Centre for Alternative Technology

Job Description

Senior lecturer

Graduate School of the Environment

PROGRAMME LEADER PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA IN ARCHITECTURE: ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY STUDIES

Hours: 40 Hours per week

Status: One year contract to start 1 March 2010 to 28 February 2011 to cover the sabbatical leave of the present Programme Leader

Salary: £33,851 - £43,481 depending on experience

Scope:

The Professional Diploma in Architecture: Advanced Environmental and Energy Studies programme has been running since September 2008 and runs entirely at the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) as a collaborative venture with the University of East London. CAT is regarded as Europe’s leading Eco Centre and provides many activities including education for all ages, a visitor centre and information service as well as providing higher education at postgraduate level through the Graduate School of the Environment.

The Prof Dip programme runs as a series of fixed teaching sessions, each session consists of 6 days per month at CAT (apart from August and December), a study tour in December and a 10 day summer school in August. Students are required to complete all of these sessions over a period of 18 months. The teaching events each month are residential and the time involved in each is equivalent to 15 credits.

Students on the programme complete 6 x 30 credit modules and 1 x 60 credit module over a period of 18 months, there is no part time route through the programme.

The number of students on the programme is gradually building with 2 intakes to date. There are currently 40 students on the programme. As the programme is 18 months in length there 6 month overlap between students, this increases interaction with fellow students. The programme is taught alongside the related MSc AEES and as such, there is increased interaction across disciplines. The MSc AEES (running at CAT since 2000) has enjoyed a very high reputation in the field over the past 9 years and the Professional Diploma intends to build on this.

Responsibilities:

Quality Management and Enhancement

Ensure the programme meets specified aims and objectives

Ensure the programme is conducted in accordance with the appropriate regulations and academic administrative requirements and professional body requirements

Prepare the Programme Handbook and Programme specification for each new cohort ensuring each edition incorporates the latest University regulations and policies

Monitor and review the programme of study to ensure it is up to date, relevant and demand informed

Collate feedback from the staff/student committee, staff committee and Programme committee

Liaise with the External Examiner

Prepare the REP Report and develop and implement action plans

Lead any review/revalidation of the Programme

Attend Award Boards for the Programme

Attend internal management meetings as required

Staff support

To act as immediate line manager for staff working on the programme

To be involved in the recruitment, selection and appointment of academic staff

To manage induction and probation

To be involved in appraisal, staff development and performance management

To manage academic staff work load

Student Support

Ensure adequate academic and pastoral support for students on the programme

Answer student correspondence

Programme management

Lead and oversee the programme activities and the delivery team

Ensure the integrity and availability of student data

Convene and Chair the Programme Committees, receiving student comments in advance

Admissions and recruitment

Facilitate admissions to the Programme

Attend relevant publicity events

Financial management

Prepare an annual budget for the programme in liaison with the Courses Director and monitor the budget on a quarterly basis

Accountability

Programme Leaders are accountable to the Courses Director, who in turn is accountable to the CAT management group and the Trustees of CAT Charity Ltd.

Research

To nurture and encourage research

Additional responsibilities for this programme

To arrange the modular timetable

To liaise with visiting lecturers

To work with other CAT staff and the visiting Professor in the running of the Programme

To deliver lecturers, seminars, practical and design teaching as required

To act as a personal tutor to students

To contribute to the assessment of students work

To ensure field trips, study tours and the summer school are organised

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

Post graduate qualification in architecture

Demonstrable academic expertise in architectural design and practice

Teaching at Part 2 level

Good presentation and communication skills

Good interpersonal skills

Ability to self manage to strict deadlines and on own initiative

Ability to work effectively as a member of a team

Able to commit to quality delivery

Flexible – to attend CAT for 6 days for each module (on a monthly basis) and to be present during filed trips, study tours and the summer school as necessary

Desirable

Experience of course management and development at masters level

Post graduate teaching qualification

Membership of HEA

Experience of course leadership

Hold a PhD

Informal enquiries can be made by contacting alison.pooley@cat.org.uk

Full details of the programme can be found on www.cat.org.uk/graduateschool

Interviews at CAT on Wednesday 13th January 2010

Thank you for your interest in this position. To apply:

By post:-

Please send a covering letter along with a recent copy of your C.V. to:

CAT,
Machynlleth,
Powys,
Wales,
SY20 9AZ

By email:-

Please download job application form below, complete as fully as possible and return as an attachment to vacancy@cat.org.uk

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Online:-

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Closing date for applications is: 16th December 2009

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