Lecturer - Applied Technology Foundation Year

Salary: £42663 - £49399 per annum + £4000 London Weighting

Employment type: Permanent

Hours per week: 37

Reporting into: Senior Lecturer

Faculty: Foundation Studies

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These roles operate on a hybrid working arrangement that will require 3-4 days travel into our Stratford campus. Our working model arrangements are a non-contractual benefit so please note that an Arden work location is added to our employment contracts.

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About Arden University:

We are an aspirational and multi-award-winning university, delivering rapid growth with ambitious plans to disrupt the HE sector through our passion for innovation and digital education. Our vision is to become the first-choice university for career-focused lifelong learners worldwide, ensuring that everyone, everywhere can access higher education.

There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines, forge worldwide partnerships, and expand our locations.

About our Faculty

The Faculty of Foundation Studies is Arden University’s academic gateway into higher education, supporting students from admission and induction through to achievement, progression and future success. Bringing together Foundation Year, Foundation Degree, new-student induction and academic admissions activity, the Faculty provides accessible and inclusive pathways for students from a wide range of educational, personal and professional backgrounds.

Our purpose is to widen participation while ensuring every student is prepared to succeed. We combine subject knowledge with academic, digital and professional skills, helping students build confidence, develop a strong sense of belonging and progress successfully into further study or employment. Our teaching is applied, supportive and career-focused, with clear links between learning, assessment, workplace practice and students’ future ambitions.

You will join a large, collaborative and growing academic community committed to excellent teaching, inclusive curriculum design and evidence-informed student support. This is an exciting time to join the Faculty as we develop discipline-aligned Foundation Year routes, expand our Foundation Degree portfolio and embed employability, enterprise and responsible use of AI across the student experience.

About the Opportunity:

We are currently looking for a team of Lecturers to join our faculty to teach on our Applied Technology (Computing) Foundation Year which is set to grow and may include Engineering/Cybersecurity and Data programmes in the near future. This will include 16 hours of teaching (4 groups), academic support including office hours and tutorials and facilitating the cover rota in campus. You will be expected to go to campus 3-4 days a week to suit the student timetable.

Responsibilities within our academic programmes include:

• Deliver engaging and dynamic lectures both face-to-face and online for our blended and distance learning students.

• Take on module leadership, ensuring consistent quality and development of learning materials and schemes of work.

• Oversee assessment marking, create authentic assessments, and provide high-quality feedback.

• Lead or support the creation of new programmes and refresh existing ones to align with industry trends and employer requirements.

• Collaborate with colleagues to provide academic advice and support to students.

• Drive innovation in teaching methods, student support, and assessment

• Assist with student orientation weeks (online) and face to face in campus

• Support students with their assessments including 1-1s, group tutorials and scaffolded assessment feedback sessions

• Assist students through providing reminders and tracking those who are at risk of non-submission via phone calls, online 1-1 tutorials and face to face assessment tutorials

• Work closely to develop our assessment and resit clinics

• Develop/create interactive videos, podcasts and activities that could be shared on our VLE and in-class activities

• Act as a Personal Academic Coach (PAC), supporting students' engagement, progression and academic success.

About You:

We are looking for individuals who understand challenges to student engagement in a university setting and have experience of teaching Computing and academic skills in this subject-area. You must be positive and empathetic to dealing with student issues, ensuring we further engage students with their studies and ensuring positive student outcomes.

Our Applied Technology Foundation Year is majority Computing students, therefore we are looking for someone with proven experience with some of the following:

• Programming (Python, Java)

• Database

• Operating Systems/Networking

• Digital Business/Ethics

• IT Project Management

• Data Analysis/Big Data/AI

• Cloud Computing

• HCI/UX/Web Development

• Cyber Security

An interest in AI in education, or enterprise/innovation would be advantageous.

Essential Skills / Experience:

• You must have a master’s degree or equivalent professional qualification in subject relevant to the teaching area.

• You must have a recognised HE Teaching Qualification and /or Advance HE Fellowship at FHEA/SFHEA level or demonstrate commitment to gain this recognition within 12 months of appointment

• Able to evidence CPD to show your commitment to enhancing your knowledge and teaching capability, including your practical teaching methods and techniques.

Why Arden:

At Arden, you will become a part of a passionate and dedicated team who are committed to removing unnecessary barriers to learning and making education more accessible. Our people work hard to ensure our students journeys are the best they can possibly be, as such we want to reward our people with fantastic benefits. Employees benefit from:

• 30 days holiday + bank holidays on-top, and even a Christmas closure!

• A generous Aviva pension plan, company contributions starting from 7%

• SimplyHealth plan option

• Private Medical Insurance coverage (applies to certain job roles)

• Access to Perkbox benefits

• Study any Arden course for free, with a discount for all family and friends

• Plus, other excellent benefits

• Our ‘Golden Ticket’ which allows you to gift anyone in your life a free Arden education

Our Values:

Stand out, Progressive, Accessible, Resourceful, Kindness, reflect who we are as an institution, a team and as individuals. If they also reflect you and you are excited by the chance to be