University of Bath Hiring for Curriculum and Academic Staff Developer Job at Bath, England , UK Full Time

A superb opportunity has arisen to be at the heart of providing support for learning and teaching activity at the University of Bath. As Curriculum and Academic Staff Developer you will provide advice and guidance on curriculum and assessment design and contribute to staff development activity.

Working in the Curriculum Development team and in close collaboration with the Academic Staff Development team in the Centre for Learning and Teaching, you will:

• support colleagues as they strive to deliver inspiring and innovative approaches to teaching and learning through your contributions to training and the provision of advice and guidance.
• be at the heart of key institutional activities including the Curriculum Transformation initiative and the Centre for Learning and Teaching’s staff development programme.
• work closely with our other Centre teams as well as stakeholders – including academic and administrative staff – across the University.
• help to ensure that the Centre’s provision is coherent and aligned to staff needs.

You will be motivated to support staff who teach to develop their practice in effective and sustainable ways. You will use your knowledge, skills, and experience to understand staff needs and work collaboratively to develop and implement guidance and development opportunities. You will need to hold Fellowship (or Senior/Principal Fellowship) of the Higher Education Academy and have experience of organising and facilitating academic staff development workshops and events.

Both regular and flexible working patterns will be considered. Our expectation is that a minimum of 40% of time will be required on-campus. We support flexible work requests and will be happy to discuss individual situations.

The Centre for Learning and Teaching is a widely respected and high-performing professional service which works with all subject departments, as well as other support services, to deliver world-class advice in learning and teaching. The Centre is engaged in key institutional activities and have a reputation for the high-quality, informed, and practical approaches to enhancing practice they provide to stakeholders. All of the Centre’s component teams work closely on a wide range of activities and events.

For informal enquiries please contact Robert Eaton, Curriculum Development Manager, via email [email protected]

What we can offer you:

We are an equal opportunities employer and have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations. We have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award.

A family-friendly University with an increasingly agile workforce, we are open to flexible working arrangements. We’re also proud to be a disability confident leader and are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments you may require.

We offer:

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme;
• generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance;
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce;
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities.
• a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for. Please visit the following webpages for more information:

• Relocation Procedure
• Visa Reimbursement Scheme
• Interest-Free Loan Scheme

Our campus is surrounded by beautiful countryside, and the City of Bath with its historic charm and social activity only a short distance away creates an excellent environment in which to work. Find out from our staff what makes the University of Bath a great place to work. Follow us @UniofBath and @UniofBathJobs on Twitter for more information.

We aim to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds leads to a better environment for our employees and students, creating a learning environment and organisational culture that enhances health and wellbeing across our community. We are very proud to have recently received Ambassadors for Autism certification and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.