Educational Developer (Reward and Recognition)

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The opportunity

This is an opportunity for an experienced academic with educational development experience to contribute to the enhancement of teaching and learning at UAL. If you share our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusivity in all aspects of learning, teaching and assessment, and are excited by the prospect of raising the profile and expertise of those who teach and support learning in a newly revalidated Reward and Recognition programme, we would encourage you to apply.

The Educational Developer (Reward and Recognition) will be part of the Teaching Learning and Employability Exchange. Key to the role will be developing and delivering UAL’s recently revalidated HEA continuing professional development programme across all six Colleges. This will include mentoring, maintaining group networks, preparation for Professional Recognition Programme review panels and supporting the annual training programme for new HEA Fellowship mentors and reviewers. Other main reward and recognition duties will include Teaching and assessing on Exchange academic programmes: Thinking Teaching, PgCert and MA Academic Practice in Art, Design and Communication and supporting the UAL Teaching Awards, and Educational Enhancement Sabbatical Scheme. 

Programme information: https://www.arts.ac.uk/about-ual/teaching-and-learning-exchange/professional-development/professional-recognition

This role requires teaching across a range of core units, supporting our UAL staff-participants to reflect on, enquire into and enhance their academic practices. You will lead several classes, taking responsibility for learning, teaching and assessment whilst observing and implementing the policies and procedures of the University and the Teaching, Learning and Employability Exchange.

About you

We are looking for a motivated academic with educational development experience, who is passionate about arts education and has obtained SFHEA. You will have experience of coaching or mentoring colleagues with their professional development and have experience of assessing AdvanceHE fellowship applications. You will work in an inclusive, collaborative and supportive way with colleagues from across the university to help them gain professional recognition and will encourage those from under-represented groups to apply for recognition. You will have the confidence to work with your fellow practitioners and educators, facilitating groups and communicating in a range of learning environments, including online platforms, and on site.

Applicants should have:

• previous experience of educational development
• good awareness of HE teaching and learning in the creative arts
• a high level of familiarity with the UKPSF and evidence required for HEA Fellowship recognition
• a postgraduate degree in a related subject area
• Senior Fellowship of the HEA

In return, University of the Arts London offers generous leave, an attractive pension and a commitment to your continuing personal development and training in an environment that encourages excellence, creativity and diversity.

UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn – a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Sahil Ibrahim, Resourcing Adviser via email at educationstaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.

We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.

Our culture

We have become one of the world’s most international Universities, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. And, as a global university, staff and students learn from different cultures and perspectives, which leads to new conversations and innovative work. At our very core, everything we do seeks to challenge the status quo by driving social purpose and standing up for what matters.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those who may feel underrepresented in the workforce due to their socioeconomic circumstances such as those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) backgrounds. We aim to be a university where everyone can be themselves and are supported to reach their full potential.

With our commitment to inclusion and diversity, we are proud to be a Race Equality Charter (REC) member to help us reduce barriers that negatively impacts B.A.M.E. staff, a Stonewall Diversity Champion to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued at work, a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and member of the Business Disability Forum which help us to improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace.

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