Blended Learning Design and Development Specialist

The Blended Learning Service works collaboratively across the University with academics and professional staff in support of teaching, learning, and assessment to further institutional developments in digital and blended learning. Further engagement with students and relevant groups within the institution is vital to provide effective and relevant learning design, technological, and pedagogical guidance.

The Role:

The Blended Learning Design & Development Specialist will be responsible for leading the design and implementation of teaching support, guidance, and staff development relating to digital and blended learning at the University. The team will be based in Education Services but will be required to work closely with Schools, Faculties, Departments, Colleges, senior stakeholders, and various committees and working groups as required. The purpose of the role is to coordinate the service's approach to staff development and training in support of achieving an outstanding quality of digital and blended provision across the University. Engaging with academics, senior stakeholders, students, and professional support staff to aid in the design and development of these experience and supervising the work of learning designers and learning technologists in achieving these outcomes.

Main Responsibilities:

• Delivery of Training & Support
• Learning Design
• Resource Development
• Networking & Communication
• Course Development
• Team Development

The role will provide flexible hybrid working, however, regular visits on site are required of the role so commuting or relocating may be necessary. __Your Skills:__

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are required to explain concepts and complex information to non - experts, develop and encourage the commitment to learn in others and to present material to a range of audiences.
• Demonstrable highly advanced knowledge of teaching of a particular subject involving a critical understanding of relevant theory and/or principles outside of the immediate specialism.
• Ability to understand the pedagogical theories and technical issues associated with online/blended teaching and learning.
• Knowledge of accessibility issuers and inclusive teaching and learning/universal design.

The full list of qualifications, experience, skills and additional requirements for the role, can be found in the Further Particulars.

Benefits of working at the University of Cambridge include:

• Competitive rates of pay with automatic service-related pay progression and annual cost of living increases
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities
• Generous maternity, adoption and shared parental leave entitlement and other family friendly schemes (e.g. workplace nurseries)
• An auto-enrolment pension scheme, with a generous employer contribution
• Travel benefits and retail discounts at over 2,000 local and national stores
• Schemes to support with relocation / the provision of accommodation

Additional information regarding the role may be found within the further particulars. Your application should include an up-to-date CV and a covering letter in which you set out clearly how your experience and expertise addresses the issues set out in this advertisement and the criteria listed in the Person Specification (the knowledge, skills and experience required for the role), providing relevant examples. Candidates will be shortlisted on this basis. If you wish to make an informal enquiry about the post, please contact SSCjobs@admin.cam.ac.uk

Interviews will be held on: Tuesday, 30^th July 2024

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please visit: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/46493. If you have any queries regarding the application process please contact SSCjobs@admin.cam.ac.uk.

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