Job Description

Salary

The starting salary will be from 33,951 on Grade E, depending on qualifications and experience.

Contractual hours

36.5

Package

Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme and relocation package (if applicable).

Job category/type

Admin, Professional, Managerial

Date posted

18/11/2025

Job reference

Q08120

Education and Academic Services/Educator Development

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working - some time on campus and some from home.

This new full-time post is available from January on a permanent basis

Summary of the role

The Educator Development team is looking to appoint an Educator Developer who can work with our educators to help them build confidence and proficiency with their teaching and learning support activities.

The primary role of the Educator Developer will be to support the delivery of the university's Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (LTHE) programme. However, they will also have a flexible portfolio, enabling them to contribute to a range of other teaching and learning support activities across the institution; through the delivery of appropriate and effective staff development resources and workshops. In particular, the Educator Developer will support initiatives and projects within the university's Success for All programme and Transformative Education Framework; which builds around three core principles of sustainability, inclusive education and racial and social justice.

To achieve this, the Educator Developer will require familiarity with social justice issues and how they relate to education; as well as knowledge of, and experience with, education; curriculum design; professional development; and pedagogical techniques and tools that can be used to support staff and students alike. The Educator Developer will be able to work closely with academic and professional services colleagues as well as with students in delivering support initiatives.

Educator Development is creative and impactful, contributing not only to the increased confidence and competence of educators, but also the learning gains and outcomes of students. The Educator Development team looks forward to welcoming a new colleague to help them with this meaningful work.

A background working in, studying, or supporting STEMM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine) would be welcomed.

Please ensure you read the and Person Specification for full details of this role.

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world's most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).

We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research - Green Futuresand how we are transforming educationfor a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustmentsare available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenantand welcome applications from service people.

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

41 days leave per year


options for flexible working


numerous discounts at leading retailers


onsite gyms on all of our campus' and a cycle to work scheme


sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave(up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy


stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England

Further information

Before submitting an application you may wish to discuss the post further by contacting Kelly Pickard-Smith, Head of Educator Development. Email: K.Pickard-Smith@exeter.ac.uk.