UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
RECRUITMENT ROLE PROFILE FORM
Job Title:
Assistant Professor in Modern Languages Education
School:
School of Education
Salary:
£34,233 – £45,954 per annum, depending on skills and
experience, salary progression beyond this scale is subject
to performance
Job family & level:
Research & Teaching Extended Level 5
Contract Status:
Permanent post
Hours of Work:
Full-time
Location:
The School of Education, Jubilee Campus
Reporting to:
Director of Initial Teacher Education
The Purpose of the Role:
The School of Education has a large, well established and highly respected tradition of
initial teacher education (ITE) with a strong Modern Languages (ML) team. As routes
into teaching have diversified in recent years the School has been outstandingly
successful in retaining high numbers of modern linguists across a range of routes. The
role holder will contribute to the development of existing and new ITE programmes as
well as to other PG programmes offered by the School (e.g. the MA Education and PGCE
International). They will make a significant contribution to the School’s research activity
by writing and publishing in an area relevant to one of the School’s research centres.
Main Responsibilities:
Main Responsibilities
1. To
1 teach across a range of ITE and PG programmes providing curriculum leadership
within
.
own area of expertise.
2. Provide
2
oversight, leadership and academic administration for ITE courses (e.g. in
relation
.
to curriculum development; assessment; quality assurance and enhancement;
tutorial and pastoral support for students; management of casual staff).
3. Carry
3
out school visits with regard to student support, assessment against QTS
standards,
.
school partnership support and development and to assure quality in schoolbased mentoring.
4. To supervise and examine Postgraduate, Masters and PhD students.
5. To take the lead on, plan, develop and conduct individual and/or collaborative research
projects and proposals either as an individual or as part of a broader programme.
6. To establish a national reputation and regularly disseminate research findings through
peer-reviewed national publications (on a sustained basis), conferences and other
appropriate media.
7. Work
6
cooperatively as a member of the School’s Initial Teacher Education Directorate,
and
.
in the wider School and University community where appropriate.
Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience
Essential
Qualifications/
Education
PhD (completed or near to
completion)
Desirable
Membership of professional
association
Good honours degree in either French
or Spanish language
Postgraduate Certificate in Education
(secondary) or equivalent
Skills/Training
Proven competence in teaching of ML
in an 11-18 comprehensive school
Experience of leading curriculum
development in schools
Evidence of professional development
and high level of ICT literacy
Excellent oral and written
communication skills, including the
ability to communicate with clarity on
complex and conceptual ideas to
those with limited knowledge and
understanding as well as to peers,
using high level skills and a range of
media
Ability to devise, advise on and
manage learning and research
programmes
Skills in counselling, pastoral care and
motivating students.
Experience
Ability to build relationships and
collaborate with others, internally and
externally.
Substantive teaching experience in
secondary education
Participation in funded research
Involvement in funding bids
Experience and demonstrated success
in delivering teaching within an
agreed quality framework.
Experience of working with or
Experience of supervising at
Masters or Doctoral level
belonging to professional
organisations in the sector
Experience and achievement in
chosen field, reflected in growing and
consistent national reputation
Experience of supporting student
teachers or NQTs
Research experience within subject
specialism
Evidence of publication record.
Other
Ability to travel and access to own
transport
Decision Making
i) taken independently by the role holder;
Planning general research programme and direction
Devising applications for new research funding
Advice to students on matters of pedagogy, course expectations, time management etc.
Planning teaching sessions
Advice to prospective students as part of the recruitment and admissions process
ii) taken in collaboration with others;
Collaborative research applications
Curriculum development of ML ITE routes in collaboration with other ITE staff.
Decisions on individual applications.
iii) referred to the appropriate line manager the role holder.
Student and staff disciplinary issues to be referred to Director of ITE
Financial approval for guest speakers and other additional spend to be referred to
Director of ITE
Any items implying changes in School policy