Academic Developer

Location: Hybrid Working

Vacancy terms: Part-time (0.8 fte), fixed term contract to 30 June 2025, or upon the return of the post-holder, whichever sooner.

Hours per week: 30

Advert closes midnight on: 02 Jun 2024

About the role

This is a key role in Education Services (Student and Academic Services): a team dedicated to providing expertise in education design, delivery, and continuous improvement to enable the delivery of the University’s Research-inspired Education Strategy. As Academic Developer, you will provide module delivery and development for the University’s internal Postgraduate Certificate in Academic and Professional Practice (PGCAPP). Having an active role in the PGCAPP’s continuous review and improvement of the programme. You will develop, manage and deliver academic professional development activity, including the experiential route for Advance HE accreditation across the University to support academic staff development, working closely with the members of the Academic Practice Development team and across Education Services.

About you

You will be educated to first degree level with FHEA status and an excellent knowledge of the Professional Standards Framework 2023 and the work of Advance HE. You will have excellent communication and presentation skills, with experience of designing, delivering and evaluating professional development programmes and associated resources. You must have excellent knowledge of curriculum design principles and inclusive assessment strategies. 

Additional information

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Dr Alexandra Patel on ap147@leicester.ac.uk or Dawn Kemp on dek6@leicester.ac.uk. 

We anticipate that interviews will take place during week commencing 17 June 2024. 

As part of the University’s ongoing commitment to professional development, this role will also be considered on a seconded basis for existing staff members. Please ensure this is discussed with your line manager prior to applying.

The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people’s lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community through our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive.

We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond. We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

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