Senior Academic Developer Learning And Teaching Collaborative For Success

Nmu; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Nelson Mandela University seeks a Learning and Teaching Development professional to plan, design and collaboratively facilitate development activities that improve student learning.

The role entails coordinating a comprehensive strategy for academic staff, monitoring needs on the George campus, implementing induction, and contributing to policy, SoTL, and curriculum development under the Director of Teaching Development.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Education or Higher Education.
• At least five years’ experience in professional staff and curriculum development in higher education.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and participate in learning and teaching strategy development for academic staff.
• Monitor and support needs of academic staff on the George campus.
• Implement the Academic Induction Programme for newly appointed academics on the George campus.
• Develop and implement policies and procedures related to best practices of learning, teaching, and assessment.
• Contribute to the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL).
• Holistically support collaborative curriculum development at institutional level.
• Engage with additional academic enhancement initiatives, as assigned by the Director of Teaching Development.

Skills

Teaching and learning

Professional staff development

SoTL research

Curriculum design

Communication skills

Teamwork

Report writing

Education

Master's degree in Education or Higher Education

Job description

Nelson Mandela University reserves the right not to make an appointment. In considering candidates for appointment into the advertised posts, preference will be accorded to persons from a designated group in accordance with the approved Nelson Mandela University Employment Equity Plan.

CORE PURPOSE OF JOB

The purpose of this post is to plan, design and collaboratively facilitate learning and teaching development activities in order to impact positively on student learning at Nelson Mandela University.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS.

• To coordinate and participate in the processes of rendering a comprehensive higher education learning and teaching strategy to all academic staff at Nelson Mandela University
• To closely monitor, determine and support the needs of academic staff pertaining to learning, teaching and assessment matters on the George campus
• To implement the Academic Induction Programme for newly appointed academics on the George campus in collaboration with the Beginning Your Journey (BYJ) @ Mandela University coordinator
• To participate in developing and implementing policies and procedures related to best practices of learning, teaching, and assessment.
• To contribute to the scholarship of teaching and learning SoTL
• To holistically support collaborative curriculum development at institutional level
• To engage with additional academic enhancement initiatives, as assigned by the Director of Teaching Development

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Comprehensive understanding of the principles and best practices related to teaching and learning development
• Ability to initiate and coordinate professional development programmes for staff at different levels
• Proven research competency and interest in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)
• Experience of curriculum design and development in Higher Education
• Ability to work within tight timeframes and productively in the absence of close supervision
• Excellent networking, collaborative and teamwork abilities
• Excellent report-writing and communication skills
• High-level problem solving and conflict management abilities

REQUIREMENTS

In order to be considered for appointment to this post, candidates must preferably possess an appropriate Master's degree (e.g., in Education or Higher Education), with at least five years’ experience in the field of professional staff and curriculum development at a higher education level, in which competency has been gained.

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