Pathway 3 - Role Profile Level c
This profile assumes that all the qualifications, skills and experiences required of a Level c Lecturer have been acquired. It also assumes that the responsibilities of a Level c Lecturer will have been fulfilled satisfactorily. Only the additional requirements are spelled out below.
Role Summary
- Role holders at this level will be individuals with significant experience of university teaching, often progressing from Level B.
- Their contribution will use a range of approaches and will involve courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels as required.
- They will contribute to the design of courses and relevant teaching and/or clinical related administration and may take responsibility for some aspects of the management of teaching (e.g. examinations officer, or acting as senior tutor).
- They may supervise student projects, field trips, professional skills training and/or placements.
- They are expected to make a significant contribution and/or clinical/professional services development to course and programme development discussions.
- They will be expected to take responsibility for planning their own professional development.
- Where appropriate they will be engaged in clinical/professional activities either alone or in a team.
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Qualifications, skills and experience needed for appointment to Level c
- Relevant postgraduate degree (or some professional equivalent) and in-depth subject knowledge in their areas of scholarship.
- Where appropriate, achievement of external recognition of clinical/professional skills and knowledge.
- Evidence of success in teaching at undergraduate level and taught post graduate level where relevant.
- Evidence of interest in, and contribution to, pedagogy and teaching methodologies and current discussions nationally, and commitment to enhancing and supporting learning..
- Some experience of teaching and/or clinical/professional related administration.
- Evidence of successfully managing and prioritising their own contribution to teaching, administration and/or clinical/professional work.
- Substantial relevant clinical/professional experience.
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Responsibilities
- Engage effectively with the University’s CREATE scheme or equivalent Teaching and Learning for Health Professionals programme. Engagement with CREATE/TLHP should start within the first year of appointment, and completion should be within two years of appointment or before progression/promotion (whichever is earlier). See the Policy for staff participation in the CREATE scheme and CREATE webpages for further information.
- Successfully design, teach and ensure quality control of units for undergraduate and/or postgraduate courses, typically within an established teaching programme, ensuring that appropriate texts are requested in specialist areas.
- Identify where revisions of existing units are required, and plan appropriate changes or new units.
- Encourage students to engage in critical analysis and promote depth in learning.
- Provide effective tutor support to students at all levels of study.
- Effectively supervise student projects, field trips and, where appropriate, placements.
- Contribute to the successful development of curricula and teaching methods in the School.
- Contribute to the effective incorporation of engagement and knowledge exchange into teaching and learning activities.
- Consistently act as a good citizen, actively taking on administrative duties and participating fully in the daily working life of the School, behaving as a role model for others.
- Identify needs and develop effective approaches to teaching and learning that are innovative for the subject or School and reflect evolving practices elsewhere.
- Use initiative, and apply creativity, to solve problems that are encountered in the teaching and/or clinical/professional context.
- Ensure, through liaison with colleagues, that, wherever appropriate, units/elements complement other units/elements and classes taken by students.
- Monitor and, where appropriate, manage training resources (e.g. time, individuals, equipment, laboratory) effectively.
- Start to contribute to the School's planning of teaching activities.
- Take on and deliver specific initiating or co-ordinating roles within the School (e.g. admissions or assessment, equipment provision, seminar programmes) and may participate in the selection of staff and students.
- Organise and deliver external educational activities (e.g. field trips, placements) where required.
- Reflect on teaching practices and contribute, through appropriate fora, to the enhancement of teaching quality.
- May, where appropriate, engage in relevant scholarly activity, or professional and/or pedagogic research related to their discipline, either individually or collaboratively and communicate findings widely within the University.
- Develop themselves as a recognised specialist independently or while contributing as a member of a team led by a senior member of staff.
- May, exceptionally, seek funds to support their own scholarship and/or research.
- Develop and produce learning materials and disseminate these appropriately.
- Actively participate in University governance of education and students. (e.g. hearing student complaints, attending Faculty Board, membership of faculty committees).
- Engage effectively in the University’s Staff Review and Development process and be aware of their own professional development needs and a personal development strategy, engaging with continuing professional development appropriate to the role.
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Relationships and Contacts
- Will be line managed by the Head of School (or Head of Primary Unit/Department).
- Will act as a responsible team member, leading where agreed, and develop productive working relationships with other members of staff.
- May co-ordinate the work of others to ensure units are delivered to the standards required.
- Will need to co-ordinate activities with colleagues, both academic and support staff.
- Will participate in and develop external networks, for example to contribute to student recruitment, secure student placements, facilitate outreach work, generate income and/or obtain consultancy projects.
- Will interact with students at all levels.
- Will interact with Professional services staff in their Faculty and in the University more broadly.
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