JOB DESCRIPTION AND PERSON SPECIFICATION

Job Title: Accountable to:

Senior Lecturer, Academic Practice Course Leader, PgCert Academic
Practice in Art, Design and
Communication

Contract Length: Permanent Hours per week/ FTE: 0.6

Salary: £48,534 - £58,474 (pro rata) Grade: 6

per annum

College/ Service: Location:

Teaching, Learning and Employability High Holborn and across UAL sites
Exchange, Academic Development and
Services

Purpose of role:
The Senior Lecturer is responsible for teaching, course development, and on-going
scholarship in the Academic Practice programme in the Teaching and Learning and
Employability Exchange. The post-holder will support our diverse postgraduate
participants to draw upon, develop, theorise, critique, research, frame, articulate and
document their own disciplinary contexts, knowledges and academic practices.

The Senior Lecturer will work collaboratively with the Academic Practice programme
team to develop pedagogy and the curriculum in innovative and critical directions.
They will also design and deliver short staff development courses relating to
strategically important aspects of creative education at UAL.

The post-holder will be expected to undertake:

 Pedagogic and curriculum development that stimulate thought and practice

in arts education, with the aim of promoting diversity and inclusivity.
 Leading on the design and delivery of new short staff continuing
professional development courses for the Teaching, Learning and
Employability Exchange.
 Teaching across the PgCert/MA Academic Practice programme, with a
particular focus on research methodologies and methods.
 Responsibility for a group of postgraduate students’ intellectual stimulation,
pastoral support, progress and attendance, as well as maintaining records
and liaising with colleagues as appropriate.
 Reviewing applications for AdvanceHE Fellowship.

The post-holder is expected to uphold and implement the policies and procedures of
University of the Arts London and the Teaching, Learning and Employability
Exchange.

Duties and responsibilities:

Teaching:
 To undertake teaching as appropriate to your areas of expertise and the
subject areas of the Academic Practice programme and Teaching, Learning
and Employability Exchange.

 To lead on development and delivery of short staff development courses

that support the enhancement of student experience at UAL.
  To teach across all units of the PgCert Academic Practice, including
teaching, tutorial support and assessment.
 To teach across all units of the MA Academic Practice, including teaching,
tutorial support and assessment.
 To supervise MA Academic Practice ‘Major Project’ unit participants (as
related to expertise).
 To support the Reward and Recognition programme team by reviewing
applications for AdvanceHE Fellowship.
 To stay abreast of research and other developments in educational
development and arts education; and to ensure that these developments
are reflected in the curriculum in consultation with colleagues and within the
structures and mechanisms established by the University and the Teaching,
Learning and Employability Exchange.
 To extend the level of subject expertise and critical understanding on the
programme so as to keep the curriculum at the forefront of critical and
professional practice and relevant to a diverse and international range of
students.

 To conduct formative and summative assessment that is rigorous, fair and

clear, and complies with the policies established by the University and the
Teaching, Learning and Employability Exchange.

 To lead the organisation of assessment, with particular attention to

formative assessment, at every stage ensuring the rigour and parity of the
process.

 To provide both academic and pastoral support to students, monitoring

progress and attendance, and maintaining appropriate records.

Professional
 To initiate or engage in pedagogic inquiry and teaching development as
required with the specific focus of improving student engagement,
experience, attainment and progression.

 To participate in the engagement of students in feedback processes, and to

respond to the issues raised through this engagement in consultation with
the programme team and course leaders.

 To devise and organise activities for the course team that contribute to the
strategic development of the course design and pedagogy.

 In consultation with the Course Leaders, to liaise with other staff to enhance
and extend the educational and creative links between the Academic
Practice programme and other courses across the University.

 To deputise for the Course Leaders where appropriate.

 To undertake scholarly activity (including research, knowledge exchange or

teaching) relevant to the subject.

 To contribute to the devising and delivery of activities (including income

generation) which will benefit students’ educational experience and
graduate outcomes.
Quality, Management and Enhancement
 To contribute to strategic planning in relation to the course/programme in
areas such as student recruitment, the deployment of resources, research
and knowledge exchange.
 To lead curriculum design developments in the context of reapproval, in
consultation with the Course Leaders, in order to further strategic objectives
at course and department level.
 To contribute to the monitoring of the quality of teaching and learning
through continuous course monitoring and to contribute to quality,
management and enhancement activities across the Teaching, Learning
and Employability Exchange and University.
 To be a member of the Programme Committee of the Course and of such
other committees, including other Course Committees and Examination
Boards, as the Director of Education requires.
 To represent the subject at College and University levels and externally,
including acting as a consultant to other courses.

General
 To perform such duties consistent with your role as may from time to time
be assigned to you anywhere within the University.
 To undertake health and safety duties and responsibilities appropriate to the
role
 To work in accordance with the University’s Equal Opportunities Policy and
the Staff Charter, promoting equality and diversity in your work.
 To undertake continuous personal and professional development, and to
support it for any staff you manage through effective use of the University’s
Planning, Review and Appraisal scheme and staff development
opportunities.
 To make full use of all information and communication technologies to meet
the requirements of the role and to promote organisational effectiveness.
 To conduct all financial matters associated with the role in accordance with
the University’s policies and procedures, as laid down in the Financial
Regulations.
 To personally contribute towards reducing the University’s impact on the
environment and support actions associated with the UAL Sustainability
Manifesto (2016 – 2022).
Key Working Relationships: Managers and other staff, and external partners,
suppliers etc; with whom regular contact is required.

 Course participants
 PgCert Course Leader
 Programme Director / MA Course Leader
 Academic Practice programme team (including Hourly Paid Lecturers)
 Head of Academic Practice
 Associate Deans of Learning and Teaching
 Programme Lead Administrator
 Student and Academic Support
 Language Centre
 Counselling Service

Specific Management Responsibilities:

Budgets: none
Staff: none
Other: none

Signed: Date of last review: 22.10.22

(Recruiting Manager): Catherine Smith
Job Title: Senior Lecturer, Academic Practice
Grade: 6

Please make sure you provide evidence to demonstrate clearly how you meet these criteria.

Person Specification A=application I=interview S=selection task

Expertise in teaching research methodology/methods SIA

(essential)

Postgraduate degree in related subject area (essential) A

Specialist
Teaching qualification in higher education teaching and
Knowledge/Qualification
learning (PgCert or equivalent) (essential) A
s
AdvanceHE Fellowship (essential) A

PhD or other higher level research degree (or near A

completion) (essential)

Experience of staff development in a higher education AIS

environment.

Experience of teaching & assessment in an arts higher A

education environment at postgraduate level
(permanent, fractional, or hourly paid contract).

Applies an inquiring, innovative and reflexive approach SI

Teaching to teaching.

Considers and promotes equality, diversity and IA

inclusivity in all aspects of teaching, assessment and
scholarly practice.

Shows commitment to understanding the range of IA

students’ experiences within a course for their
engagement and attainment.
Leadership, Design and leadership of curriculum
management and development/delivery at unit/module level. IA
teamwork
Collaborates and works effectively within team and
across different professional groups. IA

Works effectively and respectfully with a wide range of IA

people.

Fosters inclusive and constructive team work and IA

problem-solving.
 Evidence of research, knowledge exchange and/or IA
professional practice that contributes to the
advancement of practice-related research and is
Research, Knowledge
relevant to the goals of the programme, Teaching,
Exchange and
Learning and Employability Exchange and University.
Professional Practice
Evidence of using contacts within subject peer group to IA
develop partnerships or collaboration.
Planning and managing Plans, prioritises and manages resources effectively to IA
resources achieve objectives.

Last updated: 22.10.2022