Construction Studies Lecturer (Chorley)

Gbs Uk; Clayton Green; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A higher education institution is seeking Lecturers for their BSc (Hons) Construction Management programme. Responsibilities include planning and assessing student work, updating course materials, and engaging in staff development activities. Candidates should have UK HE lecturing experience and a Master's degree in a relevant field, with a PhD considered desirable. The role demands flexibility to teach weekdays, evenings, and weekends, offering various benefits including additional leave and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Extra leave per year of service

Workplace pension scheme

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible benefits

Wellbeing centre

Employee referral scheme

Discretionary annual performance bonus

Qualifications

• Hold a Master's degree, and ideally a PhD.
• Demonstrate experience in higher education lecturing.
• Work under pressure with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan, deliver, and assess student work to meet learning outcomes.
• Develop and improve course materials appropriate to students.
• Engage in staff development and administrative duties.

Skills

Previous UK HE lecturing experience

Extensive knowledge of relevant subject matter

Supervision of student work

Accurate reporting skills

Excellent communication skills

Team-working skills

Ability to work with diverse groups

Education

Master's degree in a relevant subject area

Postgraduate Certificate of Academic Practice (desirable)

Job description

Overview

The role: We are currently seeking Lecturers to teach across a range of undergraduate levels as part of our BSc (Hons) Construction Management programme. Due to our delivery model, we require flexibility to teach during weekdays, evenings and at weekends.

Responsibilities

• All aspects of planning, delivering, and assessing student work, ensuring that all learning outcomes are met
• Developing, updating, and improving course materials as appropriate
• Using a variety of learning and teaching methods/materials
• Actively engaging in staff development activities, peer observations, meetings and other administrative duties
• Understanding and keeping up to date with latest developments in your field and student support practices
• Working towards a range of clearly defined objectives for student attendance, continuation, completion, satisfaction and student progression
• You will hold a Master's degree in a relevant subject area (PhD desirable)

Qualifications

• You will have previous UK HE lecturing experience in the wider subject area
• You will be able to demonstrate extensive knowledge of relevant subject matter
• You have experience supervising student work and providing support and feedback
• You have experience of accurate reporting and ability to maintain thorough and organised student records
• You will be able to work under pressure, plan and prioritise own workload to meet tight deadlines
• You will have excellent communication, interpersonal and team-working skills
• You will be able to work with diverse groups of people

Desirable

• You will hold a Postgraduate Certificate of Academic Practice or equivalent teaching qualification (or commitment to enrol on a teaching programme during the probationary period and complete within three years) or Fellowship of HEA (or international equivalent)
• You will have experience of design / development of academic or professional education programmes or equivalent

Benefits

• 1-day extra leave per year of service, up to a maximum of 5 days
• Workplace pension scheme
• Tuition reimbursement for career development courses
• Flexible Benefits: Cycle to Work, Workplace Nursery, Tech scheme and much more
• Perks@Work discounts platform, wellbeing centre and much more
• Reward and recognition programme
• 500 award employee referral scheme
• Discretionary annual performance bonus