Job reference
Q00545
Date posted
20/11/2024
Application closing date
04/12/2024
Location
Exeter
Salary
The starting salary will be from £42,632 on Grade F, depending on qualifications and experience.
Package
Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme and relocation package (if applicable).
Contractual hours
36.5
Basis
Full-time
Job category/type
Academic
Attachments
Q00545 JD.pdf
Lecturer in Systems Thinking (Education and Scholarship)
Job description
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS)
This full time, post is available in SPSPA on a fixed term basis from January 20205 until 31 December 2027.
The role
You will support the delivery of the Systems Thinking Practitioner Apprenticeship, focused on addressing complex challenges in public sector contexts. The post will include teaching and mentoring students in areas such as systemic intervention, stakeholder engagement, and applied systemic modelling. The role will also involve guiding students through work-based projects and fostering cross-disciplinary skills essential for managing complexity in modern governance and public service environments.
Social and Political Sciences, Philosophy, and Anthropology (SPSPA)
SPSPA is comprised of around 150 members of academic staff, six distinct academic disciplines and eight interdisciplinary research centres, and teaches over 2,000 students across over 50 undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. We are a vibrant, friendly, and international community of scholars committed to maintaining a superb working environment to support our excellent research and teaching.
About you
You will:
Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.
What we can offer you:
An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development
Our Exeter Academic initiative supports high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career
A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26wks full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6wks full pay), and a Fertility Treatment Policy
A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning Devon
The University of Exeter
We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.
Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world's most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).
We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research – Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City
Further information
For further information, please contact Professor Robert Lamb, [email protected].