Lecturer in Tourism and Aviation (HE)

Job Title: Lecturer in Tourism and Aviation (HE)

Location: Birmingham

Salary: £37,999 - £42,632 per annum - AC2

Job type: Full time, Permanent

The University is unlike any other. Standing proud in the heart of the city of Birmingham, they have been delivering career-focused education and training for decades. With around 8000 students across FE and HE level provision, the University is highly respected by employers and industry in meeting the region's skills needs.

The University's mission is to promote and provide the opportunity for participation in the learning process by those with the ambition and commitment to succeed and to maintain a learning community that meets the diverse needs of our students, the economy and society at large.

The University works in partnership with one of the UK's leading Universities. A member of the Russell Group, the partner University is ranked 9th in The Guardian 2024 league table with an international reputation for research and teaching quality. The partner University not only accredits many of the University's undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, but also works on a number of collaborative projects to support development of higher education and widen access within the West Midlands.

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?

The Universities' 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.

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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.