Associate Lecturer in Primary Initial Teacher Education

Subject Lead ITTE - Secondary and Post-14

Hybrid. This role will be based on site, primarily in the named location with the opportunity to work remotely available in line with our Adaptive Working Framework.

Please note: applicants already contracted to full‑time positions within the University are not permitted to undertake additional contracted hours due to the weekly working time directive.

Actual hours and days will be described in a 'Schedule of Work'.

Salary range from £16.51 - £41.29 per hour

The lower rate is for non‑teaching scheduled work, whereas the higher rate is an enhanced rate for teaching and additional duties/meetings.

Your actual hourly rate is £16.51 per hour.

The rate of £41.29 includes 1 hour of teaching time and 1.5 hours of prep/marking/admin.

Responsibilities

• Formal scheduled delivery of Teaching, Lectures or Workshops.
• Preparation of teaching materials required in the delivery of the above.
• Preparation of Reading Lists.
• Responsibility for keeping of University records, reports or returns as appropriate including marks and notes are submitted to the module leader for assessment boards.
• Contribution to assessment design as appropriate.
• Marking, moderation and electronic submission of marks as required.
• Supervision of Doctoral Research.
• Responsibility for tutorials.
• Student Support.
• Independent Studies supervision.
• Attendance at the following Boards/Meetings, where it is appropriate and where they can be arranged to fit in with other commitments: development / training meetings and events, probation and development review, programme Committees and Subject/Team Meetings, any relevant meetings associated with internal and/or external periodic scrutiny such as QAA, College Research Committee, College Research Ethics Committee, Assessment Boards.
• To comply with the requirements of Health & Safety, other relevant legislation and University documentation.
• A first degree in a discipline appropriate to the discipline being taught.
• A master’s degree in an education‑related field.

Experience

• Experience of working in an education related to the discipline being taught.
• Experience of teaching and / or leadership in a Primary school.
• Experience of teaching students in an HE context including small group facilitation.

Skills, knowledge & abilities

• Ability to teach at the appropriate level.
• Ability to relate theory to practice.
• Ability to work to deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Very good presentation skills.
• Ability to handle feedback, both positive and constructive, use it to improve/ensure expectations are consistently met or exceeded.
• Business requirements
• To work as and when required to deliver and assess primary ITT/e programmes / routes to QTS.

Qualifications

• Doctorate.

Benefits

• Suite of holistic wellbeing benefits and support including family‑friendly policies and comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.
• Access to a variety of staff discounts at high street retailers.
• Discounted onsite gym.
• A flexible working environment.
• A commitment to personal and professional development.
• Equity, diversity and inclusion

The University of Derby is committed to promoting equity, diversity and inclusion, regardless of age, disability, trans status, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief (or none), sex and sexual orientation.

We are Disability Confident Employers, demonstrating our commitment to disability inclusion, and invite applicants to highlight adjustments they may require to ensure equitable participation in our recruitment processes.

Further, we are committed to ensuring an environment which is trans and non‑binary‑inclusive for all our staff, students, partners, and visitors, and continuously review our policies, guidance and training.

When applying to join the University, you can choose your preferred title, including the gender‑neutral title 'Mx'.

We also ask our candidates if they would like to share their preferred pronouns.

This is voluntary but demonstrates our commitment to inclusivity for trans and non‑binary candidates.

Once employed, you can add pronouns and preferred names onto our system.

The University of Derby undertakes anonymised shortlisting during the staff recruitment process.

This means that, when shortlisting, panel members will not be able to see an applicant’s name and will see an applicant number instead.

This demonstrates the practical steps we are taking to remove barriers to recruitment by minimising the possible impact of our unconscious bias.

However you identify, we actively celebrate the knowledge, experience and talents each person brings.

Our students come from a wide range of backgrounds; therefore we are particularly interested to hear from applicants who will help our leaders and teams be more reflective of our student population.

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This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and is therefore subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Any information you provide will be treated in confidence and only used when considering your suitability for the post.

To enable us to process your DBS check please ensure you are able to supply the documentation listed on the DBS website at interview stage.

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