Lecturer in Hospitality (HE)

Job Title:Lecturer in Hospitality (HE)

Location: Birmingham

Salary: £37,099 - £41,732 per annum - AC2

Job type: Fixed Term, Up to 12 Months, Full-time

Start Date: This role is expected to start in August 2024

The University is unlike any other. Standing proud in the heart of the city of Birmingham, they have been delivering career-focused education and training for decades. With around 8000 students across FE and HE level provision, the University is highly respected by employers and industry in meeting the region's skills needs.

The University's mission is to promote and provide the opportunity for participation in the learning process by those with the ambition and commitment to succeed and to maintain a learning community that meets the diverse needs of our students, the economy and society at large.

Winners of the International award at the 2023 What Uni Student Choice Awards, along with silver in the University of the Year category, they are committed to their student and staff communities.

The University works in partnership with one of the UK's leading Universities. A member of the Russell Group, the partner University is ranked 8th in The Guardian 2023 league table with an international reputation for research and teaching quality. The partner University not only accredits many of the University's undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, but also works on a number of collaborative projects to support development of higher education and widen access within the West Midlands.

The Role:

Do you have experience teaching Hospitality Management in Higher Education (HE) or have a desire to teach Hospitality Management programmes?

The University's Department of Hospitality and Tourism is a long-established provider of Hospitality related programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Our diverse student alumni work internationally in the most prestigious hotel and restaurant venues in various management and strategic functions, shaping the future of the industry at an exciting time.

Our department has strong recruitment, and we work with renowned, international industry names to ensure our programmes are both relevant and innovative.

We are seeking a highly motivated lecturer to join our HE team for a fixed period. We are eager to learn about the skills and experience you possess and how they can enhance the planned curriculum delivery and how you can complement the academic teams delivering the programmes.

Our Lecturers deliver inspiring and inclusive Teaching and Learning to ensure all students are supported to succeed. Program areas for this post will include:

• MSc International Hospitality Management
• MSc Hospitality with Tourism Management
• BA/FdA (Hons) International Hospitality and Tourism Management

You will work with Senior Lecturers, the Head of Department and our Executive Dean to ensure our delivery can only be described as world class and we produce work-ready students that can springboard into high value careers.

Benefits:

• Generous allocation of annual leave
  • 38 days' paid leave per year
  • 12 Bank Holidays & Concessionary Days
• Excellent Teachers' Pension Scheme
  • Employer Contributions
    • Teachers' Pension Scheme - 23.6%
  • Subsidised private healthcare provided by Aviva including a Digital GP Service.
  • Employee Assistance Programme inclusive of counselling services, financial wellbeing support and bereavement support
  • Annual health MOTs with our Registered Nurse
  • Excellent staff development opportunities including professional qualification sponsorship
  • A variety of salary sacrifice schemes including car, technology and cycle.
  • Heavily-subsidised on-site car parking in central Birmingham
  • Hybrid working opportunities
  • Free on-site gym membership

Extra Information:

All applicants for employment at the University will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the principles of Safeguarding and the PREVENT agenda in the context of further and higher education.

Closing Date - Friday 5 April 2024

Interview Dates - TBC

UCB is an equal opportunities employer.

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Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of: Lecturer, Hospitality Lecturer, Lecturer in Hospitality, Hospitality Lead, HNC/D Lecturer, Academic Lecturer, Tourism Management, University Lecturer, Education Lead, Academic Lead, College Tutor, Tutor, Teacher, College Teacher will also be considered for this role.