"Teaching Fellow in Public Economic Management - School of Government - 104221 - Grade 7"

Position Details

School of Government

Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £34,980 to £44,263 with potential progression once in post to £46,974

Grade: 7

Full Time, Fixed Term contract up to September 2025

Closing date: 18th August 2024

Background

The International Development Department (IDD), in the School of Government, is looking to recruit a Teaching Fellow in Public Economic Management for a fixed term of 12 months, from 2nd September 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter. 

To teach and advise undergraduate and postgraduate students as module convenor on Public Economic Management and Economic Perspectives on Development and occasional sessions on other modules as necessary, within an established teaching programme, managed supervised by member of staff with ultimate responsibility for the design, delivery and assessment of the teaching programme.

IDD provides postgraduate training in international development and public administration, on-campus and via distance learning. The two Teaching Fellows would principally support the on-campus delivery of the Masters in Public Administration (MPA), the MPA (Finance) and the MPA (Human Resources) as well as the Undergraduate module Economic Perspectives on Development. They will be expected to convene or co-convene 3-4 modules from the Department’s MPA-focused modules (HR Development Policy, HR Management and Development, Making Policy, Public Economic Management, Public Financial Management and/or Public Sector Reform) supervise student dissertations and help support on the preparation and delivery of study visits to other countries in 2024 and 2025 (travel restrictions permitting). The successful applicants should demonstrate interest in and, experience of relevance to, low- and middle-income countries.

IDD is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the academic community. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups in IDD and in the School of Government and Society more widely including, but not limited to, women and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Groups.

Role Summary

• Teaching on Public Economic Management and Economic Perspectives on Development and occasional sessions on other modules as necessary within an established teaching programme.
• Contribute to the supervision of postgraduate taught students’ dissertations.
• Contribute to the personal tutoring of postgraduate taught students.
• Contribute to enhancement of the student experience or employability, all under the mentorship and supervision of a mentor academic member of staff.

Main Duties

• Teach courses at a range of levels within specified subject area, predominantly through allocated lectures and seminars, so that the School’s teaching objectives are met.
• Plan and prepare own teaching, including guidance notes and handouts in accordance with the established objectives of the teaching programme.
• Devise and supervise projects, student dissertations and practical work.
• Develop an approach to planning and reviewing own teaching.
• Undertake full range of responsibilities in relation to supervision, marking and examining. (Summative assessment, including assessed work contributing to the final award – as a mark or as a credit – such as unseen examinations, essays, dissertations or presentations, is subject to validation by the academic supervisor.)
• Frequently update own subject expertise.
• Undertake personal professional development in teaching, including self-reflection on own teaching, using student and peer review feedback, to enhance own teaching and learning processes. 
• Contribute to knowledge transfer on own specialism that is of manifest benefit to the College and the University, often under supervision of a project leader.
• Undertake management/administration arising from teaching.
• Contribute to Departmental/School teaching-related activities and teaching-related administration.
• Contribute to enterprise, business development and/or public engagement activities of manifest benefit to the College and the University, often under supervision of a project leader.
• Promotes equality and values diversity acting as a role model and fostering an inclusive working culture.

Person Specification

• Higher degree relevant to research or teaching area or equivalent qualifications
• High level analytical capability
• Ability to design and deliver module materials successfully
• Ability to assess and organise resources effectively
• Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration processes
• Knowledge of the protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010, and how to actively ensure in day to day activity in own area that those with protected characteristics are treated equally and fairly.

Informal enquiries to Professor David Hudson (Head of Department, IDD), email: d.e.hudson@bham.ac.uk

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