Salary:
£30,553 - £35,810 Per Annum
Type:
Temporary - Full Time
Closing Date:
Sunday, 5th January 2025
The Higher Education Blended Learning department is actively recruiting an experienced Lecturer in Sport Science with a particular focus on the Social Sciences.
The Role
This post will play an integral part of our Blended Degree provision which consists of a suite of Pearson Higher Nationals as well as BSc Degree programmes in Sport and Exercise Science and Sport Coaching with Development.
This is an exciting opportunity for you to join a progressive, learner-focused department that places innovative teaching, learning, and assessment at the forefront of their professional practice.
For this role, you will have experience teaching undergraduate students within your specialist areas of Applied Sports Coaching/Development, Sport as a Tool for Social Change, and Optimizing Wellbeing, as well as other related disciplines. You will also have the ability to contribute towards the delivery and assessment of Qualitative/Quantitative Research Methods, as well as the supervision of student research projects.
This role is a full-time position with a fixed-term contract of 12 months. Moreover, the post requires regular travel throughout the UK to support our blended learning students.
The Applicant
You will have a commitment to student-centered learning, including teaching and curriculum design, underpinned by scholarly activity, research, and/or experience as an applied practitioner. Experience delivering blended learning programmes using virtual learning environments and a variety of digital teaching technologies and eLearning tools is an advantage.
To be successful, you will have both a Masters and undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline to the post, a teaching qualification (or willingness to work toward one), along with teaching experience in HE.
The College is striving to attract, develop, and retain the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognized. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business.
We are proud to have achieved the Investor in Diversity award. We actively encourage applications from those who are currently under-represented and where we are using positive action under the Equality Act. We welcome everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.
Alongside our commitment to your professional and personal development, we also offer a generous benefits package including:
* A competitive pension scheme
* Cycle-to-work scheme
* On-site parking
* One campus facility
* Access to healthcare scheme
* Subsidized nursery fees
* Up to 44 days annual leave per year
* Additional annual leave available
* Generous Maternity/Paternity pay
* Fantastic CPD and inclusive resources for development
* Well-being hours
* Opportunities for volunteering within local community and charities
We offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and agile working where the business allows. We provide staff forums, staff working groups for sustainability, staff steering groups for Investors in Diversity, and support services to assist with mental health and wellbeing for staff from different backgrounds.
We have consistently invested in providing our learners and employees with an outstanding and unrivaled range of modern facilities and resources.
If you require any support to apply for this job, please email recruitment@loucoll.ac.uk
Important Information
EU citizens arriving in the UK after the 1st January 2021 will need to apply for a Tier 2 visa to gain the right to work in the UK.
To be eligible to apply for a Tier 2 visa, the role advertised will need to have an educational standard of at least A levels, and the salary for the role has to be a minimum of £25,600 unless in a shortage area (i.e., STEM) or if you have a PhD relating to the role.
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