Arden University
Lecturer in Law (Manchester)
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Salary: £42,663 - £49,399 per annum
Employment type: Permanent
Hours per week: 37 (some weekend work)
Reporting into: Senior Lecturer
Department: Department of Law
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This role will require a presence of at least 3 days a week on our Manchester campus, with 1-2 days working from home to suit the student timetable. You may be required to be on campus 4 days a week in some cases, based on teaching and meeting requirements.
About Arden University:
We are an aspirational and multi-award-winning university, delivering rapid growth with ambitious plans to disrupt the HE sector through our passion for innovation and digital education. Our vision is to become the first-choice university for career-focused lifelong learners worldwide, ensuring that everyone, everywhere can access higher education.
There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines, forge worldwide partnerships, and expand our locations.
About our Department:
The Law Department sits within the Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology and is part of a collaborative, supportive academic community. We are a small but friendly team who work closely across our different campuses and online. Our focus is on practice ready programmes that align with the professional practice requirements.
About the Opportunity:
We are looking for an innovative and professional individual who has experience of creating high quality digital learning materials to enhance student learning to join our growing Law Department.
You will need to be highly motivated as well as committed to creating an excellent teaching and learning environment for our students. You will have a good understanding of both the Qualifying Law Degree and Solicitors Qualifying Examinations as well as wider industry issues, and will contribute to the development and delivery of both of our undergraduate and postgraduate provisions. You will report to a Senior Lecturer in Law, and will:
- Deliver engaging and dynamic workshops both face-to-face and online for our campus based and distance learning students.
- Act as a Personal Academic Coach (PAC), supporting students' engagement, progression and academic success.
- Take on module leadership, ensuring consistent quality and development of learning materials and schemes of work.
- Design excellent digital teaching material for undergraduate and post graduate study ensuring that content and methods of delivery meet defined learning objectives.
- Manage own teaching activity and reflect on practice and development of skills, with support/guidance as needed.
- Undertake administrative activities to support teaching and learning activities.
- Actively contribute to Department level activity.
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** Our LLM programme whilst delivered online is taught at weekends and there is an expectation that the successful candidate may be required to teach on this programme and the main LLB. There are usually 8 weekends a year for LLM delivery.
About You:
Essential Skills / Experience
- You will be qualified to postgraduate level in English Law.
- You should have the knowledge to be able to teach across the LLB curriculum including the foundations of legal knowledge and at least two other modules offered by the Law Department. This includes modules linked to the SQE curriculum.
- AdvanceHE Recognition - FHEA or willing to achieve within 12-18 months.
- You will be experienced in current and effective teaching, learning and assessment practices in Higher Education, and be able to bring your knowledge and understanding to Arden to grow our programmes and provide excellent student outcomes.
- We would also be interested in applications from practitioners with substantial experience in supervision and/or training of junior legal staff in the absence of formal teaching experience.
Desirable Skills / Experience
- A PhD in Law and/or legal practice experience is welcome but not essential.
- Ideally, you will hold FHEA or an equivalent teaching qualification. However, we are prepared to support the successful candidate in obtaining a recognised HE teaching Qualification and advanced HE Fellowship at the appropriate level.
- Experience of supporting clinical legal education.
- We are particularly interested in candidates able to contribute to modules of a commercially oriented nature.
If you would like an informal discussion about this role, please e-mail Catherine Edwards, Head of Department (Interim), cedwards@arden.ac.uk.
Why Arden:
At Arden, you will become a part of a passionate and dedicated team who are committed to removing unnecessary barriers to learning and making education more accessible. Our people work hard to ensure our students journeys are the best they can possibly be, as such we want to reward our people with fantastic benefits. Employees benefit from:
- 30 days holiday + bank holidays on-top, and even a Christmas closure!
- A generous Aviva pension plan, company contributions starting from 7%
- BUPA Cash PLan
- Private Medical Insurance
- Access to Perkbox benefits
- Study any Arden course for free, with a discount for all family and friends
- Plus, other excellent benefits
- Our ‘Golden Ticket’ which allows you to gift anyone in your life a free Arden education
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Our Values: Stand out, Progressive, Accessible, Resourceful, Kindness, reflect who we are as an institution, a team and as individuals. If they also reflect you and you are excited by the chance to be the driving, creative force within a growing business, we want to hear from you.
There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines and locations.
Closing Date: Sunday 13th September
We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the specified closing date should we receive sufficient applications or in order to respond to business needs. In order to avoid missing an opportunity to apply please submit your application as early as possible.
If you are a current Arden student or have an upcoming course with us, you are not eligible to apply for Student Experience roles due to a conflict of interest related to system access.
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion:
Arden University is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. This means that if you have a disability, as defined by the Disability Equality Act 2010, you may be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the role.
If you wish to be considered under this scheme, you can indicate via the application form below. By doing so, you are also consenting for this information to be shared with the hiring team. For more details on what qualifies as a disability under the Disability Equality Act 2010, please refer to the guidance here.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Therefore, we make sure that our recruitment and selection processes never discriminate based upon people's age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances, and actively welcome applications from all groups.
Sponsorship statement:
Please be aware that some roles may not meet the points requirement for a sponsored Skilled Worker visa, or fulfil the criteria we have for providing sponsorship. However we welcome applications from candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK but may be eligible for a visa through an alternative route.
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