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Job Title: Lecturer in Tourism and Aviation (HE)
Location: Birmingham
Salary: £37,999 - £42,632 per annum - AC2
Job type: Full time, Permanent
University College Birmingham is proud to have been voted 5th in the Post Graduate Education category in the prestigious 2024 Whatuni Student Choice Awards. The awards are voted for and by students showcasing the incredible relationships we foster here at University College Birmingham between Staff and Students. We are TEF rated Silver, with a Good Ofsted rating.
University College Birmingham has a unique collaborative partnership with the University of Warwick - Ranked ninth in the 2024 Guardian League Tables and 67th in the World QS University Rankings 2024.
The Role:
Do you have experience in teaching Tourism and Aviation Management in Higher Education (HE) or have a desire to teach Tourism and Aviation programmes?
University College Birmingham’s Department of Hospitality and Tourism is a long-established provider of Tourism and Aviation related programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Our diverse student alumni work internationally in various management and strategic functions within the tourism and aviation industries, shaping the future of both industries at an exciting time.
Our department has strong recruitment and we work with big, international industry names to ensure our programmes are both relevant and innovative.
We are seeking a highly motivated lecturer to join our HE team. We are eager to learn about the skills and experience you possess and how they can enhance the planned curriculum delivery and how you can complement the academic teams delivering the programmes.
Our Lecturers deliver inspiring and inclusive Teaching and Learning to ensure all students are supported to succeed. Program areas for this post will include:
- BA / FdA (Hons) International Tourism Management
- BA / FdA (Hons) Aviation and Airport Management
- BA/FdA (Hons) International Hospitality and Tourism Management
- MSc International Tourism Management
- MSc Aviation Management
You will work with Senior Lecturers, the Head of Department and our Executive Dean to ensure our delivery can only be described as world class and we produce work-ready students that can springboard into high value careers.
We expect that the ideal candidates for this role can demonstrate a commitment to self-development through their CPD record and that they are keen to spend time back in industry to ensure currency and innovation is ongoing.
Benefits:
- Generous allocation of annual leave
- 38 days’ paid leave per year
- 12 Bank Holidays & Concessionary Days
- Excellent Teachers’ Pension Scheme
- Employer Contributions - 23.6%
- Subsidised private healthcare provided by Aviva including a Digital GP Service.
- Employee Assistance Programme inclusive of counselling services, financial wellbeing support and bereavement support
- Annual health MOTs with our Registered Nurse
- Excellent staff development opportunities including professional qualification sponsorship
- A variety of salary sacrifice schemes including car, technology and cycle.
- Heavily-subsidised on-site car parking in central Birmingham
- Free on-site gym membership
Extra Information:
All applicants for employment at the University will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the principles of Safeguarding and the PREVENT agenda in the context of further and higher education.
Closing Date - Sunday 10th November 2024.
Interview Dates - TBC.
UCB is an equal opportunities employer.
Please click APPLY to be redirected to our website to complete an application form.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Tourism Lecturer, Lecturer in Tourism, University Lecturer, Lecturer, Lecturer in Aviation, may also be considered for this role.
