Job Description

The postholder would provide an essential contribution towards the MSc Sport Performance Coaching, REF preparations and opportunities to apply for funding as part of an inter-disciplinary team in health and sport (e.g., to UKRI, IOC, UEFA, UK Sport).

Description of Duties

• Engage in individual and collaborative research of international standard, which aligns to the strategic direction of the University, establish a distinctive programme of research and disseminate results through regular publication in high impact journals, books and conference proceedings
• Identify appropriate sources of funding, prepare research proposals for funding bodies and manage grants awarded
• Supervise research students as required, providing direction, support and guidance
• Lead on, or contribute to the leadership within, the subject area on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes
• Design, teach and assess a range of teaching and learning, supervision and assessment activities across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes including online/digital programmes where required
• Contribute to curriculum review and enhancement, in a manner that supports a research-led approach to student learning
• Develop and apply effective and appropriate teaching and learning techniques and material, which create interest, understanding and enthusiasm amongst students
• Mentor, support and advise colleagues, as appropriate, to assist in their academic career development in teaching and learning and research
• Participate in the Faculty\xe2\x80\x99s international engagement activities e.g. delivery of teaching, contribution to joint programmes and recruitment of students
• Lead, participate in, and develop networks and collaborations both internally and externally to the Division/Faculty/University
• Carry out administrative processes of the Division/Faculty/University including committee membership, quality assurance procedures and recruitment and admission of students
• Any other duties, commensurate with the grade of the post

Essential Criteria

Qualifications

• PhD in relevant discipline

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Established track record of high quality published research
• Evidence of success in attracting research grants/external funding and delivering on externally funded research projects
• Experience of supervising dissertation projects across the range of undergraduate/ postgraduate and of supervising doctoral students
• Experience of providing high quality teaching across a range of programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate level preferably including online/digital programmes
• Proven experience of programme leadership including experience of designing and delivering course modules
• Experience of providing academic leadership and of successful co-ordination, support, supervision, management and/or mentoring of others
• Evidence or knowledge to support international activities

Desirable Criteria

Qualifications

• Higher Education teaching qualification or equivalent
• Hold Fellowship or Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (HEA)

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Evidence of collaborative research with other institutions and interdisciplinary work
• Demonstrates a thorough understanding of effective approaches to teaching and learning support as a key contribution to high quality student learning
• Evidence of knowledge of the Higher Education context and regulatory framework

Behaviours and Competencies

The role holder will be required to evidence that they can meet the qualities associated with the following behavioural competencies, as detailed within the AUA Competency Framework. * Managing self and personal skills

Being aware of your own behaviour and mindful of how it impacts on others, enhancing personal skills to adapt professional practice accordingly. * Delivering excellent service

Providing the best quality service to external and internal clients. Building genuine and open long-term relationships in order to drive up service standards. * Finding solutions

Taking a holistic view and working enthusiastically to analyse problems and to develop workable solutions. Identifying opportunities for innovation. * Embracing change

Being open to and engaging with new ideas and ways of working. Adjusting to unfamiliar situations, shifting demands and changing roles. * Using resources effectively

Identifying and making the most productive use of resources including people, time, information, networks and budgets. * Engaging with the wider context

Enhancing your contribution to the organisation through an understanding of the bigger picture and showing commitment to organisational values. * Developing self and others

Showing commitment to own ongoing professional development. Supporting and encouraging others to develop their professional knowledge, skills and behaviours to enable them to reach their full potential. * Working together

Working collaboratively with others in order to achieve objectives. Recognising and valuing the different contributions people bring to this process. * Achieving Results

Consistently meeting agreed objectives and success criteria. Taking personal responsibility for getting things done.

About Us

The Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport is at the heart of the University\xe2\x80\x99s sporting and wellbeing life, offering extensive study and research opportunities. Our focus is to make a difference to communities and the people within them, across the world. We focus on delivering excellence in all we do and to make global impact through research, education and practice. We inform policy at national and international levels by ensuring our research and teaching has impact. Our students develop to become competitive, independent, confident learners and our skilled graduates are global citizens, capable of making a difference wherever they work. We value lifelong learning and education, research-led teaching and an excellent student experience. We aim to make a real difference to the global health and sport industries.

The University of Stirling is Scotland\xe2\x80\x99s University for Sporting Excellence and has an international reputation for sport, achieved through research excellence, innovative teaching programmes, coaching expertise and world-class sports facilities and services. The Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport is at the heart of the University\xe2\x80\x99s strategic commitment towards sport and in recent years has seen significant investment in both staff and new sports science facilities.

We are ranked in the top ten in the UK for the quality of its sports research (Research Excellence Framework 2014), with 76% of research outputs classed as of international standard. Research spans a wide range of subjects, collectively grouped under two key areas: Physiology, Exercise and Nutrition; and Sport Social Sciences. The former includes; muscle anabolism; nutrition; obesity and neuromuscular function in sport performance, health and disease, while the latter includes; sport doping; psychology; sport coaching; finance and governance; policy and practice; monitoring and evaluation.

The University

The University of Stirling is committed to providing education with a purpose and carrying out research which has a positive impact on communities across the globe \xe2\x80\x93 addressing real issues, providing solutions, and helping to shape society. Stirling is 4th in Scotland and 43rd in the UK for research impact, with 87% of its research having an outstanding or very considerable impact on society \xe2\x80\x93 and more than 80% rated either world leading or internationally excellent (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

The University of Stirling is ranked among the top 30 UK universities for student satisfaction (National Student Survey) and top 30 in the UK for postgraduate student experience (Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey), and has an overall five-star rating in the QS Stars University Ratings.

More than 17,000 students study with the University of Stirling globally, with over 140 nationalities represented on its scenic central Scotland campus alone. The University \xe2\x80\x93 also home to 1,700 staff \xe2\x80\x93 is ranked first in the UK and top three in the world for its campus environment (International Student Barometer 2022, wave two). Ranked first in the UK and top five in the world for its sports facilities (International Student Barometer 2022, wave two), Stirling is Scotland\'s University for Sporting Excellence. Its world-class facilities provide the perfect training environment for the University\xe2\x80\x99s sports scholars \xe2\x80\x93 many of whom compete at the highest level, including at the Olympics and Commonwealth Games \xe2\x80\x93 and for students, staff, and the wider community.

The University has twice been recognised with a Queen\'s Anniversary Prize \xe2\x80\x93 the first for its Institute for Social Marketing and Health (2014) and the second for its Institute of Aquaculture (2019).

The University is a signatory to the \xc2\xa3214 million Stirling and Clackmannanshire City Region Deal and a central partner of the Forth Valley University College Health Partnership.
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