Assistant Professor - Birmingham, United Kingdom - University of Birmingham

University of Birmingham

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Description

Position Details
School of Computer Science

Location:
University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £45,585 to £54,395 with potential progression once in post to £61,198

Grade: 8

Full Time, Permanent

Closing date: 10th September 2023

Academic Development Programme:

- new Assistant Professors will undertake a 5-year development programme, at the end of which they are expected to be promoted to Associate Professor. The programme consists of a variety of development opportunities and the time to reflect and develop.

Background

Role Summary

The School of Computer Science at the University of Birmingham is one of the leading UK institutions for research and teaching in computer science.

The research we conduct is ranked 3rd among UK universities, according to the latest Research Excellence Framework.

The education we provide is ranked 7th in the UK for computer science, according to the Complete University Guide 2024.

While pursuing excellence in research and education, we also aim to have a positive impact on society. Examples of our impact include collaborations with industry partners and charities, commercialisation activities and an extensive wider participation programme.

To support its aims, the School offers a vibrant, open and intellectually stimulating work environment, centred around its dedicated computer science building.

The School seeks to recruit outstanding computer scientists for the role of Assistant Professor (Education) during an exciting period of strategic growth.

You will contribute to a range of education-related activities and be able to demonstrate academic citizenship, developing and maintaining mutually respectful and supportive working relationships with all staff and students, and ensuring the way you carry out your role impacts positively on others.

Teaching responsibilities are likely to include a substantial contribution to the management, development and delivery of teaching and assessment, as well as varied contributions to the enhancement of student experience and employability.

The role will also involve developing and advising students and staff, including providing expert advice to students and advising colleagues in relation to teaching and learning.

You will deliver excellent teaching that inspires students and is informed by discipline-based research.

You will be able to advance teaching and learning approaches in the modules you deliver, make contributions to curriculum development, and play an important role in providing academic and pastoral support.

Management and administration responsibilities are likely to include developing and making contributing to knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, public engagement, widening participation, outreach, or similar activities within the School and/or University.

Main Duties

Education
You will contribute across the range of teaching and learning activities:

contribute to leading curriculum development and/or renewal;

- advise others on aspects of learning, teaching and assessment;
- deliver (where appropriate to the discipline) specific professional programmes;
- advance the practice of teaching in their modules and within the school, and play an important role in student academic support;
- inform your teaching practice by discipline based research;
- you may play an important role in the recruitment and admission of students; and co-supervise doctoral students to completion.

Using a variety of methods in teaching and advising individuals and groups of undergraduates, postgraduates, or CPD students, including (as appropriate):

teaching and examining courses at a range of levels;

- planning and reviewing your own teaching approaches and encouraging others to do the same;
- designing contemporary, inclusive, engaging and academically challenging curriculum content;
- working collaboratively with colleagues to design and deliver teaching, learning and assessment;
- using digital resources/environments effectively to support learning and assessment;
- developing programme proposals and making substantial contributions to the design of teaching programmes more widely;
- where appropriate, undertaking and developing the full range of responsibilities in relation to supervision, marking and examining;
- developing and advising others on learning and teaching tasks and methods;
- developing and making substantial contributions to knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, public engagement activities or similar on own specialism that enhances the student experience or employability and which benefits the College and University;
- devising and supervising projects, student dissertations and practical work.

Management/Administration
To contribute to Departmental /School administration

This may include:
- contributing to the administration/management of teaching across the Department/School;
- where