Teaching Fellow School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences 106934 Grade 7

Position Details

School of Sport Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences

Location: University of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range 36636 to 46049 with potential progression once in post to 48822

Grade: 7

Full Time Fixed Term contract up to August 2030

Closing date: 12th February 2026

Background

The Training Fellow will be responsible for the management co-coordination and delivery of Centre-UBs training programme. This will involve working closely with the Training Director (Prof Vicky Goodyear) the CDT Director Centre Manager and Leadership and Training Boards who will provide strategic oversight and guidance.

Role Summary

• Develop deliver and evaluate training provided to PhD students post-doctoral fellows and an external partner network from the public and private sector

• Contribute to the leadership ofCentre-UB through evaluation and reporting marketing and communications representing Centre-UB within UoB and externally impact and income generation training events public engagement and through fostering collaboration with Government Skills and BR-UK

• Contribute to generating funding by designing CPD programmes for clients external to the University and who are partners ofCentre-UB.

Main Duties

• Plan prepare and deliver training sessions to a range of postgraduate audiences (including doctoral and post-doctoral students and external professionals and practitioners) related to behavioural science and/or wider research competencies in line with the objective of the Centre-UB training strategy
• Lead the planning of content and pedagogy for training related events (including challenge days and roadshows)
• Contribute to the development design and delivery of training content (webinars masterclasses CPD) with other colleagues across the university and from Centre-UBsexternal partner network
• Plan and prepare own teaching (e.g. network sessions) including guidance notes flyers/handouts and pre-course materials in accordance with the training objectives of Centre-UB
• Evaluate doctoral and post-doctoral training needs and provide feedback on training provision
• Evaluate Centre-UBstraining strategy and provision on an on-going basis and provide specialist advice and guidance on methods to improve Centre-UBs training effectiveness
• Work collaboratively with Centre-UBs leadership members in relation to: (a) working with Government Skills and BR-UK to map external partner network needs; (b) working with Centre-UBEDI lead to design and implement the EDI training strategy; (c) work with the Centre-UBmanager to support the communications and marketing of training
• Represent Centre-UB by participating in relevant meetings committees networking events and/or professional groups within UoB and externally
• 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
• Contribute to Centre-UBteaching-related activities and teaching-related administration
• Contribute to enterprise business development and/or public engagement activities of manifest benefit to Centre-UB the College and the University often under supervision of the centres directors
• Promote equality and values diversity acting as a role model and fostering an inclusive working culture
• 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
• Develop an approach to planning and reviewing own teaching
• Frequently update own subject expertise.

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 Victoria Goodyear email:

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