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Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in the Built Environment
The Royal Agricultural University invites applicants for full or part-time position of Lecturer or
Senior Lecturer in the Built Environment within the School of Real Estate and Land
Management.
Inaugurated in 1845, the University has grown to become a major higher education
institution offering undergraduate, masters and doctoral programmes in real estate and land
management, agriculture, business and management.
As part of our expanding programme of teaching and research the school of Real Estate and
Land Management is now looking to appoint new academic positions. You will be joining an
established team of academics and a successful School where you will play a key role in
one of its core disciplines.
Application process:
Academic application forms are available on the University website www.rau.ac.uk
Please send completed application forms (you may attach CV for additional information if
you wish) to Paula Brown, HR Advisor, Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester, Glos, GL7
6JS or by email to humanresources@rau.ac.uk
Closing date for application forms is 22 May at 17:00h with interviews on 12th & 15th June
2015.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job title:
Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in the Built Environment
Department:
School of Real Estate & Land Management (RELM)
Salary:
Lecturer: Grade 8 £31,342 - £37,394 pa
Senior Lecturer: Grade 9 £36,309 - £45,954 pa
Job details:
Permanent, full time or part-time - 35 hours per week
It is expected that the post holder will respond to the operational requirements of the University
in order to fulfil their duties in a professional manner.
The exact number of hours in a week the post holder may be required to work will vary with
institutional requirements. However, the post holder is expected to be available for duties at the
University for 35 hours a week. This may involve some evening or weekend work.
Responsible to
Dean of School of RELM
Relationships with:
Staff, students, businesses and external agencies, external examiners
Main purposes of job:
The School wishes to appoint a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in the Built Environment who will
strengthen our teaching and research expertise in core areas of real estate, planning and
design, development and management.
We welcome applications from architects,
engineers, project managers with interest in building design, building construction, building
management, sustainable design and technology, building surveying, building information
management (BIM), project management and digital surveying, mapping and imaging.
Key tasks:
Teaching and Assessment
1
Deliver teaching through lectures, tutorials, seminars, practical exercises and other
modes of delivery to undergraduate and postgraduate students.
2
Engage in on-going personal teaching development, including completion of a
Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (if PGCAP, or equivalent, is not
already held).
3
Design, deliver and mark a range of assessments, as required by programme
specifications and directed by the Dean.
4
Supervise undergraduate and postgraduate student dissertations.
5
Create student awareness of current surveying practice through visits, case studies
and visiting speakers.
6
Contribute to the generation and delivery of professional development courses.
Scholarly and Professional Activity
7
Promote and maintain links with relevant professional bodies, contribute to their
function and seek opportunities to promote the University, School and its students to
the real estate and land management professions.
8
Engage in a programme of research and consultancy.
Administration
9
Manage modules, programmes and other functions as directed by the Dean and
attend programme meetings, School meetings, examiners meetings and other
management meetings arising from assigned responsibilities.
10
Assist with the careers service to students and employers and provide advice on
careers in the surveying profession.
11
Be part of the School recruitment team.
12
Such other tasks as may be requested by the Dean of School.
13
The priority given to above tasks will depend upon experience.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS
The post holder must be able to demonstrate:
A good Honours Degree or Master’s Degree in a
relevant discipline
ESSENTIAL (E)
or
DESIRABLE (D)
REQUIREMENTS
E
MEASURED BY:
A) Application Form
B) Interview
C) Test / Exercise
D) Presentation
A
Membership of RICS
D
A
A teaching and learning qualification
D
A
Teaching or training experience
D
A, B,D
Ability to teach in disciplines related to real estate
and land management
E
A, B,D
Good IT skills
E
B,C,D
Sound organisational and administrative skills
E
B,C,D
Good time management
E
B
Good presentation skills
E
B, D
Ability to offer other specialisms of relevance to the
curriculum in real estate and land management
D
A, B
Ability to communicate effectively at all levels
E
B,D
Ability to integrate as part of a team
E
B
Desire to engage in research and consultancy
D
A,B
Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in the Built Environment
Introduction
The University has a vacancy for new full time or part time members of staff to contribute to
its varied programmes in the School of Real Estate and Land Management (RELM). As part
of a multi-disciplinary team, new members of the School will be encouraged to engage in
teaching, new programme development, research, writing, training and consultancy. This
provides a varied, stimulating and rewarding career challenge. If you are an experienced
practitioner there may well be a role for you at the Royal Agricultural University helping us to
‘lead the field’.
The School of Real Estate and Land Management (RELM)
RELM is one of the four schools of study in the University, formed in 1989 from the Dept. of
Rural Estate Management. RELM in its various guises has been offering land and estate
management teaching since the 1930s and currently has five programmes accredited within
its partnership with the RICS:
BSc (Hons) Rural Land Management (three years full time)
BSc (Hons) Real Estate (three years full time)
MSc Rural Estate Management (one year full time)
MSc International Real Estate (one year full time on campus and in Hong Kong)
MSc Real Estate (one year full time)
MSc Real Estate (part-time in London)
In addition the School also offers a BSc (Hons) Real Estate Valuation, accredited by IRRV,
and delivered by blended learning.
Alongside our provision of full time programmes we provide a menu of CPD courses within
the School and School staff contribute to corporate training organised by the University’s
Business Development Centre.
The School also offers MSc and PhD research degrees
Staff engage in research and consultancy and deliver papers at relevant conferences both
nationally and internationally. Our current clients for research and consultancy include RICS,
DEFRA, Local Authorities, charitable trusts and private development companies.
The School has a growing research programme that embraces sustainable land use and
development, renewable energy and energy efficiency, property market investment and
analysis, land use and agricultural policy development and evaluation, and real estate in
emerging markets.
The Post
Normal duties would include regular delivery of lectures, tutorials, seminars and practical
exercises throughout the teaching terms. The post holder would be an examiner in the
designated subjects and would be required to set and mark coursework and examinations,
provide guidance to the students, supervise and mark dissertations and engage in the
administration of the academic functions. Teaching delivery may include face to face and
on-line, and opportunities for teaching in international locations may be available.
Administrative functions may include programme or module (subject) leadership,
membership of programme management boards, membership of programme development
teams, and membership of academic committees.
Lecturing staff engage in the promotion of our programmes and take part in recruitment
activities.
Post holder(s) could contribute to the programme of CPD courses, develop new course
initiatives in their field of experience and contribute to the consultancy function. Consultancy
is wide ranging and has included international instructions.
Lecturing staff are also expected to contribute to the research profile of the University
through individual or collaborative research.
All staff engage in a programme of personal and professional development to meet
objectives agreed with the Dean and this may focus on development of lecturing skills and
training for education in the case of an appointment of a candidate with no prior lecturing
experience. University staff are committed to achieving membership of the Higher Education
Academy and support for PGCAP or higher degree registration is available.
The appointee would be assigned a mentor who would provide support and guidance during
at least the first year of appointment. The mentor would be an experienced member of the
teaching team.
Post Requirements
Applicants should have a relevant undergraduate or postgraduate degree and professional
qualification, or substantial higher education teaching experience in relevant areas. Level of
appointment would be dependent on qualifications and experience.
It is anticipated that the post holder would have professional practice experience in the
public or private sector and be able to deliver a curriculum in one or more of the areas of
study outlined in the job specification.
The School currently has ten chartered surveyors contributing to its suite of programmes,
together with a solicitor, an environmental manager, and a chartered architect.
Applicants with the desire to pursue new initiatives to help keep RAU at the forefront of
education for the land and property sector are particularly encouraged.
Terms and Conditions - subject to contract.
Please see indicative job specification attached and also our University website
(www.rau.ac.uk) for further information about working at the University.
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Additional payments for consultancy and training income subject to individual’s
workload within the University’s workload model (details on request).
Medical insurance following a qualifying period.
30 days holiday plus statutory holidays.
Defined benefit pension
Free lunch and car parking.
Finally
Thank you for taking an interest in this opportunity. We are a lively, friendly and sociable
group who enjoy working with young people in a very attractive campus environment in
some of the most beautiful countryside in England. There is a great deal of variety in the
work here and, as with all walks of life, you get out of it what you put in. A sense of humour,
an adaptable approach to work, tolerance and being prepared to work flexible hours are
useful attributes.
If you wish to take this any further or have any questions please contact me for a chat or
arrange an informal visit to the University. Information about the University and our
programmes is available at www.rau.ac.uk.
Professor Ali Parsa
Dean, School of Real Estate and Land Management
Tel: 01285 652531
Email: ali.parsa@rau.ac.uk