Senior Lecturer in Creative and Professional Writing - Sunderland, United Kingdom - University of Sunderland

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Academic leadership and teaching on undergraduate BA (Hons)

English:
Creative
and professional writing and postgraduate MA English Studies

Supervision of PhD students

Contribution to research leadership

Developing external networks to identify sources of funding

Shaping and driving professions-facing curriculum with relevant module leadership
and delivery

Innovative use of contacts in the writing world to inform and inspire students with
employability knowledge and skills

Supporting students as a personal academic tutor

Assisting in the organization of student activities such as industry speakers and
trips

Assisting in recruitment activities such an open days and school/college visits


Key Responsibilities

and Accountabilities:


Faculty Specific:

  • Academic leadership
  • Helping secure external funding
  • Delivering innovative modules and teaching across UG and PG courses
  • Supervising PhD students
  • Conducting individual and/or collaborative research projects
  • Collaborating on curriculum and programme design
  • Initiating innovative recruitment activities
  • Creating innovative extracurricular student experiences
  • Mentoring of less experienced colleagues

Special

Circumstances:


Part 1 B:


Generic to all Senior Lecturer roles (Building on the demands of Lecturer):

Individuals carry out a range of duties and have responsibility taken from the

following. Whilst it is not anticipated that all of the activities listed below will

be covered by one individual, it is expected that over time all individuals will

make a balanced contribution to the three areas of academic activity

(research, teaching and learning and reach-out).

Academic Practice

  • Design, plan, review and innovate in activities and materials that support
student learning and deliver either across a range of modules or within a

  • Use appropriate teaching, learning support and assessment methods.
  • Supervise student projects and, where appropriate, field trips and placements.
  • Identify areas where current provision is in need of revision or improvement.
  • Contribute to the planning, design and development of objectives and material.
  • Set, mark and assess work and examinations and provide feedback to
students.

  • Develop and implement personal research and reachout plans.
  • Conduct individual and/or collaborative research projects,
  • Identify sources of funding and contribute to the process of securing funds and
subsequently plan and deliver projects that are funded, as Co-Investigator or
possibly as Principal Investigator.

research to teaching and to reach-out activities.

  • Write or contribute to publications or disseminate research and reachout
findings using other appropriate media such as presentations at conferences
or exhibition of work in other appropriate events.

  • Maintain knowledge and understanding at the forefront of the academic
discipline and, if appropriate, also at the forefront of the relevant area of
professional practice.

know-how to students, researchers and other academic colleagues.

Communication

  • Routinely communicate complex and conceptual ideas to those with limited
knowledge and understanding as well as to peers using high level skills and a
range of media.

  • Encourage in others commitment to learn.

Liaison and Networking

  • Participate in and develop external networks, for example to identify sources of
funding, contribute to student recruitment, secure student placements, market
the institution, facilitate reach-out, generate income, obtain consultancy
projects, or build relationships for future activities.

network activity, peer review, refereeing.

Managing People

  • Engage in some supervisory or managerial responsibility for researchers,
other grant-funded staff or research students and provide support for other
staff in their own personal development activities including acting as mentor for
colleagues with less experience and advising on personal development.

  • Contribute to effective management of the Academic Area by performing
duties outside of immediate academic practice, as agreed with the staff team
leader or Associate Dean.

Teamwork

  • Act as a responsible team member in Academic Area, School and University
groups and develop productive working relationships with other members of
staff.

  • Collaborate with colleagues to identify and respond to students' needs.

Pastoral Care

  • Could be expected to act as a module or personal tutor.
  • Be responsible for the pastoral care of students within a specified area.

Initiative, Problem Solving and Decision Making

  • Identify the need for developing the content or structure of modules with
colleagues and make proposals on how this should be achieved.

  • Develop ideas for generating income.
research and reach-out.

  • Advise others on strategic issues such as student recruitment and marketing.
  • Contribute to the accreditation of courses and quality assurance and
enhancement proce
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