Senior Lecturer in Computing

37 hours, 1 FTE

Salary: £39,347 - £45,585 per annum plus £4,000 London Weighting Allowance per annum

Location: London Campus 

The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) traces its heritage back to the first university in Wales, receiving its Royal Charter in 1828 and is honoured to have His Majesty King Charles III as Royal Patron.

UWTSD now teaches over 16,000 students across its six campuses in the UK; four in Wales and two in England. It has long-standing international educational partnerships in Europe, China, Malaysia, the USA and elsewhere.

Our aim is to transform education, and by doing so transform the lives of the individuals and the communities we serve. We are already recognised for providing an outstanding student experience:

• 1st in Wales and joint 3rd in the UK for Student Satisfaction (Times Higher Education, July 2024)
• 1st in Wales for 7 subjects and Top 10 in the UK for 3 subjects (Guardian University League Table 2024)

Our success is due to the commitment, skill, knowledge, and ability of our people working together. We are now building on this strong culture and provision to become a leading provider of accessible higher education. 

THE ROLE

The Senior Lecturer in Computing will be located within the Institute of Inner-City Learning. The post-holder will be under the line management of the Academic Director and will be expected to contribute to programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate level across the discipline and wider Institute.

The post holder will be expected to undertake scholarship, research, training or project work, individually or within a team, to support the Campus and to enhance the profile of the Institute and wider University. The postholder will also be required to develop internal and external collaborative relationships and to contribute to programme developments, teaching and assessment related (but not exclusively) to Computing and subject areas within Computing including Networking, Cybersecurity and Ethical Hacking, Enterprise Network Security and Digital Forensics. They may be required to lead on modules and programmes.

Main duties will include:

• Offer teaching and student support at undergraduate and postgraduate level of study
• Offer teaching in a variety of learning settings, from seminar and small group tutorials, to large lectures, workshops or placements, using appropriate and engaging teaching styles
• Design and develop teaching materials, assessment methods and criteria, for individual modules or modules within a specific subject area, with a clear awareness and understanding of relevant quality assurance requirements
• Supervise the work of students in a timely, professional and supportive manner, providing necessary advice
• Offer appropriate advice, feedback, support, and encouragement to students, in both an academic and personal tutor role, to ensure a high-quality student experience
• Undertake relevant scholarly and research activity
• Engage in continuing professional development and enhancement

REQUIREMENTS

You should have:

• A postgraduate qualification in a relevant discipline
• Experience in teaching, assessment and student support at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the UK HE sector
• Experience in the design and development of module content
• Experience of leading modules/programmes
• Evidence of good organisational and personal management skills
• Evidence of excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively
• IT proficiency and experience of using e-resources
• Evidence of the ability to balance competing pressures of teaching, scholarship, research, administrative demands and deadlines

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Annual leave entitlement is 35 days’, plus 8 bank holidays and 4 University closure days

For information on our staff benefits, please copy and paste this link into your browser: https://www.uwtsd.ac.uk/jobs

This role may be eligible for sponsorship subject to Home Office salary threshold requirements: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job

Closing date: 10^th April 2025, at 11:59pm