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0.4 FTE / 14 hours per week
Grade 7, £14,839.60 - £16,692.80 (Pro-rata of £37,099.00 - £41,732.00)
Fixed term until December 2025 or return of the postholder (Maternity cover)
Hybrid role
Who We're Looking For
We are looking for a 0.4 FTE Lecturer (Teaching) in Arts, Health and Wellbeing to cover a period of maternity leave starting in May until December 2025, or until the return of the postholder. This is a Programme Leader role, to lead and represent Marjon's innovative MA Arts, Health and Wellbeing programme.
The postholder will be educated to either MA or Doctoral level in any interdisciplinary area relevant to social engaged arts practices (or have comparable professional experience), with experience in HE teaching and relevant industry experience. We welcome applicants with any specialism within the creative arts (including visual arts, dance, drama, music, etc.), although they must be able to apply their knowledge of the creative health sector to work with students from diverse backgrounds and different creative expertise.
Experience of teaching at postgraduate taught level and the ability to build and sustain relationships with external partners, e.g. community organisations, health, social care and policy organisations, is essential. We are looking for a scholar-practitioner who understands the power of the arts to engage, agitate, educate and heal, and can use their practical and research-based knowledge to inspire students from diverse backgrounds.
What You'd Be Doing
The postholder will take responsibility for leading the Programme, teaching on designated modules, and supervising final research projects. They will act as a Personal Development Tutor, represent the course at Open Days, post-offer information sessions and other student recruitment activities, including leading virtual interviews. This postholder will work with visiting and guest lecturers, invited to share their expertise with the course. There are no line-management responsibilities.
You’ll Need To Enjoy
Creating inspiring teaching materials, delivering lectures, seminars, practical workshops and tutorials: you will be an engaging and compassionate educator, who loves to learn from and with our students, as well as inspire them to achieve their potential.
Working with external organisations: you'll be liaising with invited guests who are delivering exciting work in the field of arts and health, building your own networks and supporting students to do the same.
Keeping abreast of relevant research and policy: you'll be excited by the pace of change in the field, with recent developments like the Creative Health Quality Framework and new APPG on Creative Health and want to share these with our students and apply them to the curricular.
Where You'll Work
In this role, you'll be based in the School of Health, Wellbeing and Social Sciences, on our green campus in the north of Plymouth.
Our current hybrid working policy means you can work from home or on campus, but you will need to maintain strong campus links and be available on-site when needed, including for all in-person teaching commitments.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Professor Saul Bloxham, Dean of School.
Supporting Our People
At Marjon, we are firmly committed to supporting every member of staff who works for us. Our Balance programme of health and wellbeing activities aims to help you to look after your physical health, nutritional health, mental health and social health.
We're big believers in the importance of work/life balance. Many of our employees work flexibly and they are able to apply for parental leave and time off for dependants.
As well as this, Academic staff enjoy 35 days holiday, plus Christmas closure days and bank holidays. This equates to 45 (full-time equivalent) days.
We are keen to hear from a diverse range of applicants to support our goal to realise every individual's potential. We are a Disability Confident Employer: candidates who declare a disability and who demonstrate on their application that they meet the essential criteria will be included on the shortlist.
Closing date: Tuesday 04 March 2025 (at 11:59pm)
Interview date: Tuesday 18 March 2025
Apply online: https://jobs.marjon.ac.uk/
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