Head of Teaching and Learning Enhancement

Full time, permanent

Salary is £51,034 to £60,905 per annum

Location: York (with occasional travel to our London Campus)

York St John is an ambitious, modern university at the heart of historic York and there has never been a more exciting time to join us. The advancement of social justice is at the core of the university’s mission and we seek to promote fairness and challenge prejudice.

As one of the fastest growing universities in the U.K over recent years, we have a new strategy for the next decade, emphasising our commitment to widening opportunity through the power of education and contributing our talents to creating a fairer world, and a more prosperous region. We are putting inspirational learning and impactful research at the heart of this strategy, recognising our academic expertise as our greatest asset.

The Role

The University has recently appointed Professor Susan Orr as their new Pro Vice Chancellor for Learning and Teaching.   Susan is leading an ambitious learning, teaching and student experience strategy.  As part of our commitment to social justice we are keen to develop and extend our anti-racist teaching practices and work towards decolonising the curriculum. 

We are seeking to appoint an outstanding individual to join the University’s Leadership Team as Head of Teaching and Learning Enhancement.  The successful candidate will work across the University leading and co-ordinating the delivery of the University Learning, Teaching and Student Experience Strategy.  A key priority of the role will be to address educational inequalities and promote inclusive pedagogy aligning this work to YSJU values and the targets set out in the University’s Access and Participation Plan. 

As a progressive and forward thinking individual you will work closely with the PVC Learning and Teaching and in partnership with School teams and the Student Union to foster inspirational and inclusive teaching, learning, and teaching and assessment practices across the University to support positive outcomes and experiences for all students. 

You will share our values of fairness, sustainability and inspiring others to succeed.  With line management responsibility for a small team of professionals, you will ensure that the University is highlighting best practice through gathering insights from the sector, sharing innovations within the community, and partnering with students in the enhancement of our practice.

Key Requirements

We are particularly keen to hear from applicants who have pedagogic scholarship/research expertise in one of the following areas:

• Decolonising curriculum and pedagogy
• Developing anti-racist educational practice
• Inclusive teaching and learning   

As a Stonewall Top 100 Employer, York St John University is committed to equality and diversity and we actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups, particularly those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds. 

The successful candidate will know how to work in partnership with staff and students both internally and across the sector to facilitate a supportive, inclusive and progressive environment to take the University’s pedagogy forward. 

For informal enquiries please contact Prof. Susan Orr at (s.orr@yorksj.ac.uk)

Closing Date - Sunday 28 March 2021 at midnight

Provisional Interview Date - Friday 16 April 2021