The Faculty of Education wishes to appoint an Assistant Professor (formerly known as University Lecturer) with a specialism in teachers' professional learning. The position is a permanent, established post. It offers an exciting opportunity for a research-active educator to join a leading national and international centre engaged in teaching and educational research. The successful candidate will demonstrate outstanding research, scholarship, and teaching in initial and/or continuing teacher education, with a specialism in one or more of the following areas: pedagogy (subject-specific, phase-specific, or cross-cutting); mentoring; curriculum.
The successful candidate will be expected to make an outstanding contribution to the Faculty's research in initial and/or continuing education, and to provide an inspirational, enthusiastic model of outstanding teaching, built from experience in a university and/or school setting. They will contribute to the primary and/or secondary PGCE programmes, supporting those learning to teach children in the 3-11, or 11-18 age range respectively. They will also contribute to the Faculty's practitioner professional development, Master's and doctoral provision for already-qualified teachers and educators, with opportunity also to teach within the Faculty's undergraduate programme. The successful candidate will have experience and expertise in supporting practitioner research and inquiry, particularly in case study, action research, design-based research and/or quasi-experimental approaches.
Applications are encouraged from people early in their career. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated ability to support equality, diversity and inclusion in education within the Faculty and University, and demonstrate a commitment to safeguarding and safer recruitment. We particularly encourage applications from those who have been engaged with issues of inclusion in diverse populations and/or disadvantaged communities.
The Faculty of Education is a member of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) at the University of Cambridge. It is one of the largest communities of educational researchers and teacher educators in the country and offers a wide range of academic expertise which covers all stages of formal education. The Faculty's diverse community is complemented by a long-established Partnership with around 250 schools, offering multiple opportunities for collaborative research and reciprocal learning. Central to the work of this Partnership is the Faculty's PGCE programme, which has consistently been recognised by Ofsted as being of outstanding quality (grade 1). The Faculty's position within this vibrant and successful community means that it is well placed to make major contributions both to the advancement of knowledge and practice about issues of contemporary significance and to the development of individuals and educational institutions. The successful candidate will therefore demonstrate a commitment to working collaboratively with colleagues from the Faculty and wider Partnership.
The Faculty is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. All members of our community are expected to engage with developing and raising awareness of equality, diversity and inclusion in the Faculty.
For full details of the duties and responsibilities of the post, criteria for appointment and the person specification, please see the further particulars.
This permanent role is available from 1 August 2023.
Applications are particularly encouraged from candidates from under-represented backgrounds.
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Please ensure that you upload the following three documents: (1) Cover letter (up to 2 pages, minimum font size 11), indicating the nature of the contribution you would make to teaching and research in consideration of the criteria of the post. (2) A detailed curriculum vitae including an up-to-date publications list. (3) A statement demonstrating commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through research, teaching, mentoring and/or lived experience (up to 1 page, minimum font size 11).
The closing date for applications is Sunday 5 March 2023.
Informal enquiries may be addressed to Professor Mark Winterbottom, Secondary PGCE Course Manager ([email protected])
Interviews for this post are likely to take place during April or May 2023.
Please quote reference JR35043 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.