Assistant Professor (Education) in Chemistry Teacher Education

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £47,389 to £56,535 with potential progression once in post to £63,606

Academic Development Programme - new Assistant Professors will undertake a 5-year development programme, at the end of which they are expected to be promoted to Associate Professor. The programme consists of a variety of development opportunities and the time to reflect and develop. 

Role Summary

You will contribute to a range of education-related activities. In addition, you will be expected to demonstrate academic citizenship, developing and maintaining mutually respectful and supportive working relationships with all staff and students, and ensuring the way you carry out your role impacts positively on how others carry out theirs. 

Teaching is likely to include a substantial contribution to the management, development and delivery of teaching and assessment at all levels and enhancement of the student experience and employability. The role will typically also involve developing and advising others, including providing expert advice to staff and students and developing and advising others on learning and teaching tasks and methods. 

You will be expected to advance teaching and learning practice in your modules within the school, take a role in leading curriculum development, and play an important role in student academic and pastoral support. You will deliver excellent teaching that inspires students and is informed by discipline-based research. 

Management and administration are likely to include developing and making substantial contributions to knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, public engagement widening participation, schools’ outreach, or similar activities at Department/School level or further within the University.

Main Duties

Education

You will contribute across the range of teaching and learning activities: 

• contribute to leading curriculum development and/or renewal; 
• develop and manage approaches to teaching and learning that are best practice in the subject area or institution; 
• advise others on aspects of learning, teaching and assessment; 
• deliver (where appropriate to the discipline) specific professional programmes; 
• advance the practice of teaching in their modules and within the school, and play an important role in student academic support; 
• inform your teaching practice by discipline-based research; 
• frequently update your subject expertise, and undertake personal professional development in teaching, including self-reflection on own teaching, using student and peer review feedback, to enhance own teaching and learning processes;
• you may play an important role in the recruitment and admission of students; and co-supervise doctoral students to completion.

Person Specification

• Typically, a higher degree relevant to the teaching area (usually PhD) or equivalent qualification, or near completion.
• Holds Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
• Significant, recent teaching experience in a secondary school or on a programme of Initial Teacher Education.
• Demonstrable experience in coaching of Initial Teacher Education and/or developing the practice of early career teachers.
• Research or teaching experience and scholarship within the subject specialism.
• A high level of initiative is required along with the capacity to work independently.
• A creative approach to problem solving and a ‘can-do’ attitude.
• Skills in managing, motivating and mentoring others. 

Informal enquiries to Dr Nicola Smith, email: n.smith.9@bham.ac.uk 

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