Associate Professor

• Jan 2019 - Present

Teaching & Learning Support•Develop and deliver resources and teaching materials to meet course frameworks and learning outcomes.•Develop assessments to measure accurately student’s performance and understanding.•Set, mark and assess student’s work, ensuring that learning outcomes have been met and that feedback is both detailed and constructive.Research & Development (R&D)•Undertake research activities that lead to the creation of new knowledge; and•Publish research findings in refereed journals.Service Provision•Design, review and adapt module and unit content in response to student feedback, and need, with a view to improving student retention.•Engage with quality assurance procedures to ensure that the University standards are met.•Collaborate with academic colleagues on subject/unit/programme development and delivery within the Department, the Faculty and across the University (where appropriate) to ensure that the curriculum portfolio remains current and the assessment procedures are relevant.•Assist in appropriate pre-entry, recruitment, selection and admission activities including Open Days in order to promote the Faculty and University and gain a better understanding of student needs/expectations.•Provide a first point of contact for student welfare issues, referring problems when they are complex and serious.Team working•Attend Faculty, Department and Programme meetings/boards, as required, in order to contribute to the decision-making process and to develop productive working relationships within and across teams.•Introduce new starters to the department by providing support and training on the skills, processes, systems and activities that are specific to the department.•Provide feedback to colleagues via peer mentoring schemes to support the development of self and others and to ensure the continuous improvement of departmental performance Show less

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