Senior Lecturer, Sports and Exercise Science

About the Role

We are seeking to appoint a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science to contribute to the leadership of new and existing undergraduate modules and programmes. We are particularly interested to hear from those, with expertise in sport and exercise physiology and/or biomechanics related disciplines.

The successful candidate will have a strong background of HE teaching and research or applied experience within sport and exercise science. Teaching in Sport and Fitness at the Open University involves being a member of one or more module teams responsible for the production and maintenance of open and distance learning materials that draw on a system of blended teaching and learning. You should ideally have some knowledge of technology-enhanced learning.

As well as contributing to the production, presentation and updating of modules within Sport and Fitness, your research (existing or developing) needs to appropriately underpin Sport and Fitness teaching materials and help to maintain the leading-edge reputation of teaching within the School of Education, Childhood, Youth & Sport (ECYS). To this end, you will be expected to engage with one of the School’s research clusters. 

You can live anywhere in the United Kingdom but the role will be based at the Open University’s Milton Keynes campus. Most meetings are held online but regular attendance at Milton Keynes will be required for use of campus facilities (e.g. Sports Science lab facilities), academic community and module team meetings. 

Key Responsibility 

You will work individually and as part of a team by: 

• Playing a key role in developing learning materials, including the updating, writing and redrafting of materials, critical reading, editing associated material, and the production of accessible and inclusive online resources for Sport and Fitness modules;
• Leading on the presentation and maintenance of existing Sport and Fitness modules and courses, including, monitoring tutors and participating in assessment and cluster award boards;
• Supporting the academic integrity of student work by monitoring reports and responding to misconduct;
• Developing synergies between teaching and research by following a personal research plan that aligns with one or more of the school’s research themes;
• Embedding equal opportunities across all aspects of School activities including teaching and research.

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