Lecturer in Digital Apprenticeships
Full Time - Permanent - High Wycombe
Salary - £38, - £43, per annum
Buckinghamshire New University is an ambitious, modern university that is always open to fresh ideas and thinking. We believe in the transformative power of education, and in doing the right thing by our students, people and local community. That’s why our BNU community is a special place to work and study, and where people who want to make a difference can contribute and succeed.
Our University’s DRIVE values and are at the heart of all that we do. We are united in being dynamic, responsible, inclusive, visionary and empowering to ensure that we provide the best experience to our learners and offer excellent service to our partners and to each other as colleagues. Our commitment to these values is unwavering and they are central to our mission.
This exciting role within the College of Creative Arts, Technology and Engineering is for an Lecturer in Digital Apprenticeships to teach on our three-year Digital Technology Solutions Professional Apprenticeship degree programme. The programme is designed for current or aspiring practitioners in the IT related areas covered by the apprenticeships standard for Digital and Technology Solutions Professional. Within this context, it is designed for professionals who provide technology enabled solutions to internal and/or external customers in a range of areas including software, business and systems analysis, cyber security, data analysis and network infrastructure. We are particularly looking for talented individuals with experience of:
1. Front-end web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, front-end frameworks – e.g. React, Angular, Vue)
2. Back-end software development (e.g. Java, C++, C#, Python, Node.JS, PHP, SQL, Postman or equivalent)
3. Mobile app development, including Progressive Web Apps (e.g. React Native, Flutter, Swift, Kotlin)
4. Cloud Computing (AWS or Azure)
5. Cyber Security and InfoSec
6. Modern Software Engineering practices (including Agile/Scrum, Test Automation, CI/CD)
7. Technical / Digital leadership
Please note: you will be expected to teach at our High Wycombe campus and online.
What we offer:
8. a generous holiday entitlement (35 days per annum, plus bank holidays & closure days)
9. Hybrid working (dependent on business needs)
10. training & development support opportunities
11. contributory pension scheme
12. discounted gym membership for our on-site gym
13. a range of staff discounts with major retailers.