Description
In 2020, the University was named The Sunday Times ‘Welsh University of the Year 2021’; in 2021 it became the Times Higher Education ‘UK and Ireland University of the Year 2022’; and in 2022 it was ranked the top university in the UK in the People and Planet Green League.
If you have a record of achievement that demonstrates the commitment, aptitude and enthusiasm to contribute to our global learning community through excellent teaching, scholarship, research and innovation, along with a shared passion for our values and vision, we look forward to receiving your application. We are particularly keen to hear from, and to support, applicants who will help develop our research standing and who will enhance the diversity of our university, our community and our partnerships.
The opportunity:
You will be an enthusiastic and friendly professional with excellent communication and interpersonal skills coupled with a commitment to providing an excellent student experience. An established research profile in the field of Strength and Conditioning or related area, and teaching experience on relevant programmes is essential.
To be successful you will further enrich our students’ experience through your expertise and subject knowledge as evidenced through your qualifications and experience
Principal duties and responsibilities:
You will be required to make a significant contribution to the delivery of our taught portfolio contributing to the delivery of BSc (Hons) Sport Conditioning Rehabilitation and Massage and potentially the MSc Sport Rehabilitation, as well as other areas of our core curriculum depending on your areas of expertise and experience.
Enthusiastic about student-centred pedagogy, you will contribute to education delivery, including programme management as required, across the range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
You will also make a significant contribution to employability, and professional engagement with relevant internal and external organisations, at a regional, national and international level.
What we are looking for:
A PhD in a related field or relevant professional experience
Professionally accredited with a relevant professional association
A good level of knowledge of specialist subject and professional area.
A sound understanding of pedagogy.
A sound understanding of research/innovation and scholarly activity
Ability to develop teaching programmes and support learning
Experience of teaching in Higher Education
Ability to employ appropriate assessment methods
Ability to support the development of research objectives, projects or proposals.
Ability to undertake administrative duties in an accurate and timely fashion.
Ability to plan workloads and projects and manage resources effectively.
Ability to identify areas for improvement and to use initiative and problem solving skills to improve performance.
Ability to take responsibility for a number of key areas such as module tutor, personal tutor and research supervision at undergraduate level.
Ability to communicate and disseminate complex and conceptual ideas in a variety of ways – presentations at conferences reports on findings, publications, feedback etc.
Ability to develop productive working relationships as part of a professional team
Ability to work collaboratively on research & innovation projects through the development of appropriate partnerships
You will be an enthusiastic and friendly professional with excellent communication and interpersonal skills coupled with a commitment to providing an excellent student experience.
An established or promising research profile and very good teaching experience on relevant programmes is essential.
To be successful you will further enrich our students’ experience through your expertise and subject knowledge as evidenced through your qualifications and experience.
If you would like to talk with us about this opportunity please contact Dr John Fernandes at [email protected].
Should a high volume of applications be received, we may need to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage you to apply as early as possible.
The University is committed to creating a highly inclusive culture. We offer family friendly and flexible working arrangements and a range of staff networks, forums and events to support and develop our people. We warmly welcome applications from those traditionally underrepresented in the higher education sector.
Further information Please read our Candidate Pack or visit our staff recruitment website for information about working for us, our culture, benefits, work-life balance and our career progression and development opportunities.
