Learning & Teaching Specialist - (1853) at University of the Western Cape/Universiteit van Wes-Kaapland

The Faculty seeks to appoint a Learning & Teaching Specialist (Senior Lecturer rank), who will be responsible for the following:

• Supporting the Deputy Dean: Academic including Learning & Teaching in providing strategic leadership within the portfolio,
• Facilitating and disseminating innovative pedagogical practices in the Faculty,
• Facilitating the development of disciplinary and Faculty graduate attributes and monitoring how these are incorporated into Learning & Teaching activities and assessment tasks,
• Facilitating the integration of academic literacy into undergraduate and postgraduate curricula,
• Ensuring professional staff development in the area of Learning & Teaching,
• Managing, facilitating, monitoring and evaluating tutor training in the Faculty,
• Conducting research relevant/appropriate to teaching in the Faculty and developing strategies to address these,
• Conducting and managing student evaluations of Learning & Teaching and following up on recommendations for improved practice,
• Ensuring quality assurance in Learning & Teaching,
• Promoting the scholarship of teaching and learning in the Faculty by publishing, as well as collaborating with academics in the Faculty to publish in the field of  Learning & Teaching,
• Provide support and guidance to students with learning challenges,
• Assist with the preparation of documentation for programme and professional reviews

Minimum Requirements

• A PhD in the relevant field coupled with three to five years experience of  Learning & Teaching in a Higher Education Institution,
• Strong Research and Publications record; particularly publications in Learning & Teaching is essential,
• Experience in staff development and supporting the integration of academic literacy into curricula will be advantageous.