Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer in Primary & Childhood Education (History & RE)

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About the Role

As Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Primary & Childhood Education you will be required to make a significant contribution to the delivery of our Primary teacher education programmes contributing to the delivery of our modules on Primary History and Religious Education programmes and other areas of our core curriculum depending on your areas of expertise and experience. We would particularly welcome candidates who could teach one or more of our teacher education programmes.

You will be expected to contribute to the research activities of one of our Research Units and meet the qualitative and qualitative requirements for submission to the next Research Excellence exercise.

For informal enquiries about this vacancy, you may wish to contact: Sian Miles, Head of Department of Primary and Childhood Education Sian.miles@edgehill.ac.uk

Expected start date for this role will be earliest 1st September 2024.

About You

You will be an enthusiastic and friendly professional with excellent communication and interpersonal skills coupled with a commitment to providing an excellent student experience. A background in Primary Education with supporting qualifications and a specific interest in history or RE is essential. Established or promising research profile in Primary Education and very good teaching experience on undergraduate / postgraduate Primary programmes would be an advantage.

To be successful you will further enrich our student’s experience through your expertise and subject knowledge as evidenced through your qualifications and extensive experience of professional practice. In return, you will join a forward thinking team that pushes the boundaries of curriculum development within Primary and Childhood Education.

It is important to note that the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure for you from the Disclosure and Barring Service and that this will form part of the conditions of offer of employment. (Check post authorisation to see if DBS is required, delete if N/A)

At Edge Hill University we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.

Rewards & Benefits

• A minimum of 48 days annual leave per annum, pro rata (inclusive of bank holiday and University closure days) 
• Access to a range of CPD to support your career development, with three defined pathways for progression.
• Free foreign language evening classes.
• Employee assistance programme with access to free confidential counselling sessions, legal & financial advice, and as health & wellbeing resources.
• Automatic enrolment into the Teacher’s Pension Scheme with our employer contribution of 23.68%
• Discounted membership to our onsite state-of-the-art sport and leisure facilities
• Beautiful award-winning on-campus working environment.
• Staff benefits scheme, which provides you with discounts across the high street, supermarket shopping, cinema tickets, dining out and more.

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