Assistant Professor (Education) in Midwifery - Department of Nursing and Midwifery - 100201Z26 - Grade 8

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Position Details

Department of Nursing and Midwifery, School of Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Health
Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK
Full time starting salary is normally in the range £47,389 to £56,535 with potential progression once in post to £63,606
Grade: 8
Part Time, 0.75 FTE (28.1 hours per week)
Fixed Term contract up to 9 months (with potential extension to 12 months)
Closing date: 22nd October 2026

Background

You will contribute to a range of education-related activities including clinical skills, digital and practice learning across our Midwifery programmes. You will work closely with our Lead Midwife for Education/Programme Director and other academic teaching staff to support ongoing implementation and development of our blended learning programme. In addition, you will be expected to demonstrate academic citizenship, developing and maintaining mutually respectful and supportive working relationships with all staff and students; ensuring the way you carry out your role impacts positively on how others carry out theirs.

Your teaching is likely to include a substantial contribution to: (a) the management, development and delivery of teaching and assessment at all levels; and (b) enhancement of the student experience and employability. The role will typically also involve developing and advising others, including: (a) providing expert advice to staff, students and apprentices, and (b) developing and advising others on learning and teaching tasks and methods.

Role Summary

You will be expected to advance teaching and learning practice in your modules within the Department, take a role in leading aspects of curriculum development, and play an important role in student and apprentice academic and pastoral support. You will deliver excellent teaching that inspires students and apprentices and is informed by discipline-based research.

Management and administration responsibilities may include developing and making contributions to placement partnerships, knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, public engagement, widening participation, outreach, or similar activities at Department/School level or further within the University and with health and social care partners.

Main Duties

Education

1. You will contribute across the range of teaching and learning activities:

contribute to leading curriculum development and/or renewal;
develop and manage approaches to teaching and learning that are best practice in the subject area or institution;
advise others on aspects of learning, teaching and assessment;
deliver teaching and learning in line with professional and regulatory requirements for approved programmes;
advance the practice of teaching in their modules and within the department, and play an important role in student and apprentice academic support;
inform your teaching practice by discipline-based research, in this case midwifery;
frequently update your subject expertise, and undertake personal professional development in teaching, including self-reflection on own teaching, using student and peer review feedback, to enhance own teaching and learning processes;
you may play an important role in the recruitment and admission of students;
If you hold a doctorate you could co-supervise doctoral students to completion.

2. Using a variety of methods in teaching and advising individuals and groups of undergraduates, postgraduates, or CPD students, including (as appropriate):

teaching and examining courses at a range of levels;
planning and reviewing your own teaching approaches and encouraging others to do the same;
designing contemporary, inclusive, engaging and academically challenging curriculum content;
working collaboratively with colleagues to design and deliver teaching, learning and assessment;
using digital resources/environments effectively to support learning and assessment;
developing programme proposals and making substantial contributions to the design of teaching programmes more widely;
where appropriate, undertaking and developing the full range of responsibilities in relation to supervision, marking and examining;
developing and advising others on learning and teaching tasks and methods;
developing and making substantial contributions to knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, public engagement activities or similar on own specialism that enhances the student experience or employability, and which benefits the College and University;
devising and supervising projects, student and apprentice dissertations and practical work.

Management/Administration

To contribute to Departmental /School administration. This may include:

contributing to the administration/management of teaching across the Department/School;
where appropriate, leading and managing a team to devise and implement a new and/or revised process (e.g. new programme or a recruitment drive);
advising on personal development of colleagues and students;
contributing to administrative activities within the University (e.g. appeals panels, working groups);
managing enterprise, business development, and public engagement activities;
developing and making substantial contributions to knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, public engagement, widening participation, schools’ outreach;
promoting equality, diversity and inclusion through monitoring and evaluation and actively challenging unacceptable behaviour.

Citizenship

Contributing to an inclusive working environment

pursuing your activities in a way that helps others to pursue their activities effectively and efficiently;
demonstrating a willingness to be involved in a variety of activities supporting University life (e.g., participation in graduation, Departmental/School committees);
demonstrating support for colleagues, such as sharing resources, providing advice;
willingness to volunteer for one-off duties (such as supporting School, Institute, and Departmental projects);
positively engaging in School/ Department strategic initiatives;
proactive support and involvement in activities specifically contributing to a positive and inclusive community spirit across the Department/ School/College/University.

Person Specification

Hold a bachelor or higher degree relevant to the discipline of midwifery
Current NMC registration as a midwife.
Hold a doctorate or working towards is desirable
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of contemporary midwifery practice
Extensive teaching experience and scholarship within subject specialism of midwifery
Proven ability to devise, advise on and manage learning.
Skills in managing, motivating and mentoring others.

Teaching

Ability to design, deliver, assess and revise teaching programmes.
Extensive experience and demonstrated success in developing appropriate approaches to learning and teaching and advising colleagues.
Experience and achievement in knowledge transfer, enterprise and similar activity that enhances the student experience or employability.
Experience in developing digital learning resources and delivering online learning is desirable.

Management Administration

Ability to contribute to School/Departmental management processes.
Ability to assess and organise resources effectively.
Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration processes.
Ability to identify issues with the potential to impact protected groups and take appropriate action.
Other relevant criteria from our equality and diversity knowledge, skills and experience document.

Further particulars can be found here

Informal enquiries to Teresa Shalofsky, email: t.shalofsky@bham.ac.uk

Use of AI in applications: We want to understand your genuine interest in the role and for the written elements of your application to accurately reflect your own communication style. Applications that rely too heavily on AI tools can appear generic and lack the detail we need to assess your skills and experience. Such applications will unlikely be progressed to interview.

We believe there is no such thing as a 'typical' member of University of Birmingham staff and that diversity in its many forms is a strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation and debate at the heart of University life. We are committed to proactively addressing the barriers experienced by some groups in our community and are proud to hold Athena SWAN, Race Equality Charter and Disability Confident accreditations. We have an Equality Diversity and Inclusion Centre that focuses on continuously improving the University as a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. We are also committed to sustainability, which is a key part of our strategy. You can find out more about our work to create a fairer university for everyone on our website.