Lecturer in Primary Education

Job Description

The Post

We are seeking a suitably qualified applicant for the post of Lecturer in primary education, contributing to programmes including the Initial Teacher Education Programme as well as other postgraduate taught Education programmes. The successful candidate will be passionate about learning and teaching and will have the potential to teach across the entire Initial Teacher Education programme at Stirling. The post holder will engage in individual and collaborative scholarship activity, which aligns to the strategic direction of the University.

The post holder will have significant expertise and experience in primary education and will be registered as a primary teacher with the General Teaching Council for Scotland, or eligible for full registration. They will contribute to research across the School of Education and Social Work and the Faculty of Health Sport and Society. Notably, there are opportunities to collaborate with researchers focusing on curriculum, professional learning and social justice, including through the Stirling Centre for Research into Curriculum Making.

Description of Duties

• Contribute to the design, delivery, assessment and evaluation of a range of teaching and learning, supervision and assessment activities across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes including online/digital programmes, where required
• Contribute to the enhancement of the quality of teaching provision and programme development, drawing on leading practices from the HE sector
• Demonstrate a broad understanding of effective approaches to teaching and learning support as key contributions to high quality student learning
• Contribute to enhancement of the student experience and employability
• Engage in individual and collaborative pedagogical research and scholarly activity, which aligns to the strategic direction of the University, and disseminate results through regular publication in a manner appropriate to the work
• Independently, and in collaboration with colleagues, contribute to bids for external funding/income for scholarship activities
• Participate in the Faculty’s international engagement activities as required e.g delivering teaching, contributing to joint programmes and recruitment of students
• Participate in, and develop, networks and collaborations both internally and externally to the School/Faculty/University
• Participate in the administrative processes of the School/Faculty/University including committee membership, quality assurance procedures and recruitment and admission of students
• Evaluate own practice, continue to maintain professional practice and undertake continuous professional development appropriate to the role
• Any other duties, commensurate with the grade of the post