Overview
External Engagement and Global
These full-time fixed-term posts are available immediately for a time-limited project ending 31 March 2026. The starting salary for these posts will be from £33,951 (pro rata) on Grade E. These roles offer the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home. Two roles are available within this project – please indicate in your application which role(s) you are interested in.
Summary
We have two job roles available within our award-winning Access, Participation & Outreach Team to deliver an exciting project creating interventions designed to develop literacy in artificial intelligence (AI) to support widening participation. Two full-time fixed term posts are required for this time-limited project funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). The roles - focusing on project management and content creation respectively - will very much work as a team to create a range of resources to build AI literacy amongst learners from under-represented backgrounds and related teacher CPD.
Outreach Officer – AI
* This role is responsible for designing and delivering a range of materials, resources and activities to build AI literacy amongst students from backgrounds typically under-represented in higher education to support educational and career outcomes.
* Knowledge and experience of AI and its applications are essential requirements of this specialist role.
* With excellent communications skills, you will be confident in working with groups of learners from various age groups, building relationships with teaching staff, and presenting to prospective students, their families and carers.
* The postholder will design a range of activities and resources which can be delivered through existing widening participation and outreach activities with Yr10-13 students and mature students.
* You will work with academic skills colleagues to develop resources to support transition and design inputs to ‘skill-up’ existing teams to support sustainable delivery after the end of the project.
* While a focus of your role will be planning, design and materials production, you will also contribute to the delivery of priority outreach projects, both in person and online.
* Appointment will be subject to a DBS check and on occasion may involve travel within the UK.
Project Officer – AI Outreach
* This role is responsible for project managing the design and delivery of a range of materials, resources and activities to build AI literacy amongst students from backgrounds typically under-represented in higher education to support educational and career outcomes.
* Working alongside the Outreach Officer, who will focus on content design, the Project Officer will manage the planning, monitoring, reporting and stakeholder management aspects of the project in addition to jointly working on aspects of delivery.
* A general understanding of AI and its applications is a requirement of this specialist role.
* With a knowledge of the issues surrounding progression to higher education, you will have proven project management skills and be comfortable with writing reports, monitoring expenditure and conducting evaluation.
* Providing secretarial support for the project Steering Group, you will plan and support formal meetings and produce related minutes and reports.
* The postholder will have technical competence in delivering information across different channels to meet a variety of communication objectives and working effectively with a range of stakeholders.
Attachments
Please read the Job Description and Person Specifications for full details of these roles by clicking on the attachments.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community. With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.
Benefits
We offer some fantastic benefits including:
* 41 days leave per year
* Options for flexible working
* Numerous discounts at leading retailers
* Onsite gyms on all of our campus’ and a cycle to work scheme
* Sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy
* Stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England
Further information
Please contact Nicola Sinclair, Head of Access, Participation and Outreach, n.m.sinclair@exeter.ac.uk for more information.
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