Senior Lecturer Leadership & Management Berlin

Description

Senior Lecturer - Leadership and Management

45000 - 54,000 EUR plus excellent benefits (30 days holiday etc)

Based on-site at our Berlin Study Centre

Perm / Full Time

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The Opportunity:

At Arden University, we pride ourselves on being true innovators, disruptors and pioneers, our focus is to promote life-long learning and ensure that everyone, everywhere can access higher education. We are currently recruiting a Senior Lecturer to join our Leadership and Management team based in Berlin.

The Senior Lecturer will work with the Deputy Heads of School, the Head of School, and Lecturers to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of programmes in accordance with University strategy, policies and procedures and undertake research and scholarly activity.

Senior Lecturers have academic leadership responsibilities which are likely to involve a combination of the following, in discussion with their Deputy Head of School/Head of School/Dean of Faculty:

• Responsibility for an area of the Leadership and Management programme (such as Arden Welcome Week, Learning & Teaching, Research & Scholarship, etc.).
• Overall responsibility for a centre, mode of delivery, a year group or cohort within a large programme.
• Senior Lecturers are expected to teach 8 hours on-site twice a week in each Study Block, and provide weekly office hours for students in-centre.
• Line management of Lecturers (who may themselves lead modules)
• Designing and delivering sessions, both synchronously (live training sessions) and asynchronously (online modules)
• Leadership and management for UG and PG DL programmes.
• All lecturers are expected to contribute to the academic citizenship of the Berlin Study Centre by participating in one of more of our committees aimed at improving teaching excellence, student life and research.

About You:

We would like to hear from applicants who have / are:

• Dynamic and confident academic leader with skill sets to connect with stakeholders at different levels and dispersed in several geographic locations, such as- UK, Germany and locations covering partner institutes.
• Able to interpret and analyse complex data sets to inform teaching and management of teaching.
• Demonstrable ability in the design and management of programmes, preferably with previous relevant experience.
• Demonstrable ability in the teaching, learning and assessment practice in both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, within an HE setting.
• Experience of teaching within an online learning context and familiarity using virtual learning environments and other tools to support students learning.
• Educated to Masters or PhD within the field of equivalent relevant industry experience.
• Possess or be prepared to undertake an appropriate teaching qualification.
• A highly motivated team player with excellent interpersonal, communication skills
• Experience working in an intercultural environment, and with international students (in the context of an IBC).

Why Arden:

At Arden, you will become a part of a passionate and dedicated team who are committed to removing unnecessary barriers to learning and making education more accessible. Our people work hard to ensure our students journeys are the best they can possibly be, as such we want to reward our people with fantastic benefits. Employees benefit from:

• 30 days holiday, add the bank holiday on top, and we even throw in Christmas closure
• Subsidised BVG Jahresticket
• Discounted Urban Sports Club Membership
• Study any Arden course for free, with generous discount for all family and friends
• Our ‘Golden Ticket’ which allows you to gift anyone in your life a free Arden education
• Plus, other competitive benefits!

Arden’s values:

Stand out, Progressive, Accessible, Resourceful, Kindness, reflect who we are as an institution, a team and as individuals. If they also reflect you and you are excited by the chance to be the driving, creative force within a growing business, we want to hear from you.

There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines and locations. For the full job description, click here, or to start your journey with us, click apply!

Closing Date - Friday 29th March

We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the specified closing date should we receive sufficient applications or in order to respond to business needs. In order to avoid missing an opportunity to apply please submit your application as early as possible.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we recognise, and studies confirm, that often underrepresented candidates in the work place are less likely to apply to roles unless they meet all skills and experience of the position. At Arden we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, therefore we make sure that our recruitment and selection processes never discriminate based upon age, race, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, or pregnancy, and actively welcome applications from all groups.

So, if you want to be part of Arden and our journey, but you feel that you’re missing some of the skills or experience the role requires, then we encourage you to apply anyway as you may make a great candidate for this role or others!