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UNIVERSITYOFWOLVERHAMPTON
FACULTYOFARTS
JobDescription
JOBTITLE: Lecturer/SeniorLecturerinReligiousStudies
LOCATION: ThepostholderwillbebasedattheCityandWalsallCampusesof
theUniversityasrequired,butmayberequiredtoworkatother
campusesoroffsiteifnecessary.
GRADE: L/SL
ESTABLISHMENTNO: TBA
1. ORGANISATIONALCHART
Reportsto:
Postholder:
2.CONTACTS
Internal: OfficesoftheViceChancellor,DeansandAssociateDeansofFaculty,
FinanceDepartment,CorporateServices,academic,technicaland
administrativestaffatSchool,campusandinstitutionallevels,andstudents.
External:Academic,commercialandindustrialpartnersorsuppliers,oranyother
individualororganisationasrequiredbytheDeanorViceChancellor.
3. PERSONSPECIFICATION
ThesuccessfulcandidatewillhaveaPhDinReligiousStudies,andastrongteachingand
researchbackgroundinaspecialistareaofthesubject.He/shewilldemonstratea
commitmenttolearningandteaching,effectiveteachingabilityandhavearecognised
teachingqualification,orbewillingtoundertakeone.He/shewillbeaneffective
communicatorandhavetheabilitytoundertaketheroleofcourseleaderifandwhen
required.Thesuccessfulcandidatewillalsocontributetotheknowledgeexchangeand
impactprofileoftheSchoolbyengaginginprofessionaldevelopment,fundingbidsand
mountingeventsforexternalaudiences.
Wolverhamptonisamultifaithcity,whichisanideallocationforthestudyofreligion.We
makegooduseofthelocalreligiousenvironment,throughworkwiththeinterfaithnetwork
andstudyvisitstoplacesofworship.
Head of School of
Humanities
L/SL
In
Religious Studies
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4. BUDGET
AsassignedbytheDeanofFaculty.
5. PURPOSEOFPOST
To contribute to the delivery and development of courses in Religious Studies, and to help
develop the research profile and reputation of the subject.
6. MAINDUTIESANDRESPONSIBILITIES
6.1GENERICROLE
a) TocontributetotheFacultyobjectivesthroughthedeliveryoflearningandteachingin
ReligiousStudiesusinginnovativeandcreativepedagogy
b) Tocontributetohighlevelsofacademicachievementandstudentsatisfactionby
embeddingbestpracticeinassessment,studentfeedbackandstudentsupport
c) Tocontributetocurriculumdevelopmentspeciallyinthecontextofpotentialnew
synergiesintheFaculty
d) Toengageinresearch,scholarshipandexternalincomegeneration.
6.2 SPECIFICROLE
Thepostholderwill:
a) Teachavarietyofmodulesasrequired,actingasModuleLeaderwherenecessary,
andcourseleaderifrequired
b) Tosupervisedissertations,projectworkandindependentstudy
c) Undertakecourseadministrationandensurethatthequalityrequirementsofthe
Universityaremetbythecourses.
d) Toundertakeresearchandscholarlyactivity,whicharealignedtothestrategic
prioritiesoftheSchool,andtomaintainaresearchprofileandcontributetothe
enhancementofthereputationofReligiousStudies,nationallyandinternationally
e) ToundertaketheroleofPersonaltutor.
f) TocontributetotheFacultysExternalIncomeGenerationactivities.
g) ContributetocommunityengagementtoraisetheprofileofReligiousStudiesinthe
region
h) UndertakesuchotherresponsibilitiesanddutiesasmayberequiredbytheDeanof
Facultyorhisnominee.
7. OTHERFEATURESOFTHEPOST
Thepostholderwillberequired,underthetermsofhis/hercontractofemploymentwith
theUniversity,toparticipateinastaffappraisalscheme.
Thisjobdescriptionsetsoutthedutiesofthepostatthetimewhenitwasdrawnup.Such
dutiesmayvaryfromtimetotimewithoutchangingthegeneralcharacterofthejoborthe
levelofresponsibilityentailed.Suchvariationsarecommonoccurrenceandcannot
themselvesjustifyareconsiderationofthegradingofthepost.
8. DATAPROTECTIONACT(1984)
Thepostholderwillneedtohaveregardtotheabovelegislationandwill,atalltimes,bear
inmindhis/herresponsibilitiesundertheaboveAct.Attentionisspecificallydrawntothe
needforconfidentialityinhandlingpersonaldataandtheimplicationsofunauthorised
disclosure.
9. COMPUTERMISUSEACT(1990)
ThepostholderwillneedtohaveregardfortheprovisionoftheComputerMisuseAct1990
andinparticulartotakesuchstepsasmaybenecessarytopreventunauthorisedaccessto
computermaterial(Section1)andtheunauthorisedmodificationofcomputermaterial
(Section3).
10. HEALTHANDSAFETY
Thepostholdermaybeexpectedtoundertakeemergencyfirstaidtraining.Thepostholder
willberesponsibleforhealthandsafetyintheareaunderhis/hercontrolonadaytoday
basis,andmustensure,asfarasisreasonablypracticable,thathe/sheisfamiliarwithall
relevantHealthandSafetylegislationandrecommendationsandthattheseareobserved
withinhis/herareasofresponsibility.Attentionisparticularlydrawntotheexistenceofthe
Universityspolicystatementonhealthandsafetyatwork,copiesofwhichhavebeen
displayedonnoticeboardsintheUniversity(furthercopiesmaybeobtainedfromthe
HumanResourcesDepartment).Anyaccidentinthepostholdersareamustbeenteredin
theaccidentbook.
11. HOURSOFWORK
Staffareexpectedtoworksuchhoursasarereasonablynecessaryinordertofulfiltheir
dutiesandresponsibilitiesanditwouldthereforebeinappropriatetodefinethetotalhours
tobeworkedinanyweek.Areasonablenorm,however,havingregardtothecontractual
positionofotherseniorstaffintheUniversity,wouldbethirtyseven,althoughthisshould
notberegardedasaminimumormaximum.Directteachingresponsibilityshouldnot
exceedeighteenhoursinanyweekoratotaloffivehundredandfiftyhoursintheteaching
yearforafulltimememberofstaff.
12. THESALARY
ThesalarywillbepaidatanappropriatepointontheLecturer/SeniorLecturerScale.
SalariesarepaidmonthlyinarrearsthroughtheBACSSystemdirectlyintothebankor
buildingsocietyaccountofeachmemberofstaff.
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13. HOLIDAYS
Theannualleaveentitlementis35workingdays.Thisisinadditiontothestatutoryholidays
applicableinEngland,localdiscretionaryholidaysanddayswhentheUniversityisclosedin
theinterestsofefficiency.Academicstaffareentitledto24daysofselfmanagedresearch
andscholarlyactivity(SMRSA).
14. TERMS&CONDITIONS
Indeterminingtermsandconditionsofemployment,theUniversityhasregardto
recommendationsmadethroughtheappropriatenationalnegotiatingframework.Fullterms
andconditionsofserviceareavailablefromPersonnel.
15. DISCLAIMER
Thisjobdescriptionsetsoutthedutiesofthepostatthetimewhenitwasdrawnup.Such
dutiesmayvaryfromtimetotimewithoutchangingthegeneralcharacterofthedutiesor
thelevelofresponsibilityentailed.
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EMPLOYEESPECIFICATION
JOBTITLE: L/SLinReligiousStudies
FACULTY: FacultyofArts
Goodhonoursdegreeorequivalent
experienceinarelevantsubjectarea
[Assessedthroughapplication]
2. AcademicQualifications PhD
[Assessedthroughapplication]
3. ProfessionalQualifications Experienceofdeliveringeffective
learningandteachinginHE
[Assessedthroughapplication]
MembershipofHEA
Arelevantand/orteachingand
learningqualification.
[Assessedthroughapplication]
4. GeneralSkills/Experience Excellentinterpersonal,
communicationandorganisation
skills.
Abletoworkeffectivelyasateam
member.
Positiveoutlookandproactive
approachtowork
Abletoworkinamultidisciplinary
teachingandresearchteam.
Evidenceofabilitytohandle
administrativesystemsina
Universitycontext.
Clearevidenceoftheabilityto
assumemoduleleadership/course
leadership.
[Assessedthroughapplicationand
interview]
5. SpecificSkills/Experience Relevantteachingexperiencein
HigherEducation.
Abilitytocontributetotheresearch
profileofReligiousStudies
Abilitytocontributetocurriculum
developmentintheareaofReligious
Studies.
[Assessedthroughapplicationand
interview
Experienceofvalidationof
degreeprogrammes.
Experienceofpedagogical
innovation
AbilitytocontributetoREF.
Engagementwithexternal
incomegeneratingactivities,
especiallyresearchbids.
[Assessedthroughapplication
andinterview]
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6. SpecificQualitiesrelated
toparticularposition
Commitmenttolearnersupportand
wideningparticipation.
Abilitytoworkwellunderpressure
andinmultitasksituations.
Commitmenttoequalopportunities
Commitmenttoqualityassurance.
[Assessedthroughapplicationand
interview]
Abilitytodevelopandleadthe
subjectareaasitgrows
[Assessedthroughapplication
andinterview]
7. Other Willingnesstoworkflexibly
IssuedbyDeanofFaculty:DrJohnPymm Date:April2014