Salary: €55,226 - €62,520 per annum

Employment type: Permanent

Hours per week: 37

Reporting into: Head of Department 

Department: Computing 

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This role operates on a hybrid working arrangement that will require 3 or 4 days travel into our Berlin campus. This may fluctuate in line with business requirements. Our working model arrangements are a non-contractual benefit so please note that an Arden work location is added to our employment contracts.

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 Department:

We are seeking a passionate Senior Computing Lecturer to join our innovative team within our Department of Computing & Technology. Our lecturers are designing and delivering cutting-edge programmes that aim to meet the evolving needs of employers and prepare graduates for tomorrow’s challenges.

About the Opportunity:

As a Senior Computing Lecturer, you will collaborate with a team of academics located across Arden's campuses, working together to provide the best possible experience for our students. Our blended learning programmes offer flexible daytime and evening classes, while our distance learning programmes engage students through a variety of online learning platforms. As a Senior Lecturer in Computing you will:

• Co-ordinate and line manage academic teams, and work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective delivery of programmes in accordance with University strategy, policies and process.
• Lead on or assist with the development of new programmes and the review and refresh of our existing programmes, ensuring alignment with employer requirements and the employability needs of our students.
• Teaching and training activities (both face to face and online).
• Lead, develop and monitor students, using a range of innovative approaches to enhance the student experience and improve student outcomes.
• Module leadership, ensuring levels of consistency and quality and developing our learning materials and schemes of work.
• Assessment marking and development, developing authentic assessments, ensuring appropriate marking guidance is provided and maintaining levels of quality in terms of feedback and evaluation processes
• Innovate in terms of teaching practice, support, and assessment.

About You:

As a Senior Lecturer in Computing, you will be confident in using a variety of techniques that align with Arden’s focus on active learning, in both face-to-face teaching at our campuses and online teaching platforms. As a module leader, you will ensure that modules are delivered consistently and to our university standards. You will be confident in leading and managing academic teams, ensuring standards of quality across teaching and assessment. You will also be comfortable supervising final year projects and supporting students applying their academic and technical skills to solve real world problems.

To be successful as a Senior Lecturer in Computing here at Arden you must have:

• A Master’s Degree or equivalent professional qualification in a Computing Science or related discipline.

• Proven experience in delivering engaging teaching across Levels 4 to 7 in at least 3 of the following areas:

• 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

• Ideally, industry experience in the subject relevant to the teaching area
• Experience in using diverse teaching techniques in both face-to-face teaching and online platforms.

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!
• Fully Paid Deutschlandticket (covering public transport/regional trains in Germany)
• Urban Sports Club Membership
• Study any Arden course for free, with a discount for all family and friend
• ‘Golden Ticket’ which allows you to gift anyone in your life a free Arden education
• Plus, other excellent benefits

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 the driving, creative force within a growing business, we want to hear from you.

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

Closing Date: Sunday 25th May 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the specified closing date should we receive sufficient applications or in order to respond to business needs. In order to avoid missing an opportunity to apply please submit your application as early as possible.

If you are a current Arden student or have an upcoming course with us, you are not eligible to apply for Student Experience roles due to a conflict of interest related to system access.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion:

As an Equal Opportunity Employer we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Therefore, we make sure that our recruitment and selection processes never discriminate based upon people's age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances, and actively welcome applications from all groups.