Assistant Professor in Secondary English Teacher Education

Education

The School of Education at the University of Nottingham is looking to appoint an expert in English Language Teacher Education. This is an opportunity to join an international group of colleagues interested in exploring the theory and practice of education, across all its dimensions, locally and globally, with a commitment to enhancing diversity, inclusion, and justice.

The School of Education is a leading centre for research and teaching, performing very well on a range of external measures. These reflect our commitment to our students’ educational experience, our world leading research and our engagement with diverse stakeholders such as schools, colleges, NGOs and professional associations. We have a long history of educating teachers at all levels for the UK and internationally, offering professional development programmes, and advanced studies in a wide range of focus areas. We have a number of internationally recognised research centres, research groups, international collaborations.

You will contribute to the teaching of the secondary ITE programme, will be part of the English subject team, and work closely with colleagues on other ITE programmes and the ITE leadership team. You will contribute to the teaching and development of ITE programmes and to other programmes offered by the School as appropriate (e.g. the BA Education, MA Education or PGCE International).

You will provide a consistently excellent standard of teaching and support for student learning that is underpinned by scholarship related to secondary English education and teacher development, to contribute to curriculum development, quality assurance and enhancement. You will undertake continuing professional development and work in partnership with staff and students to maintain the highest standards in all areas of their work.

You will have a Masters degree (or equivalent) and relevant experience in a secondary context.

The School is committed to supporting your development and growth. We have excellent support for scholarly activities and opportunities to attend conferences and workshops for research dissemination and professional development. We provide support for teaching through a range of professional development opportunities.

At the University of Nottingham, we are committed to providing generous employment packages whilst supporting the well-being of our staff to help them reach their full potential.

This is a permanent, full-time post (36.25 hours). Arrangements for job share may be considered.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Professor Stef Sullivan, email Stefanie.Sullivan@nottingham.ac.uk. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

It is a condition of this post that satisfactory enhanced disclosure is obtained from the 'Disclosure and Barring Service'.