Lecturer in Education

**Location**

High Wycombe

**Contract Type**

Permanent

**Salary Range**

£37,999 - £42,632

**Hours per week**

37

**Closing Date**

28/02/2025

**Ref No**

1695

**Full Time - Permanent - High Wycombe**

**Salary - £37,999 - 55,295**

Buckinghamshire New University is an ambitious, modern university that is always open to fresh ideas and thinking. We believe in the transformative power of education, and in doing the right thing by our students, people and local community. That’s why our BNU community is a special place to work and study, and where people who want to make a difference can contribute and succeed.

**What we offer**:

- a generous holiday entitlement (35 days per annum, plus bank holidays & a set amount of closure days between Christmas and New Year, dependent on when they fall each year.)
- training & development support opportunities
- contributory pension scheme (defined benefits scheme)
- discounted gym membership to the on-site gym
- a range of staff discounts with major retailers.

Please click here to see our wide range of benefits available for employees.
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If you have the qualities and attributes representative of the University’s values and ambition, we would be delighted to hear from you.

BNU is proud to have a diverse community and a strong track record of diversity, equity and inclusion. Our aim is to continue to build an environment where everyone thrives and can be themselves. We therefore ensure that our interview/shortlisting Chairs complete the relevant e-learning and/or inclusive recruitment training.

**Closing Date: 28 February 2025**

**Interview Date: 14 March 2025**

If you are successful in securing an interview for the role, you will be required to provide proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

To be used in alignment with our Academic Charter and Career Pathways

**Job Title**: Lecturer in Education

**School/Directorate**: Human and Social Sciences

**Grade**: G

**Location**: High Wycombe, with travel to other campuses

**Responsible to**: Deputy Head of School or designee

**Job Purpose**:

- Deliver a first-class student experience and undertake impactful research and knowledge exchange activities
- Practice an inclusive approach and support building an inclusive university community where people can be themselves

**Main Duties & Responsibilities**:
**Research and Knowledge Exchange**:

- Conduct research and scholarly activity, clearly plan to generate income and align own research with teaching and learning
- Engage with relevant business and professional networks to promote teaching and learning and research in a professional context
- Engage in doctoral supervision
- Contribute to knowledge through refereed conference outputs and peer-reviewed (non-conference) outputs
- Embed research within teaching and curriculum and contribute to research impact
- Contribute to the leadership of an inclusive and interdisciplinary research culture
- Undertake research with external partners, communities, professional bodies and/or employers.
- Contribute to the REF and KEF and to internal and external research and enterprise strategies

**Learning, Teaching & Scholarship**:

- Deliver educational knowledge and practice through generation of peer-reviewed pedagogical outputs
- Contribute to the leadership of an inclusive teaching and learning culture and ensuring delivery of excellent student experience and outcomes
- Contribute to research informed innovative pedagogy, curriculum and programme design and planning including digital technology to enhance learning
- Deliver successful and impactful tutoring and pastoral support to students including the support of placements and internships
- Engage with professional bodies, employers and other organisations to enhance professional practice and student outcomes
- Provide effective feedback, support and guidance to students, which promotes improvement of performance.
- Participate in funded educational projects as required

**Leadership and Academic Citizenship**:

- Contribute to growth by increasing student recruitment
- Active participation in business planning, strategy setting and key decision making within the School using relevant data and metrics to improve student experience and outcomes
- Develop others through mentoring, training and supporting CPD
- Engage with professional bodies, policy-makers, employers and other relevant groups including participation in civic engagement and contribution to our regional community
- Support and engage with peer review, external assessment or external examination ensuring the highest quality.
- Contribute to income generation
- Foster a culture of inclusion, making a positive contribution towards reducing awarding gaps and improving diversity in teaching and learning

**Other**
- Engage in professional development activities (e.g. CPD,