Senior Lecturer in Education, Mental Health and Wellbeing

INTERNAL ADVERT FOR EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY STAFF

We’re here to create and harness knowledge, to deliver opportunity for everyone.

About the Role

As Senior Lecturer in Education, Mental Health and Wellbeing, you will be required to make a significant contribution to the leadership of existing externally funded research and external engagement activity with strategic partners across education, health and wellbeing and related fields. You will ensure that this work creates value and impact internally and externally, and your previous experience of leading and delivering externally funded projects will ensure you fulfil this alongside all other agreed deliverables of our current work. You will teach across a range of provision bringing your knowledge and expertise of Mental Health and Wellbeing in Education. You will take line management responsibility for other colleagues engaged in this activity and lead the development of new areas of income generating research, knowledge exchange and continuing professional development activity in association with our strategic partners.

For informal enquiries about this vacancy, you may wish to contact: Helen O’Keeffe, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Education (Acting) at okeeffeh@edgehill.ac.uk.

About You

You will also have a considerable track record of leading and managing strategic external partnerships, and of engaging in externally funded research, knowledge exchange, and continuing professional development. Successful experience of engaging partners in public engagement activities, with clear impact creation, is essential so you will need to draw upon your demonstrable ability to derive impact from your work to be successful in the role. You will have an established research profile in education, mental health and wellbeing and related fields, and have a track record of successfully engaging various external partners and stakeholders in these areas, including through successful competitive funding bids.

You will enrich our students’ experience through your expertise and subject knowledge as evidenced through your qualifications and extensive experience of teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level. You will have previous experience of successfully supervising doctoral students and other researchers, and of providing all students with a high-quality learning experience resulting in excellent graduate outcomes.

Internal staff wishing to apply for a fixed term role as a secondment opportunity must discuss this with their existing line manager before applying.

At Edge Hill University we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.

Rewards & Benefits

A minimum of 48 days annual leave per annum, pro rata (inclusive of bank holiday and University closure days)Access to a range of CPD to support your career development, with three defined pathways for progression.Free foreign language, and Sign Language evening classesEmployee assistance programme with access to free confidential counselling sessions, legal & financial advice, and as health & wellbeing resources.Automatic enrolment into the Teacher’s Pension Scheme with our employer contribution of 23.68%Discounted membership to our onsite state-of-the-art sport and leisure facilitiesBeautiful award-winning on-campus working environment.Staff benefits scheme, which provides you with discounts across the high street, supermarket shopping, cinema tickets, dining out and more.

About Us

At Edge Hill University we believe in the life changing opportunities knowledge can create. Since 1885, we’ve been creating access to knowledge for those who may not have had the opportunity to before. 

Today, the effect we have has a far-reaching impact, not just for those who come to study here but for those who work, invest in, and live in our local communities too. So, if you’ve ever wondered if one person can make a difference, simply speak to our alumni, students, and award-winning staff.

Because for us education isn’t about how much you take in. It’s about what you take out into the world. 

Inspiring minds and changing futures since 1885, Edge Hill University is “A great success story… an institution that improves and impresses year after year” – Times Higher Education.

Closing Date: 03 Oct 2024

Department: Academic

Salary: £51,283 to £57,696 per annum pro rata Internal Advert. Fixed term contract for 36 months - Campus based role