Teaching Fellow - School of Psychology - 98636Z25 - Grade 7

University of Birmingham; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Birmingham is seeking enthusiastic educators to teach and advise undergraduate and postgraduate students. This full-time role offers a competitive salary, opportunities for professional development, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion. Join a vibrant academic community dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment.

Benefits

40 Days Paid Holiday

Occupational Sick Pay

Pension Scheme

Paid Day for Volunteering

Qualifications

• Experience in developing and delivering curriculum across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Teach courses at a range of levels within specified subject areas to undergraduates and postgraduates.
• Plan and prepare own teaching, including guidance notes and explanatory material.
• Devise and supervise projects, student dissertations and practical work.

Skills

Analytical Capability

Resource Organization

Module Design

Education

Higher Degree Relevant to Research or Teaching Area

Job description

Position Details

School of Psychology

Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £36,130 to £45,413 with potential progression once in post to £48,149

Grade: 7

Full Time

2 Positions available:

1x Fixed Term Contract up to June 2026

1x Fixed Term Contract up to July 2026

Closing date: 2nd June 2025

Our offer to you

People are at the heart of what we are and do.

The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years, andweare equally proud to be recognised as a leading global university.We want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond, support them to succeed, and celebrate their success.

We are committed to helping the people who work here todevelopthrough our sector-leading Birmingham Professional programmewhichprovides allprofessionalservices staff with development opportunities and the encouragement to reach their full potential.With almost 5,000professionalservices jobs in a wide-range of functionsin Edgbaston andin our campus inDubai, there are plenty of opportunities foryou to be able to develop yourcareer at the University.

We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation, and debate.We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we are,and how we work.

Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees andtothe success of the University and, depending on the role, we offer avarietyof flexible working arrangements. We therefore welcome discussions on all forms of flexible working.In addition, you will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 dayspaid holidaya year, one paid day a year for volunteering, occupational sick pay, and a pension scheme. We also have three high quality subsidised day nurseries.

The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus, including main bus routes and a train station on site.On campus we have a state-of-the-art sports centre with pool, shops,places to eat and drink,our own art gallery, museum and botanical gardens.

Find out more about thebenefits of working for the Universityof Birmingham

Background

To teach and advise undergraduate and postgraduate students within own subject area and withinestablished teaching programmes, managed and supervised by members of staff with ultimate responsibility for the design, delivery and assessment of the teaching programmes.

We are seeking enthusiastic and collaborative colleagues who would like to develop their careers with us as educators and innovators in higher education. You will contribute to the delivery of our suite of undergraduate and post graduation programmes in the school, enabling you to develop a range of skills as an inclusive educator who can support and ultimately lead education programmes.

Experience in developing and delivering curriculum across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes is desirable but not required. Some discipline-specific knowledge in an area aligned with our undergraduateand postgraduateprovision is also desirable.

Our School is a community of over 150 academic and research staff, and we support over 1300 students and trainees on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and vibrant academic environment in which everyone can flourish.

We support a research culture where discovery and translation are intertwined. We offer state-of-the-art facilities for studying the human mind and behaviour at many levels, and bring together like-minded colleagues via our centres and institutes to form collaborative teams.

Role Summary

• Teaching within an established teaching programme (under the supervision from an academic member of staff).
• Contribute to enhancement of the student experience and employability.
• Contribute to content development and programme delivery across programmes.

Main Duties

• Teach courses at a range of levels within specified subject areas to undergraduates and postgraduates, predominantly through allocated lectures and seminars and tutorial support, so that the School’s teaching objectives are met.
• Plan and prepare own teaching, including guidance notes and explanatory material in accordance with the established objectives of the teaching programme.
• Devise and supervise projects, student dissertations and practical work.
• Develop an approach to planning and reviewing own teaching.
• Undertake full range of responsibilities in relation to supervision, marking and examining.(Summative assessment, including assessed work contributing to the final award – as a mark or as a credit – such as unseen examinations, essays, dissertations or presentations, is subject to validation by the academic supervisor.)
• Frequently update own subject expertise.
• Undertake personal professional development in teaching, including self-reflection on own teaching, using student and peer review feedback, to enhance own teaching and learning processes.
• Contribute to knowledge transfer on own specialism that is of manifest benefit to the College and the University, often under supervision of a project leader.
• Undertake management/administration arising from teaching.
• Contribute to Departmental/School teaching-related activities and teaching-related administration.
• Contribute to enterprise, business development and/or public engagement activities of manifest benefit to the College and the University, often under supervision of a project leader.
• Promote equality and values diversity acting as a role model and fostering an inclusive working culture.

Person Specification

• Higher degree relevant to research or teaching area or equivalent qualifications
• High level analytical capability
• Ability to design and deliver module materials successfully
• Ability to assess and organise resources effectively
• Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration processes
• Knowledge of the protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010, and how to actively ensure in day to day activity in own area that those with protected characteristics are treated equally and fairly.

Informal enquiries to Professor Suzanne Higgs, email: [e-mail] Dr Sally Adams, email: [e-mail]

View our staff values and behaviourshere

We believe there is no such thing as a 'typical' member of University of Birmingham staff and that diversity in its many forms is a strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation and debate at the heart of University life. We are committed to proactively addressing the barriers experienced by some groups in our community and are proud to hold Athena SWAN, Race Equality Charter and Disability Confident accreditations. We have an Equality Diversity and Inclusion Centre that focuses on continuously improving the University as a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. We are also committed to sustainability, which is a key part of our strategy. You can find out more about our work to create a fairer university for everyoneon our website .