Essential criteria
The Teaching and Scholarship pathway seeks to recognise and acknowledge staff whose primary responsibility is teaching while avoiding a proliferation of academic posts. Given the different contexts in which teaching is performed in the university, there needs to be some interpretive flexibility in applying criteria 2-5 but criterion 1 needs to be met in full under all circumstances (save for the exception referred to under criterion 1). Importantly, the criteria below also serve to highlight expectations that the University has of staff in grades 9-12 who wish to pursue the T&S pathway in future.
- Plan, prepare and deliver research-informed lectures, seminars and classes that are intellectually challenging, including lecture material and handouts, online supporting material and video capture etc. This may also include leading practical's and field trips for students. The amount of teaching should normally be greater than that of a University Teaching Officer R&T (UTO R&T).
NB: In the vast majority of cases, an individual will need to deliver teaching as set out above. However, there may be exceptions for a small number of people who may no longer deliver teaching themselves, but who now provide the strategic lead and direction to others delivering teaching. Such director-level roles would require the post holder to have prior experience of delivering teaching.
- Participation in curriculum development and enhancement, informed by scholarship.
- Responsible for various aspects of quality assurance for the programmes under their leadership and direction.
- Setting and marking of assessments or examinations as determined by the Head of Institution.
- Contribution to applied research (or academic research) directed at enhancement of teaching, learning and assessment.
Desirable criteria
- Provide innovative course development in relevant subject area(s) based on cutting edge scholarship.
- University supervisions e.g. Master's programmes (college supervisions should not be included).
- Design and deliver a marketing strategy for the course including promotional materials (leaflets, website, social media etc.) to ensure that the course continues to attract the best students and industrial sponsors.
- Leadership, organisation and management of education provision.
- Invitation to conferences in specialist subject area to present papers and liaise and network with national/international colleagues.
- Contribute to strategic or developmental initiatives at disciplinary, department / faculty / university, sector and national/international levels.
Additional considerations will apply to clinical academics in the University with an honorary contract.
Agreed by HR Committee on 21 October 2021