Teaching Fellow

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £36,130 to £45,413 with potential progression once in post to £48,149

Contract Type: Fixed Term contract up to August 2026

Background

As part of the MSc/Level 7 Apprenticeship in Systems Thinking and Leadership Practitioner programme team, you will be supporting students to embed their learning in the workplace through work-based applications as part of the established taught MSc and apprenticeship programme managed by the Programme Director.

You will evidence a track record of experience and research relevant to systems thinking, in diverse domains such as organizational management, leadership, healthcare, food systems or climate change.

Role Summary

• Mentoring and Teaching within own subject area within an established teaching and apprenticeship programme (under the supervision from an academic member of staff).
• Contribute to the development of the apprenticeship programme including: a) contribute to enhancement of the student experience or employability; b) contribute to designing CPD programmes for clients external to the University and similar; c) contribute to deliver CPD programmes, consulting on own specialism and the like, often under the supervision of a project leader.
• Contribute to licensing or spin out deals with demonstrated commercial success (such as revenues, asset or company sales, IP generated) and/or public understanding of the discipline or similar.

Main Duties

• Mentoring and teaching at a range of levels within the apprenticeship and systems thinking and practice and within own area of subject and with postgraduates and CPD students, predominantly through allocated individual and group seminars, as well as lectures and contributing to online material, so that the Department and School’s teaching objectives are met.
• Contribute to the development of modules and teaching resources with other colleagues.
• Plan and prepare own teaching and mentoring, including guidance notes and handouts in accordance with the established objectives of the teaching and mentoring programme.
• Devise and supervise projects, student portfolios, dissertations and practical work.
• Develop an approach to planning and reviewing own mentoring and teaching.
• Frequently update subject expertise.
• Undertake personal professional development in teaching and mentoring, including self-reflection on own teaching and practice, using student and peer review feedback, to enhance own teaching, mentoring and learning processes. 

Person Specification

• Higher degree relevant to systems thinking and practice or equivalent qualifications
• High level of practice or work-based experience in systems thinking or relevant field
• Ability to mentor, design and deliver teaching, resources and support materials and initiatives to part time, work based learners with limited time and resources
• Ability to assess and organise resources effectively
• Ability to work collaboratively, as part of a team to support the student learning journey across the combined routes of the MSc and the Apprenticeship

Informal enquiries to BLI general inquiries on bli@contacts.bham.ac.uk and the Programme Director, Dr Rachel Lilley, R.lilley@bham.ac.uk.

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