Early Career Academic, Public Services - Derby, United Kingdom - University of Derby

University of Derby

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Derby, United Kingdom

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Description

Job details:

Responsible to

Head of Discipline

Location

All Derby Sites

Salary

£36,024 per annum

Closing date

Sunday 21 April 2024

Contract type

Fixed term contract 12 months

Post type

Full-time

Adaptive working type

Onsite
This role will be based on site, primarily in the named location.

Reference

0141-24

About the role:

We have one simple promise - to make a positive impact. Through our ground-breaking research, teaching excellence and commitment to sustainable living, we are changing lives for the better.

The University of Derby is a modern university with a modern outlook. Everything we do is driven by delivering excellence and opportunities for our students, our staff and our region.

We have committed to nurture and encourage research excellence across all our disciplines and career stages, recognising the strong link between excellent research and an excellent student experience.

We have some of the best university facilities in the UK and achieve outstanding results for our teaching and research and have been awarded Gold in the prestigious Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF making it one of the top universities in the country recognised for its outstanding student experience and student outcomes.

We have entered a new and exciting era at the University, making investments in our students, staff and research infrastructure to help us achieve our overall aim of producing research that is high in quality and impacts, national and internationally.

This ensures that knowledge created at our University informs our curriculum and supports industry, policy makers, international partners and the wider research community.

Our 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF) submission showed significant increases in our metrics, supported by a dedicated research and knowledge exchange office and enhanced governance processes.

Our doctoral cohort has increased by 63.4% since 2014 and we now have over 450 doctoral students.

Investment in our research facilities has continued at pace and in March 2022 we opened our Facility for Omics Research in Metabolism (FORM).

Our Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) outcome positioned us in the top 10% for working with business.

Our Research Council funding and collaborative research income, from funders such as Innovate UK continues to rise, engaging our academics with both multinationals as well as small and medium size enterprises.

It's an exciting time to be joining us and to play a role in supporting the University's ambitions as we begin our preparations for REF 2029.

The University, proud of its achievements in growing Innovation and Research, is embarking on the next step change to drive academic performance.

We are focussing our investment into 3 areas of academic excellence:

Zero Carbon
Business Economic and Social Policy
Public Services

Our Early Career Academic (ECA) appointments are a pivotal opportunity for our University to develop these themes with high quality talent and knowledge.

These one year postdoctoral positions will be awarded to outstanding individuals who have the potential to progress to permanent academic roles at the University of Derby.

As an ECA, you'll contribute to the work of the Colleges, engaging in a full academic role including high-quality teaching and enhancing our research profile by producing high-quality publications; contributing to a vibrant, supportive and collaborative research environment; and impacting positively on policy, practice and debate within your area.

The intended start date for the ECA programme is 9th September 2024.

About the Public Services Theme

At the University of Derby, our research in the Public Services theme is interdisciplinary and has impacted on theory, policy and practice in the fields of education, psychology, wellbeing, therapeutics, nursing, health, social care, criminal justice and policing.

Special Educational Needs and Disability
Careers Education and Employment
Race equality and education

What you can expect from us

Join us for rewarding start you to your Academic Career, as an Early Years Academic you will be given an exciting induction programme to set you up for success.

This will include deep dive workshops on specific learning, teaching and research elements as well as business engagement and networking opportunities with our existing Early Career Research Teams.

You will be provided with a skilled Mentor to guide you through your first year with us as well as being supported with your research and teaching students.

We like to give responsibilities early on as part of the Early Career Academic Scheme to provide opportunities for you to show your leadership and expertise whether this be lecturing, lesson planning or broadening knowledge with research.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement of 35 days + bank holidays + 4 days concessionary leave
Coaching and development in role
Teacher's Pension Scheme
Access