Working at
University College Birmingham
Be part of an exciting new era
Looking for a new career in education? Want to pass on your expertise and make a difference to the careers of the next generation?
Reinforced by our new partnership with the University of Warwick, University College Birmingham is entering into an exciting and ambitious period and as part of this, we are looking for highly-skilled, industry-focused professionals to join us on our journey.
We are looking for aspirational, high-performing and teaching-focused individuals to join our lecturing staff. You should have relevant education and/or industry experience but, most importantly, be passionate about seeing students excel and achieve.
If this sounds like you, we’d love you to get in touch.
- Full and part-time teaching roles
- Further and higher education
- All levels - associate lecturers, lecturers and senior lecturers across the salary grades
- Professional services roles also available
Available roles
Please visit our recruitment site to view currently available roles. If you have any questions, feel free to get in touch.
Reshaping our future
University College Birmingham is entering one of the most exciting and ambitious periods of development and we are delighted to be rebranding and reshaping our Business School with a future focused, digital, industry and community approach.
Under the leadership of a new Executive Director and Deputy Director, we are looking to expand our existing team with new appointments that will span a diverse and exciting profile of business enterprise, marketing, digital, finance, accounting, MBA, entrepreneurship and much more.
We are proud of our fantastic facilities and innovative approaches in technology and enterprise, where we aim to prepare graduates with applied skills that help them to keep pace with a fast-moving digital world, and we are looking to expand our small and large business contacts to enhance our student experience further.
We are looking for outstanding and inspirational staff to work in partnership with our diverse and active community at our campuses in the centre of Birmingham and for staff who will inspire our students through developing their creativity, self-belief, and employability.
If you are that person, we would be delighted to offer you a tour of our campuses and to receive your application.
Who are we?
University College Birmingham is a highly-respected, career-focused education and training establishment specialising in vocational courses in both the higher and further education sectors, alongside a growing portfolio of apprenticeships.
We have a unique, collaborative partnership with the University of Warwick, ranked 8th in the 2023 Guardian League Tables, and our reputation for excellence means the University is popular with international students, who join us from 57 countries across the globe.
Benefits of working with us
Our £160 million investment into facilities and campuses means you will be working at modern, vibrant campuses in the heart of the city centre, complete with excellent training environments and cutting edge resources and technology to support your teaching. As well as excellent salaries – based on qualifications and relevant experience – we offer:
- Up to 50 days' leave per year
- Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (for teaching staff – employer contribution currently additional 23.68% of salary)
- Flexible and/or remote working by agreement within your department
- Funded CPD opportunities which include undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate courses with negotiated learning support time
- Free membership of brand new on-campus gym
- Opportunities to teach at both college FE and university HE level
- Heavily subsidised on-site car parking
- Heavily subsidised private healthcare
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Salary sacrifice car leasing, tech and cycle schemes
Subject areas we are looking for
- Business lecturers - with specialisms in marketing, finance and accounting, computing, digital and cyber and engineering
- Tourism lecturers - with specialisms in aviation, airport management and hospitality
- Creative industries lecturers - with specialisms in aesthetics, theatrical make-up, hair and beauty
- Education lecturers - with specialisms in early childhood and those in initial teacher training
- Health lecturers - with specialisms in mental health and adult nursing and physiotherapy
- Sport lecturers - with specialisms in sport, sports therapy and nutrition
- Food lecturers - with specialisms in bakery and culinary arts management
- Maths and English lecturers
Pay scales
- Associate Lecturer – £29,605 - £36,024
- FE Lecturer - £33,966 - £41,732
- HE Lecturer - £37,099- £41,732
- Senior Lecturer - £42,978 - £54,395
*University College Birmingham is an equal opportunities employer.
*All applicants for employment at the University will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the principles of Safeguarding and the PREVENT agenda in the context of further and higher education.
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