Academic Director in Computing

Academic Director in Computing

University of Wales, Trinity Saint David

Full Time (1.0 FTE, 37 hours)

Location: Birmingham Campus

ABOUT US

The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) traces its heritage back to the first university in Wales, receiving its Royal Charter in 1828. 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 2nd in the UK for Student Satisfaction (Times Higher Education, July 2025)

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 Institute of Inner-City Learning (IICL) is one of the four institutes of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD), with campuses in Birmingham and London. The IICL has multiple intakes per annum, delivers continuous learning, teaching and recruitment cycles and operates in an intensely competitive inner-city and multicultural HE environment. The Institute currently has non-residential students on Certificates of Higher Education, Honours degrees, Masters and Doctoral programmes, some of which are also taught at weekends. The post of Academic Director in Computing (Birmingham) will join the Institute’s existing team of Academic Directors (ADT).

The Academic Director’s focus on academic leadership and curriculum development, together with the day-to-day management of academic staff, curriculum delivery and the effective and efficient deployment of resources. The post holder will work closely with the Dean of Campus, Assistant Dean Quality and Enhancement (ADQE), Assistant Dean Strategic Business Development and Sustainability (SBDS), as well as the Academic Director Computing (London) and IICL’s existing team of Academic Directors, to oversee and develop IICL’s academic portfolios to ensure all campuses operate within a cohesive and consistent academic development plan and framework. The post holder will have an in-depth understanding of the student learning experience and will lead on developing learning, teaching and other scholarly activity across the Institute's computing programmes.

The post holder will be member of the Birmingham Campus Management Team, will liaise with the Institute’s Senior Management Team, and contribute to the development and implementation of UWTSD’s strategic plans, to learning and teaching and enhancement, and to research and widening access strategies. In conjunction with the Dean and Assistant Deans, the post holder will jointly manage the academic provision at the Birmingham Campus in a cross-disciplinary manner, ensuring consistency of delivery of the Institute’s academic programmes. The postholder will also support the delivery of weekend provision and be required on campus during some weekends.

Please see job description for full responsibilities and requirements.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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

For information on our staff benefits, please see: https://www.uwtsd.ac.uk

This role may be eligible for sponsorship.