About Us

King’s Academy serves as the Education ‘Think Tank’ for the University focussing both on strategic priorities and in fostering a supportive and progressive academic culture across the College, in partnership with faculties and through our collaborative relationships with staff, students and external partners.     

We strive to enhance and develop the potential of all educators who support education - from early-career to experienced faculty and those in leadership roles - through structured professional development, mentorship, and evidence-informed practices.   

About the role

Your area of focus will be the coordination and delivery of the King’s Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) Development Programme, a programme of professional development for postgraduate researchers who support teaching activity at the University, which includes liaison with GTA staff leads in the Faculties and active participation in meetings of the London GTA Developers Network.    

You will also contribute to supporting other core areas of King’s Academy activity, such as the Learning and Teaching Programme, and the King’s Professional Recognition in Teaching and Learning (i.e. particularly supporting colleagues applying for HEA Associate Fellow). 

You will additionally co-deliver central and bespoke workshops for faculties, liaise with key stakeholders on their strategic priorities, and offer advice on areas of teaching and assessment.  

This is an exciting opportunity for candidates looking to develop in an education development role, and who wish to utilise their skills and expertise in student experience, academic development, and pedagogical enhancement. 

We particularly encourage applications from candidates with a STEM background, or with experience supporting staff development in these disciplines, as well as those who have experience from within and/or outside of the Higher Education sector where they can demonstrate the skills needed to succeed in this role.  

Interviews are likely to take place either in the last week of November or early December

•  Coordinate and contribute to the King’s GTA Development Programme, including 

• Liaising with and supporting GTA Leads within faculties and departments to develop opportunities for the professional development and support of their GTAs; 

• Coordinating a programme of workshops and resources to support postgraduate researchers who support teaching at King’s; 

• Working collaboratively with the King’s Academy Operations team; 

• Coordinating the work of hourly-paid workshop tutors, including two GTA Development Associates; 

• Contributing to programme evaluation to sustain, develop and measure impact. 

• Work with the leadership of King’s Academy and the wider King’s Academy team to ensure alignment with the King’s Academy strategic priorities.  

• Work with the wider King’s Academy team to contribute across the portfolio of activities, including developing resources and guidance.  

• Contribute to King’s Professional Recognition in Teaching & Learning programme through workshop facilitation, consultation and assessment at Associate Fellow level; depending on candidate experience, this may also include assessment of fellowship applications at Fellow level. 

This is a full time post on a fixed term contract for maternity cover for up to August 2025.

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. PhD or professional doctorate in Education, Higher Education or a relevant subject.
2. Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy or relevant teaching qualification (e.g. PGCE, PGCAP, PGCHE).
3. Experience of supporting and enhancing others’ teaching.
4. Experience of teaching, ideally in HE, in designing assessment and giving feedback.
5. Experience of delivering professional development in an education context.
6. Working in a collaborative team providing support and co-creating with colleagues.
7. Understanding of the educational, social and cultural factors influencing change in HE, and ability to apply this understanding to the King’s context.

Desirable criteria

1. Familiarity with the Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) role and experience supporting and developing GTAs.
2. Relevant work experience and/or education within a STEM background.
3. Track record of providing advice and guidance to individuals, departments and institutions on pedagogic issues and the wider student experience.
4. Experience of using evaluative data to evidence impact and improve practice.
5. Record of scholarly outputs in relation to education.

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further information

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘ How we Recruit’ pages.

We are not able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.