Northumbria University Hiring for Assistant Professor Education and Student Journey Job at Newcastle upon Tyne, England , UK Full Time

Working within the Vice Chancellors Office this role will support the continued growth of Northumbria London Campus, Northumbria Pathway College and our wider Education Strategy.
Northumbria London Campus is committed to the development and delivery of multi-disciplinary teaching and research in the areas of business, design, computing, and project management. With over 4000 students and a continued growth strategy, the campus provision is underpinned by a series of cross cutting themes which characterise our provision; this includes multidisciplinary innovation and analytics embedded into all of our programmes. Furthermore, in order to deliver strong cohort identity and student success we embed educational analytic approaches, digital pedagogy, personal tutoring and personalised scaffolded academic and professional skills in all programmes. Similarly, Northumbria Pathway College offers foundation and pre masters level programmes designed to accelerate international students into undergraduate and postgraduate programmes at Northumbria campuses.
Northumbria London Campus and Northumbria Pathway College also operate a multiple intake and multi modal delivery model, attracting a diverse range of learners, placing significant emphasis upon a distinctive student journey. This provision is delivered in partnership with QA Higher Education, a private HE provider.
As such the role holder will be responsible for the development, organisation and delivery of curriculum content of foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate programmes with a specific emphasis upon student journey, embedding opportunities for multi-disciplinary innovation, digital pedagogy and educational analytics. They will also develop and champion innovative approaches to personal tutoring, academic skills development and employability in the curriculum. The role holder will also contribute to research activities, delivering appropriate research outputs, income generation and impact as agreed by the Campus Research team.
This post is advertised across our Assistant Professor and Lecturer roles (role descriptions are attached). Colleagues appointed into our Lecturer grade are usually early career academics who are supported through their probationary period to develop their Academic profile. Upon completion of probation objectives these colleagues are automatically moved into the Assistant Professor role. The selection panel will assess your application and discuss with you which role you are being considered for at selection and appointment stages.
To apply for this vacancy please click ‘Apply Now’, and submit a covering letter, CV including research /education statements, and grants and publications list. Please highlight your highest quality research outputs up to a maximum of 4. In addition, candidates are asked to provide copies of the top 2 research outputs (Journal / book chapter /practice-based portfolio). Where possible candidates are asked to combine all documents into a single file.
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Ranked in the UK top 50 (_Guardian University League Table 202_2_ and _Complete University Guide 2023), Northumbria University is a research-intensive modern university with a global reputation for academic excellence. Northumbria recorded the biggest rise of any UK university for research power in the Research Excellence Framework for the second time in 2021 and is now rated within the top 25 in the UK.
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Northumbria University is a great place to work. We empower our exceptional people to achieve shared ambitions and promote a positive work life balance. To say thank you, we offer a wide range of benefits including excellent pension schemes, flexible working, a generous holiday entitlement, continued commitment to your learning and development and more.
We are an on-campus organisation where colleagues work regular patterns of hours and on campus, with some flexibility on the timing of their hours and the location of their work in discussion with their manager.
Northumbria University is committed to creating an inclusive culture where we take pride in, and value, the diversity of our staff. We encourage and welcome applications from all members of the community. The University holds a bronze Athena Swan award in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality, we are a Disability Confident Employer, a member of the Race Equality Charter and are participating in the Stonewall Diversity Champion Programme. We are also a member of the Euraxess_ network, which delivers information and support to professional researchers. The University has implemented a range of flexible working arrangements, and we are happy to explore candidate requirements as part of the recruitment process._
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Please note this vacancy will close on 23/09/2022

Job info
Vice-Chancellor’s Office
Ref: VCO/22/13325
Salary: £43,413 – £53,353
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Grade: 7
Closing date: 23/09/2022
Selection date: 05/10/2022
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Type: Full Time

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £43,413.00-£53,353.00 per year