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Job Description
Purpose
- 1. To contribute to teaching and learning in the field of Interior Architecture & Design
2. To support the Interior Architecture & Design delivery across our provision more broadly as appropriate.
3. All role holders will have a growing reputation in a combination of teaching and/or scholarship and/or research and/or enterprise, a good understanding of resource management and administration in their own area. Typically, roles will incorporate at least two areas of focus. Role holders will contribute to income generation and the continual enhancement of the activity, knowledge and values required for internationalizing HE.
4. In the future this role will be expected to engage actively in research/scholarly activity as appropriate and income generation with a particular focus on the area of expertise.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
1. To take responsibility for the development, preparation and delivery of teaching, learning and assessment both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels including module leadership where appropriate. To contribute to the development, organization and management of the curriculum to include international and intercultural experiences.
2. To demonstrate good practice in teaching, learning and assessment through the use of a wide range of learning resources and appropriate pedagogic practice.
3. To deliver teaching that is informed by contemporary research in the relevant field and develops the ability of students to engage in debate, critical discourse and rational thinking.
4. To contribute to the wider student experience through, for example, personal tutoring, participation in recruitment, involvement in employability initiatives.
5. To reflect critically on your own teaching practice, implement improvements, and engage actively with quality monitoring and enhancement processes.
6. To assist with development of external partnerships in Egypt and/or overseas and development of relationships with professional organisations and agencies where appropriate
7. To work effectively as a team member, contributing to committees and working groups, and where appropriate supervising or mentoring other members of staff
8. To undertake professional development in support of both teaching and applied research.
9. In the future/at a later date to undertake research through, as appropriate:
· contributing actively to applied research groups or communities of practice internally and/or externally
· working on externally-funded projects or contracts
· assisting with bid-writing or tendering for external funding
· disseminating research outputs using a range of media: for example, academic publications, external reports, conference presentations, short courses for knowledge transfer, exhibitions, performances
· developing external networks nationally and/or internationally
· supervising research students
AND such other duties as are within the scope of the spirit of the job purpose, the title of the post and its grading.
Supervision Received
Head of School
Programme leaders / Assistant Professor
Deans and Associate Deans of Faculty
Supervision Given
Assistant Lecturers, Instructors, Research Associates as appropriate.
Job Requirements
Education/Qualifications:
ESSENTIAL
- PhD or equivalent (where equivalence is having evidence of a submitted thesis by the closing date for applications and award within Probation)
- Or (if from Professional practice background) a good Honours Degree and (and/or Masters degree) and appropriate professional qualifications and/or membership and/or equivalent professional qualifications that might be considered as equivalent to a PhD.
- Detailed understanding and knowledge of academic theory and/or practice in a relevant subject/discipline.
ADVANTAGEOUS
- A PhD in Interior Design / Interior Architecture or closely related discipline
- Active membership in a professional body
- Recognised teaching qualification
- HEA Accredited
Teaching Experience
- Some teaching experience at higher education level with evidence of successful student learning outcomes
- Or (If from Professional practice background) evidence of high- quality presentation skills, and evidence of coaching, or mentoring and teaching other professionals.
- Willingness to undertake a teaching qualification (if not already qualified).
ADVANTAGEOUS
- Evidence of contribution to the wider student experience e.g. in recruitment/retention initiatives, in employability / enterprise initiatives, student welfare
- Evidence of good pedagogic practice.
Teaching Experience
- Some teaching experience at higher education level with evidence of successful student learning outcomes in Interior Architecture & Design
- Including the ability to teach appropriate digital tools.
- Or (If from Professional practice background) evidence of high quality presentation skills, and evidence of coaching, or mentoring and teaching other professionals
- Willingness to undertake a teaching qualification (if not already qualified)
ADVANTAGEOUS:
- Evidence of contribution to the wider student experience e.g. in recruitment/retention initiatives, in employability / enterprise initiatives, student welfare
- Evidence of good pedagogic practice
Research/Scholarly Activity
- A growing research profile in Interior Architecture & Design
- Active researcher supported by evidence of publications or other appropriate output
- Or (If from Professional practice background) experience of professional practice/consultancy work including evidence of effective application of solutions to business/practice problems, with associated reports or other outputs
ADVANTAGEOUS
- Experience of partnership working with external organisations
- Evidence of contribution to research group or network or community of practice Recent, relevant, business experience
- Recent, relevant, business experience
Job-related skills and capabilities
ESSENTIAL
- Ability to work independently, to take the initiative, and to innovate
- Ability to identify and secure opportunities for development of the School/University
- Commitment to delivering high quality services to students and external clients
- Good organisational and skills
- Suitable level of proficiency in ICT and understanding of its application to teaching, learning and applied research
- Ability to support the development and delivery of professional learning and development programmes and contribute to other commercial activity associated with teaching
- Ability to develop and maintain successful external and internal networks to seed relationships for future business collaborations
- Ability to contribute to the development and delivery of transnational education partnerships and international commercial projects
- An appreciation of other cultures; the global reach of the University and its International agenda
- Knows how to use; Revit, AutoCAD, Adobe suite, Sketchup + Vray, Lumion, Enscape, Autodesk Sketchbook, Fusion + slicer for fusion, Rhino.
ADVANTAGEOUS
- Evidence of successful external networking and profile raising
- Some administrative and organisational experience related to academic development or equivalent if from non-academic background
- Experience of process and systems improvement
- Evidence of disseminating own ‘good practice’ effectively to others and to taking up ‘good practice’ from other sources into own work
Interpersonal Skill
- Effective English oral and written communication skills in both individual and group situations
- Ability to lead, and work as a member of, a team or group
- Ability to relate to students with diverse backgrounds, ages and experience
- Ability to relate to a range of external clients and partners of the university from the private/public/voluntary sectors
Other Requirements
ESSENTIAL
- Willingness to undertake academic activities in the evening when necessary, and participate in occasional weekend activities such as recruitment days
- A willingness to travel local, nationally and internationally as required to undertake academic and related activities
- Ability to contribute to the development of the curriculum to include international and intercultural experience
ADVANTAGEOUS
- Experience working abroad or working in partnership with organizations overseas
- Competence in more than one language
