Contract: 0.8 FTE (full-time considered for the right candidate)
Salary: Starting salary range midway between grade 7 and grade 8 (£40,497 to £42,882 pro rata) - aligned to University of Essex pay scales
Annual Leave: 7 weeks annual leave plus 2 weeks research leave
Reporting to: The Programme Manager
Location: Remote or onsite (Essex)
Contract: 0.8 FTE (full-time considered for the right candidate)
Salary: Starting salary range midway between grade 7 and grade 8 (£40,497 to £42,882 pro rata) - aligned to University of Essex pay scales
Annual Leave: 7 weeks annual leave plus 2 weeks research leave
Reporting to: The Programme Manager
Organisation: Voice Study Centre
About Voice Study Centre
Voice Study Centre is a leading UK provider of postgraduate education and continuing professional development. We specialise in practitioner-focused education, supporting a diverse international community of professionals through flexible online learning, research, and professional development opportunities.
We are seeking an experienced and innovative academic to lead the ongoing development and delivery of a postgraduate module focused on coaching, mentoring and professional practice. We welcome applications from a broad range of disciplinary backgrounds and are particularly interested in candidates who can bring fresh perspectives to professional development, learning, performance, communication, or human development.
The Role
This is an exciting opportunity to shape a postgraduate module that explores coaching, mentoring, performance development and professional practice within a multidisciplinary context.
The successful candidate will lead curriculum development, teaching, assessment and module enhancement, while contributing to wider academic activities across the organisation. We are particularly interested in applicants who can synthesise insights from their discipline to develop intellectually rigorous and professionally relevant learning experiences.
The role includes:
- Leading the design, review and enhancement of a postgraduate-level module.
- Delivering engaging online teaching and facilitating scholarly discussion.
- Supervising and supporting postgraduate students.
- Marking assessments and contributing to moderation and second marking processes.
- Contributing to curriculum innovation and programme development.
- Supporting academic quality assurance processes.
- Collaborating with colleagues on research, scholarship and educational projects.
- Contributing to the development of new academic programmes and short courses where appropriate.
Who We Are Looking For
We welcome applications from candidates with expertise in areas including, but not limited to:
- Applied Linguistics
- Communication Studies
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Performance Coaching
- Education and Pedagogy
- Psychology
- Organisational Development
- Leadership Studies
- Professional Development
- Learning Sciences
- Sociology
- Health and Wellbeing
- Human Performance
- Performing Arts Education
- Sports Coaching
- Occupational or Professional Practice
We are particularly interested in individuals who can contribute fresh perspectives on topics such as:
- Communication and interaction in professional practice
- Feedback, reflection and learning
- Identity and professional development
- Performance enhancement and behaviour change
- Coaching and mentoring relationships
- Interpersonal communication
- Ethical practice and professional boundaries
- Learning and development in complex environments
- Human flourishing, wellbeing and resilience
Essential Criteria
- A Master's degree and doctoral qualification (completed or near completion) in a relevant discipline.
- Experience of teaching in higher education.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience of curriculum design and development.
- Ability to support students studying at postgraduate level.
- Strong scholarly and critical thinking skills.
- Commitment to inclusive and student-centred education.
- Ability to work effectively within a remote academic environment.
Desirable Criteria
- Experience of online teaching and learning.
- Experience of module leadership.
- Experience of supervising postgraduate research projects.
- Publications, research activity or professional practice within a relevant field.
- Experience of assessment design, moderation and quality assurance.
- Interest in interdisciplinary approaches to learning and professional development.
What We Offer
- Office (Based in East Bergholt) or remote working.
- A collaborative and supportive academic community.
- Opportunities to shape innovative postgraduate provision.
- Dedicated research leave.
- Opportunities to contribute to new programme development.
- A diverse international student community drawn from a wide range of professional backgrounds.
- The opportunity to help develop emerging areas of postgraduate study and professional practice.
Why Join Us?
This role would suit an academic who enjoys building bridges between theory and practice and who is excited by the challenge of developing innovative postgraduate learning experiences. We are less concerned with a specific disciplinary background and more interested in finding a colleague who can bring intellectual leadership, curiosity, creativity and academic rigour to the development of coaching, mentoring and professional practice education.
