical Service and the Writing & Learning Centre plus the new Teaching Expertise Development team. Bringing this wide range of support for teaching and learning together is enabling exciting new collaborations and opportunities for enhancement across the institution and beyond.

For an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact Helen King on 01225 87 6588 or h.king@bathspa.ac.uk

Interview Date: Thursday 4th May 2023

How to apply

To apply, please click on the ‘Apply’ button above.

Any queries regarding the application process or our website should be emailed to hrcontact@bathspa.ac.uk.

Please note that we use anonymous shortlisting therefore request that you do not include any personal details or reference to protected characteristics (such as gender, age or race) when completing your supporting statement.

We offer excellent facilities and benefits to our staff. Please use the link below to see our full facilities and benefits package:

https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/work-at-bath-spa/rewards-and-benefits/

Please note this role may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route subject to immigration criteria. If you require visa sponsorship, please let us know by emailing hrcontact@bathspa.ac.uk before completing an application form. If you would like to understand in more detail the skilled worker visa requirements, to assess whether you may be eligible, please visit the government website here for more information.

We would particularly welcome applications from BME and female candidates as we are currently under-represented at this level

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