Position: Senior Lecturer (Games Design and Programming)
Contract Type: Permanent part time
Hours: 0.6 FTE ( 24 hours per week)
Salary: £46,047 pro rata
Location: Birmingham
Role Purpose
You will teach music, visual arts or related disciplines to students studying within the Academy of Contemporary Music. As a senior lecturer your duties will also include leadership in areas including the development of the curriculum and learning materials related to your specialism, supporting new teaching staff and contributing to quality assurance and enhancement processes.
Main Responsibilities
Curriculum Development and Delivery
- Lead on the review and development of the curriculum and teaching and learning materials in areas that relate to your field of expertise
- Support the programme/pathway leader to ensure industry relevance and embed industry opportunities within the design of the learning, teaching and assessment of your modules
- Provide opportunities for all students on your modules to develop skills that enable their academic, personal and professional progression
- Ensure that all learning materials for your modules are relevant, current, complete and informed by scholarship and research
- Deliver a high quality teaching experience to students, aligning with areas of best practice in relation to the delivery of a creative industry higher education course
- Ensure that your classes are delivered appropriately to support a positive and accessible experience for a diverse body of students
- Contribute to the review and development of assessment briefs for modules that you lead
- Undertake assessment, marking and moderation activities
- Take registers and track attendance and engagement for your classes, letting module leaders know if you are concerned about any particular students
- Gather and respond to feedback from the students that you teach
- Provide support for the students on your modules, signposting them to other departments and individuals as appropriate
Quality Assurance and Enhancement
- Ensure a standardised approach to the delivery of the curriculum by attending relevant meetings (including module huddles) and engaging with the teaching staff and leaders for your pathway and programme
- Initiate and work on projects to enhance the academic experience of ACM students
- Support the pathway/programme leader in the annual monitoring of the pathway/programme, contributing to discussions related to the course curriculum, delivery and overall student experience
- Support the pathway/programme leader to implement strategies related to attainment and retention
- Uphold academic and professional standards in all areas of your practice
- Actively engage with ACM’s policies and processes regarding learning, teaching and assessment
- Review and respond to External Examiner feedback about the modules that you lead
- Ensure that the modules that you teach on, and lead, adhere to appropriate academic standards
Leadership Responsibilities
- Undertake module leadership for modules related to your area of expertise
- Support and lead early career staff as appropriate
- Attend termly programme/pathway meetings to discuss the delivery of the programme/pathway, identifying areas of good practice and/or risk
- Attend and participate as a member of ACM committees, working groups and meetings as required
- Support your programme / Pathway Leader with the strategic development of your programme / pathway
- Support and lead on student recruitment activities, including Open Days
- Take a senior role in the support of students on your programme/pathway, in alignment with the safeguarding and wellbeing mechanisms at ACM
- Build the reputation of the Academy through scholarly and industry related practice, as appropriate
- Lead and manage programme/pathway wide projects involving multiple stakeholders
- There may also be opportunities to undertake remission in key areas such as subject specialism, assessment, education development, and quality assurance. These will be guided by the education leadership team
Management (applicable if line managing)
- Directly manage a team of employees, including setting objectives, monitoring performance, and providing regular feedback and development opportunities
- Oversee day-to-day operations, allocate work, and ensure tasks…
