Job Description

Position Details

School of Social Policy and Society


Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK


Full time starting salary is normally in the range 36,130 to 45,413 with potential progression once in post to 48,149


Grade: 7


Full Time, Fixed Term contract up to August 2029


Closing date: 4th August 2025


2 Positions available

Background

To teach and advise undergraduate, postgraduate or CPD students within own subject area and within an established teaching programme, managed supervised by member of staff with ultimate responsibility for the design, delivery and assessment of the teaching programme.


The Department of Social Work and Social Care has a long-established tradition and national and international reputation for its excellence in teaching and research. Our social work programmes have a strong emphasis on social justice and seek to develop in students a passion for social work, intellectual understanding and personal insight and integrity.

Role Summary

We are seeking to recruit two enthusiastic, thoughtful, and collaborative individuals to join us in this endeavour by teaching, assessing and supporting our undergraduate, postgraduate students working on our qualifying BA, MA and Step-Up to Social Work programmes in addition to making a contribution to our CPD portfolio. It is desirable that applicants are registered with Social Work England as a qualified social worker or an equivalent international body.


The successful candidates will be expected to develop an exciting, innovative and research informed curriculum, delivering high quality teaching across a range of social work subjects. You will have excellent organisational and communication skills and will be expected to contribute to course management and academic administrative duties. You will have a strong commitment to continuing professional development and to inter-professional and international social work perspectives.


Teaching within own subject area within an established teaching programme (under the supervision from an academic member of staff). Contribute to generating funding and may: a) contribute to enhancement of the student experience or employability; b) contribute to designing CPD programmes for clients external to the University and similar; c) contribute to deliver CPD programmes, consulting on own specialism and the like, often under the supervision of a project leader. Contribute to licensing or spin out deals with demonstrated commercial success (such as revenues, asset or company sales, IP generated) and/or public understanding of the discipline or similar.

Main Duties

Teach courses at a range of levels within specified subject area and within own area of subject specialism to undergraduates, postgraduates and CPD students, predominantly through allocated lectures and seminars, so that the School's teaching objectives are met. Contribute to the design of modules with other colleagues. Plan and prepare own teaching, including guidance notes and handouts in accordance with the established objectives of the teaching programme. Devise and supervise projects, student dissertations and practical work. Develop an approach to planning and reviewing own teaching. Undertake full range of responsibilities in relation to supervision, marking and examining. (Summative assessment, including assessed work contributing to the final award - as a mark or as a credit - such as unseen examinations, essays, dissertations or presentations, is subject to validation by the academic supervisor.) Frequently update own subject expertise. 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. Contribute to knowledge transfer on own specialism that is of manifest benefit to the College and the University, often under supervision of a project leader. Undertake management/administration arising from teaching. Contribute to Departmental/School teaching-related activities and teaching-related administration. Contribute to enterprise, business development and/or public engagement activities of manifest benefit to the College and the University, often under supervision of a project leader. Promotes equality and values diversity acting as a role model and fostering an inclusive working culture.

Person Specification

Higher degree relevant to research or teaching area or equivalent qualifications High level analytical capability Ability to design and deliver module materials successfully Ability to assess and organise resources effectively Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration processes Knowledge of the protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010, and how to actively ensure in day to day activity in own area that those with protected characteristics are treated equally and fairly.

Informal enquiries to Dr Makhan Shergill, email: m.shergill@bham.ac.uk


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We believe there is no such thing as a 'typical' member of University of Birmingham staff and that diversity in its many forms is a strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation and debate at the heart of University life. We are committed to proactively addressing the barriers experienced by some groups in our community and are proud to hold Athena SWAN, Race Equality Charter and Disability Confident accreditations. We have an Equality Diversity and Inclusion Centre that focuses on continuously improving the University as a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. We are also committed to sustainability, which is a key part of our strategy. You can find out more about our work to create a fairer university for everyone

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