Lecturer in Primary Education

Post Details

Location: Stirling Campus

Contract type: Fixed term Contract (2 years)

Working pattern: Part time (80% FTE)

The Post

We are seeking a suitably qualified applicant for the post of Lecturer in primary education, contributing to programmes including the Initial Teacher Education Programme as well as other postgraduate taught Education programmes. The successful candidate will be passionate about learning and teaching and will have the potential to teach across the entire Initial Teacher Education programme at Stirling. The post holder will engage in individual and collaborative scholarship activity, which aligns to the strategic direction of the University.

The post holder will have significant expertise and experience in primary education and will be registered as a primary teacher with the General Teaching Council for Scotland, or eligible for full registration.

Description of duties

• Contribute to the design, delivery, assessment and evaluation of a range of teaching and learning, supervision and assessment activities across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes including online/digital programmes, where required
• Contribute to the enhancement of the quality of teaching provision and programme development, drawing on leading practices from the HE sector
• Demonstrate a broad understanding of effective approaches to teaching and learning support as key contributions to high quality student learning
• Contribute to enhancement of the student experience and employability
• Engage in individual and collaborative pedagogical research and scholarly activity, which aligns to the strategic direction of the University, and disseminate results through regular publication in a manner appropriate to the work

Essential criteria

Qualifications

• PhD in relevant discipline or close to successful completion or equivalent professional and/or teaching experience

Knowledge, skills & experience

• Full registration with General Teaching Council of Scotland (or eligible for full registration)
• Experience or knowledge to design, deliver, assess and evaluate modules in the subject area

For further information, including a full description of duties, essential criteria and details on how to apply, please see Vacancy details | University of Stirling

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