Lecturer in Education Studies [LTS]

Job Purpose

To contribute to the delivery of an excellent student experience by contributing to teaching, assessment and administration processes associated with the MSc/MEd in Education Studies and to undertake scholarship to enhance learning and teaching in the School of Education. For appointment at Grade 8 a substantial contribution will include delivering, organising, and reviewing these processes in line with school strategic objectives. The MSc/MEd in Education Studies is the largest post-graduate taught programme in Education at the University of Glasgow. The programme is designed to deepen understanding of education and enable graduates to critically analyse education practice, provisions and policy in their own current or future professional context. This broad area of education involves intellectually rigorous study of educational processes, systems and approaches, and the cultural, societal, political and historical contexts within which they are embedded. This appointment is suitable for individuals with expertise from diverse areas of education or a broad knowledge across several themes of educational scholarship and practice. Applicants are encouraged to outline their intellectual fit for contributing to the MSc/MEd in Education Studies in their application. We particularly encourage applications from individuals with expertise in: politics and education, education policy, philosophy of education, technology enhanced learning, higher education, STEM education, assessment, pedagogy and curriculum studies. Main Duties and Responsibilities 1. Deliver a range of teaching, supervision, and assessment activities, across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes within the School, in particular the MSc/MEd in Education Studies. 2. Carry out course administration within required timescales ensuring effective communication of information, in particular assessment requirements and criteria and timely and constructive feedback on assessment. 3. Contribute to the ongoing development and design of the curriculum in a manner that supports a research-led and scholarly approach to student learning and assessment. 4. Make use of learning technologies to support and enhance course delivery, course organisation, feedback and assessment. This may involve blended and/or online provision. 5. Ensure an inclusive and evidence-based approach to facilitating learning in a range of face to face and potentially online delivery formats such as tutorials, lectures, problem-based learning, that promotes student participation and learning outcome attainment. 6. Develop effective working relationships with students and, in partnership with relevant student services teams, respond appropriately to the diverse range of learning approaches and learner needs. 7. Engage in scholarship by undertaking methodologically rigorous, educationally relevant, enquiries into student learning and disseminate evidence to enhance your own, and potentially others’, teaching practices. Attend and participate in appropriate seminars and conferences to support research-led teaching and scholarship in your disciplinary and/or professional area. 8. Develop relationships with external stakeholders in support of knowledge exchange, public understanding, and appropriate forms of outreach such as widening access. 9. Participate in local, and potentially overseas, activities associated with student recruitment (e.g. open days), orientation and induction and other School and University initiatives such as support for student transitions, employability and student mobility as appropriate. 10. Engage in continuing professional development activities as appropriate. 11. Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by the Head of School. 12. To contribute to the enhancement of the University’s international profile in line with the University’s Strategic Plan, Inspiring People Changing The World. For appointment at Grade 8 In addition to the duties and responsibilities outlined above 13. Take a lead in the on-going development and design of the curriculum in a manner which supports a research-led and scholarly approach to student learning and assessment, making a substantial contribution to the teaching and learning activities within the School. 14. Develop new and effective approaches to the use of learning technologies to support and enhance course delivery, organisation, feedback and assessment. 15. Develop a growing portfolio of scholarship outputs and activities and support early career staff in developing their own portfolio. Qualifications Essential:  A1: Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework level 12 (PhD, EdD) or equivalent in related discipline Knowledge, Skills and Experience Essential: C1: Sufficient breadth and/or depth of knowledge in a specialist subject(s) within education and of teaching methods and techniques to work within the subject area of Education StudiesC2: Proven commitment to working collaboratively within a team contributing to the organisation, teaching and assessment large-scale scale courses to learners with diverse learning styles.C3: Ability to design, review and enhance learning, teaching and assessment programmes as demonstrated by an emergent track record.C4: Emergent track record of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) as evidenced by external- facing outputs, such as: peer-reviewed journal publications of international standing; external policy and professional reports; monographs, text books, book contributions; professional guidance on learning and teaching (such as QAA, Advance HE reports / guidance); dictionaries, scholarly editions; catalogues; contributions to major databases; or other corpora of knowledge.C5: Demonstrated commitment to open research, as appropriate to the discipline, through open data, open code, open educational resources and practices that support replication.C6: Proven commitment to supporting the career development of colleagues and to other forms of collegiality appropriate to the career stage. For appointment at Grade 8 in addition to above C7: Extensive breadth and depth of knowledge in specialist subject(s) within education to develop teaching programmes/methodologies/learning support within the area of Education Studies.C8: Established track record of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) as evidenced by external- facing outputs, such as: peer-reviewed journal publications of international standing; external policy and professional reports; monographs, text books, book contributions; professional guidance on learning and teaching (such as QAA, Advance HE reports / guidance); dictionaries, scholarly editions; catalogues; contributions to major databases; or other corpora of knowledge.C9: Proven ability to design, review and enhance learning, teaching and assessment programmes.C10: Track record of effective co-ordination of courses/programmes and staff contributions to courses/programmesC11: Ability to contribute to broader leadership and management activities along with an awareness of current and future priorities of the University/College/School/Service. Desirable: D1: Esteem in subject area as evidenced by contributions to workshops and seminars for external bodies. At Grade 8 in addition to above: D2: Track record of reviewing for academic journals and/or funders. Please use the criteria template attached at the bottom of this page to show you meet the essential criteria. Please upload the completed criteria template in your application along with your CV and cover letter. Applications which do not address the essential criteria as requested will not be progressed. Terms and Conditions Salary will be Grade 7/8, £ 39,347 - £ 44,263 / £48,350 - £56,021 per annum. This post is full time and open ended. The University of Glasgow has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. If you require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the UK, you will be required to meet the eligibility requirements of the visa route to be assigned a Certificate of Sponsorship. As part of Team UofG you will be a member of a world changing, inclusive community, which values ambition, excellence, integrity and curiosity. As a valued member of our team, you can expect:1 A warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture, where your talents are developed and nurtured, and success is celebrated and shared. 3 A flexible approach to working.