Assistant Professor in Sustainability (Education)

The University of Birmingham is hiring an Assistant Professor in Sustainability (Education) for its Dubai campus. This fixed-term, 3-year position involves teaching, curriculum development, and student support in the new BSc Sustainability program. Candidates should have a relevant higher degree (usually a PhD) and teaching experience. The role includes collaboration with colleagues and may involve evening and weekend teaching.
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

We are recruiting an Assistant Professor in Sustainability (Education), who will join the highly interdisciplinary School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (GEES). The position, fixed term initially for 3 years, offers an exciting opportunity to support the launch and teaching of our new BSc Sustainability programme on our Dubai campus.

Main Duties

Education

You will contribute across the range of teaching and learning activities:
• contribute to leading curriculum development and/or renewal;
• develop and manage approaches to teaching and learning that are best practice in the subject area;
• advise others on aspects of learning, teaching and assessment;
• play an important role in student academic support;
• inform your teaching practice by discipline-based research and/or professional practice in the field of sustainability;
• frequently update your subject expertise, and undertake personal professional development in teaching, including self-reflection on own teaching, using student and peer review feedback, to enhance own teaching and learning processes;
• you may play an important role in the recruitment and admission of students.

Using a variety of methods in teaching and advising individuals and groups of undergraduates and postgraduates (contact and online settings), including (as appropriate):
• teaching and examining modules at a range of levels, with teaching activities also taking place during weekends and evening;
• 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 (e.g. GIS) /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;
• devising and supervising projects, student dissertations and practical work.

Person Specification
• Normally, a higher Degree relevant to the discipline area (usually PhD) or equivalent qualifications and/or professional experience in Geography, Environmental Science or Sustainability. The post holders must be able to create and contribute to/lead on modules including Global Environmental Issues, Climate Justice and Sustainability Theory, Sustainability Assessment Methods, Research Methods and GIS.
• Teaching experience and scholarship and/or training within subject specialism.
• Proven ability to devise, advise on and manage learning.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively in a team environment, collaborate with colleagues, and communicate ideas clearly to others.

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We value diversity and inclusion at the University of Birmingham and welcome applications from all sections of the community and are open to discussions around all forms of flexible working

Competitive