Senior Lecturer In Education

About ARU:

ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
ARU’s research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields.  We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities.  Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.

About the Role:

The Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Education and Social Sciences offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. In the School of Education these include the PGCert, MA Education, MBA, PGCE, as well as doctoral level studies. Our undergraduate provision includes Working with Children, Families and Communities, Early Childhood Studies, Montessori, and Primary Education Studies. Following our successful accreditation from the Department for Education, we will be delivering courses that award Qualified Teacher Status from September 2024, starting with a brand-new three-year BEd (Hons) Primary Education with Qualified Teacher Status.   

We’re seeking an experienced education practitioner to join colleagues in the Initial Teacher Training team within our Education department and support the development and delivery of our new BEd (Hons) Primary Education with QTS course in Chelmsford. You’ll work with the team and support students through blended use of technology and undertake module delivery in the classroom. In addition, you will be expected to contribute to the supervision of research students and to the Department Research strategy. The start date for this role is April 2024.

With a higher degree or relevant professional qualification in subject discipline at post graduate level, along with qualified teacher status, you'll will have successful teaching experience at HE level, and/or relevant commercial and/or professional experience. You will have excellent communcation skills and be IT literate, with an ability to think innovatively, and to meet deadlines, sometimes under pressure. You will have an enthusiastic and flexible approach with the ability to work co-operatively and as part of a team.

For further information about this post please contact Leanne Gray, Lead for Initial Teacher Training, at Leanne.Gray@aru.ac.uk.

Find out more about working with us.

We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.

We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.

Guidance Notes: 

For a list of key requirements, please download the Job Description and Person Specification above. To apply for this role please demonstrate how your skills and experience match the criteria in the person specification.