Faculty Director of Foundation Education

Queen Mary University of London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous pension

30 days leave

Season ticket loan

Flexible working

Job summary

The Faculty of Science and Engineering at Queen Mary University of London invites applications for a Senior Lecturer (Teaching & Scholarship) who will serve as the Faculty Director of Foundation Education (5 years initially).

The post is on a Teaching and Scholarship contract and will require developing and delivering foundation teaching and scholarship aligned with enhancing our foundation education provision.

Qualifications

• Extensive teaching experience at foundation level.
• Ability to design, develop and deliver high-quality foundation teaching and assessment.
• Experience with mathematics foundation level teaching preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver foundation teaching and assessment as part of the Foundation Education programme.
• Contribute to the intellectual life of the School, Faculty and wider institution.
• Lead pedagogical activities to enhance foundation education and student experience.

Skills

Teaching experience

Job description

The Faculty of Science and Engineering is seeking to appoint a Senior Lecturer (Teaching & Scholarship) who will serve as the Faculty Director of Foundation Education (5 years initially).

This post will be on a Teaching and Scholarship contract and the postholder will be expected to develop and deliver foundation teaching and engage in scholarship activities aligned with enhancing our foundation education provision. The successful candidate will be required to commence employment by 23 January 2027.

We are looking for an individual to contribute to the intellectual life of their substantive School, the Faculty Foundation programs and wider institution. Having extensive teaching experience, you should be able to design, develop and deliver high-quality teaching and assessment at foundation level for the benefit of students. Experience of delivering mathematics at foundation level is preferred, though we will consider applications from across the range of Science and Engineering disciplines.

You should have clear and ambitious plans for pedagogical activities that aim at achieving excellence in foundation education and student experience, both in and beyond the classroom, and have the ambition to influence the education landscape and create world-wide impact with your pedagogical work.

QMUL is a leading UK university, with a breadth of excellence across Science and Engineering (S&E), Medicine, and Humanities and Social Sciences. We hold a TEF Silver award, were ranked joint 7th in the UK for the quality research in the last REF and sit 103rd in the QS World Rankings. S&E comprises five academic Schools delivering a diverse portfolio of programmes across all levels. Foundation Education plays a critical role in widening participation, supporting recruitment, and enabling progression to degree programmes across the Faculty.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we've fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it's simply 'the right thing to do' but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days' leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary's commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.