wolverhampton lectureship description

8/12/2019 Wolverhampton Lectureship Description

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UNIVERSITYOFWOLVERHAMPTONFACULTYOFARTSJobDescriptionJOBTITLE: Lecturer/SeniorLecturerinReligiousStudies

LOCATION: ThepostholderwillbebasedattheCityandWalsallCampusesof

theUniversityasrequired,butmayberequiredtoworkatother

campusesoroffsiteifnecessary.

GRADE: L/SL

ESTABLISHMENTNO: TBA

1. ORGANISATIONALCHART

Reportsto:

Postholder:

2. CONTACTSInternal: OfficesoftheViceChancellor,DeansandAssociateDeansofFaculty,

FinanceDepartment,CorporateServices,academic,technicaland

administrativestaffatSchool,campusandinstitutionallevels,andstudents.

External: Academic,commercialandindustrialpartnersorsuppliers,oranyother

individualororganisationasrequiredbytheDeanorViceChancellor.

3. PERSONSPECIFICATIONThe

successful

candidate

will

have

aPhD

in

Religious

Studies,

and

astrong

teaching

and

researchbackgroundinaspecialistareaofthesubject. He/shewilldemonstratea

commitmenttolearningandteaching,effectiveteachingabilityandhavearecognised

teachingqualification,orbewillingtoundertakeone. He/shewillbeaneffective

communicatorandhavetheabilitytoundertaketheroleofcourseleaderifandwhen

required.Thesuccessfulcandidatewillalsocontributetotheknowledgeexchangeand

impactprofileoftheSchoolbyengaginginprofessionaldevelopment,fundingbidsand

mountingeventsforexternalaudiences.

Wolverhamptonisamultifaithcity,whichisanideallocationforthestudyofreligion. We

makegooduseofthelocalreligiousenvironment,throughworkwiththeinterfaithnetwork

andstudy

visits

to

places

of

worship.

Head of School ofHumanities

L/SL

In

Religious Studies


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4. BUDGET

AsassignedbytheDeanofFaculty.

5. PURPOSEOFPOSTTo contribute to the delivery and development of courses in Religious Studies, and to helpdevelop the research profile and reputation of the subject.

6. MAINDUTIESANDRESPONSIBILITIES6.1 GENERICROLEa) TocontributetotheFacultyobjectivesthroughthedeliveryoflearningandteachingin

ReligiousStudiesusinginnovativeandcreativepedagogy

b) Tocontributetohighlevelsofacademicachievementandstudentsatisfactionby

embeddingbestpracticeinassessment,studentfeedbackandstudentsupport

c) Tocontributetocurriculumdevelopmentspeciallyinthecontextofpotentialnew

synergiesintheFaculty

d) Toengageinresearch,scholarshipandexternalincomegeneration.

6.2 SPECIFICROLEThepostholderwill:

a) Teachavarietyofmodulesasrequired,actingasModuleLeaderwherenecessary,

andcourse

leader

ifrequired

b) Tosupervisedissertations,projectworkandindependentstudy

c) Undertakecourseadministrationandensurethatthequalityrequirementsofthe

Universityaremetbythecourses.

d) Toundertakeresearchandscholarlyactivity,whicharealignedtothestrategic

prioritiesoftheSchool,andtomaintainaresearchprofileandcontributetothe

enhancementofthereputationofReligiousStudies,nationallyandinternationally

e) ToundertaketheroleofPersonaltutor.

f) TocontributetotheFacultysExternalIncomeGenerationactivities.

g) ContributetocommunityengagementtoraisetheprofileofReligiousStudiesinthe

region

h) UndertakesuchotherresponsibilitiesanddutiesasmayberequiredbytheDeanof

Facultyorhisnominee.


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7. OTHERFEATURESOFTHEPOSTThepostholderwillberequired,underthetermsofhis/hercontractofemploymentwith

theUniversity,toparticipateinastaffappraisalscheme.

Thisjobdescriptionsetsoutthedutiesofthepostatthetimewhenitwasdrawnup.Such

duties

may

vary

from

time

to

time

without

changing

the

general

character

of

the

job

or

the

levelofresponsibilityentailed. Suchvariationsarecommonoccurrenceandcannot

themselvesjustifyareconsiderationofthegradingofthepost.

8. DATAPROTECTIONACT(1984)Thepostholderwillneedtohaveregardtotheabovelegislationandwill,atalltimes,bear

inmindhis/herresponsibilitiesundertheaboveAct. Attentionisspecificallydrawntothe

needforconfidentialityinhandlingpersonaldataandtheimplicationsofunauthorised

disclosure.

9. COMPUTERMISUSEACT(1990)ThepostholderwillneedtohaveregardfortheprovisionoftheComputerMisuseAct1990

andinparticulartotakesuchstepsasmaybenecessarytopreventunauthorisedaccessto

computermaterial(Section1)andtheunauthorisedmodificationofcomputermaterial

(Section3).

10. HEALTHANDSAFETYThepostholdermaybeexpectedtoundertakeemergencyfirstaidtraining. Thepostholder

willberesponsibleforhealthandsafetyintheareaunderhis/hercontrolonadaytoday

basis,andmustensure,asfarasisreasonablypracticable,thathe/sheisfamiliarwithall

relevantHealthandSafetylegislationandrecommendationsandthattheseareobservedwithinhis/herareasofresponsibility. Attentionisparticularlydrawntotheexistenceofthe

Universityspolicystatementonhealthandsafetyatwork,copiesofwhichhavebeen

displayedonnoticeboardsintheUniversity(furthercopiesmaybeobtainedfromthe

HumanResourcesDepartment). Anyaccidentinthepostholdersareamustbeenteredin

theaccidentbook.

11. HOURSOFWORKStaffareexpectedtoworksuchhoursasarereasonablynecessaryinordertofulfiltheir

dutiesandresponsibilitiesanditwouldthereforebeinappropriatetodefinethetotalhours

tobe

worked

in

any

week.

A

reasonable

norm,

however,

having

regard

to

the

contractual

positionofotherseniorstaffintheUniversity,wouldbethirtyseven,althoughthisshould

notberegardedasaminimumormaximum. Directteachingresponsibilityshouldnot

exceedeighteenhoursinanyweekoratotaloffivehundredandfiftyhoursintheteaching

yearforafulltimememberofstaff.

12. THESALARYThesalarywillbepaidatanappropriatepointontheLecturer/SeniorLecturerScale.

SalariesarepaidmonthlyinarrearsthroughtheBACSSystemdirectlyintothebankor

buildingsocietyaccountofeachmemberofstaff.


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13. HOLIDAYSTheannualleaveentitlementis35workingdays. Thisisinadditiontothestatutoryholidays

applicableinEngland,localdiscretionaryholidaysanddayswhentheUniversityisclosedin

theinterestsofefficiency. Academicstaffareentitledto24daysofselfmanagedresearch

andscholarlyactivity(SMRSA).

14.

TERMS&

CONDITIONS

Indeterminingtermsandconditionsofemployment,theUniversityhasregardto

recommendationsmadethroughtheappropriatenationalnegotiatingframework.Fullterms

andconditionsofserviceareavailablefromPersonnel.

15. DISCLAIMERThisjobdescriptionsetsoutthedutiesofthepostatthetimewhenitwasdrawnup. Such

dutiesmayvaryfromtimetotimewithoutchangingthegeneralcharacterofthedutiesor

thelevelofresponsibilityentailed.


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UNIVERSITYOFWOLVERHAMPTON PERSO34EMPLOYEESPECIFICATIONJOBTITLE: L/SLinReligiousStudiesFACULTY: FacultyofArts

ATTRIBUTE ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE1. StandardofGeneral

Education

Goodhonoursdegreeorequivalent

experienceinarelevantsubjectarea

[Assessedthroughapplication]2. AcademicQualifications PhD

[Assessedthroughapplication]3. ProfessionalQualifications Experienceofdeliveringeffective

learningandteachinginHE

[Assessedthroughapplication]

MembershipofHEA

Arelevantand/orteachingand

learningqualification.

[Assessedthroughapplication]4. GeneralSkills/Experience Excellentinterpersonal,

communicationandorganisation

skills.

Abletoworkeffectivelyasateam

member.

Positiveoutlookandproactive

approachtowork

Abletoworkinamultidisciplinary

teachingand

research

team.

Evidenceofabilitytohandle

administrativesystemsina

Universitycontext.

Clearevidenceoftheabilityto

assumemoduleleadership/course

leadership.

[Assessedthroughapplicationandinterview]

5. SpecificSkills/Experience Relevantteachingexperiencein

HigherEducation.

Abilitytocontributetotheresearch

profileofReligiousStudies

Abilitytocontributetocurriculum

developmentintheareaofReligious

Studies.

[Assessedthroughapplicationandinterview

Experienceofvalidationof

degreeprogrammes.

Experienceofpedagogical

innovation

AbilitytocontributetoREF.

Engagementwithexternal

incomegeneratingactivities,

especiallyresearchbids.



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6. SpecificQualitiesrelated

toparticularposition

Commitmenttolearnersupportand

wideningparticipation.

Abilitytoworkwellunderpressure

andinmultitasksituations.

Commitmenttoequalopportunities

Commitmenttoqualityassurance.


Abilitytodevelopandleadthe

subjectareaasitgrows


7. Other Willingnesstoworkflexibly

IssuedbyDeanofFaculty:DrJohnPymm Date: April2014

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