Chair in Psychology in Education

2 weeks ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom University of Birmingham Full time

**Position Details**

School of Education - College of Social Sciences

Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Grade 10, Professorial

Full Time, Permanent

Closing date: 25th March 2024

**Role Summary**

**Main Duties**

**Research**
- Develop, plan and lead research activities/programmes of outstanding quality in the disciplinary area;
- Publish high quality innovative, distinctive and significant outputs which are considered to be world-leading in terms of originality, significance and rigour;
- Regularly contribute to other research-related activities such as conference papers and keynote speaker invitations at conferences;
- Provide leadership on the generation of research income, supporting colleagues to maximise funding opportunities, promoting collaboration with external researchers and organisations;
- Lead the development of strategies, policies and procedures which have a positive and quantifiable impact on equality, diversity and inclusion;
- Maintain a sustained track record of income generation appropriate to the discipline to support own work;
- As appropriate for the discipline, lead a major research group, managing people and resources to deliver an ambitious research vision;
- Participate actively in the development of the research strategy in the Department/School/College as appropriate;
- Provide outstanding supervision to research students.

**Education**
- Develop, plan and lead high quality education activities;
- Develop high quality, inclusive and academically challenging practice in research-intensive teaching, learning and assessment;
- Deliver high quality portfolio of innovative, engaging and inspirational teaching which is accessible to all;
- Contribute to curriculum design to ensure the offer is contemporary, inclusive, engaging, international and academically challenging;
- Lead innovative approaches to digital resources/environments and support colleagues to use them in the delivery of teaching, learning and assessment;
- Provide outstanding project/dissertation supervision;
- Develop and lead collaborative working arrangements with colleagues across the Department, School and wider University to deliver outstanding teaching.

**Leadership, Management and Citizenship**
- Lead and manage major activities in the School/College/University. This may be in relation to one or more of the following:

- external partnership activities/collaborations;
- leading a Department or undertaking School/College roles;
- developing institutional policies and practice;
- leading activities contributing to a positive and inclusive community spirit across the School/College/University;
- using position and influence in order to ensure that others engage positively with the University’s Strategy;
- leading, developing and motivating colleagues using mentoring and coaching skills; proactively supporting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion activities.

**Person Specification**

The post holder will have an outstanding and sustained profile of achievement evidenced by the following:

- PhD or equivalent qualification or an equivalent body of work;
- A substantial record of international quality outputs;
- An excellent and widely recognised reputation amongst peers internationally;
- Proven ability to plan and lead the delivery of research;
- A sustained record of attracting significant funding, as appropriate to the discipline;
- A track record in translating research into impact on other scholars and on the wider community through publication, engagement with policy and practice, consultancy and advisory work;
- A track record of attracting and successfully supervising high quality doctoral students;
- A proven ability to develop and lead the delivery of innovative research-led teaching, learning and assessment;
- A proven ability to lead curriculum design and implementation;
- Willingness to engage in teaching-related CPD;
- Evidence of innovative approaches to digital resources/environments;
- Evidence of high level leadership and management contributions;
- Evidence of high level successful collaborations (whether research, teaching or other);
- Evidence of proactively engaging in citizenship activities; Evidence of working with others for the greater good of the academic discipline and institution.

Further particulars can be found here.

**We believe there is no such thing as a 'typical' member of University of Birmingham staff and that diversity in its many forms is a strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation and debate at the heart of University life. We are committed to proactively addressing the barriers experienced by some groups in our community and are proud to hold Athena SWAN, Race Equality Charter and Disability Confident accreditations. We have an Equality Diversity and Inclusion Centre that focuses on continuously improving the University as a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. We are also committ



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