Lecturer in Primary Education

The Post

We are seeking a suitably qualified applicant for the post of Lecturer in primary education, contributing to programmes including the Initial Teacher Education Programme as well as other postgraduate taught Education programmes. The successful candidate will be passionate about learning and teaching and will have the potential to teach across the entire Initial Teacher Education programme at Stirling. The post holder will engage in individual and collaborative research, which aligns to the strategic direction of the University.

The post holder will have significant expertise and experience in primary education and will be registered as a primary teacher with the General Teaching Council for Scotland, or eligible for full registration. They will contribute to research across the Education Division and the Faculty of Social Sciences. Notably, there are opportunities to collaborate with researchers focusing on curriculum, professional learning and social justice, including through the Stirling Centre for Research into Curriculum Making.

Description of Duties

• Engage in individual and collaborative research, which aligns to the strategic direction of the University, establish a distinctive programme of research and disseminate results through regular publication in high impact journals, books and conference proceedings
• Identify appropriate sources of funding, prepare research proposals for funding bodies and manage grants awarded
• Supervise research students and staff as required, providing direction, support and guidance
• Design, teach and assess a range of teaching and learning, supervision and assessment activities across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes including online/digital programmes where required
• Contribute to curriculum review and enhancement, in a manner that supports a research-led approach to student learning

Essential Criteria

• PhD in relevant discipline or close to successful completion or equivalent professional and/or teaching learning and development experience
• Full registration with General Teaching Council of Scotland (or eligible for full registration)
• Established track record of high quality published research
• A record of involvement in applications for external funding for research and/or knowledge transfer
• Experience of supervising dissertation projects across the range of undergraduate/ postgraduate and of supervising doctoral students

For further information, including a full description of duties, essential criteria and details on how to apply, please see Vacancy details | University of Stirling

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