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The Opportunity
Are you passionate about guiding future leaders through impactful, real-world projects? We’re looking for dynamic and driven Associate Lecturers to support MBA students as they tackle transformation challenges in the health and care sector.
In this role, you’ll be at the heart of the learning journey—providing expert supervision, insightful feedback, and academic guidance on Master’s level projects focused on innovation, enhancement, and improvement. You’ll help students refine their project proposals, sharpen their objectives and methodology, and support them in crafting a compelling 12,000-word final submission.
Work is offered on both a semester basis, or a task and finish basis, allowing you to accept work that fits your schedule and professional interests.
Key Responsibilities
* Teaching and Learning (DL): Leading interactive online sessions via Zoom, engaging students through discussion forums, and providing prompt support and feedback.
* Marking & Assessment: Participating in standardisation exercises, undertaking formative and summative marking, and adhering to strict deadlines.
* Supervision: Providing high-quality supervision and guidance for student projects and dissertations.
* Authoring Content: Developing or revising engaging lecture and learning content, ensuring copyright compliance.
* Other Duties: Participating in meetings, peer reviews, and staff development activities to maintain teaching quality.
About You
You will be an experienced lecturer with the ability to deliver high-quality teaching and learning. The following qualifications and skills are required:
* A degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent professional experience.
* Experience teaching and assessing students within the UK higher education sector.
* Experience delivering student-centred teaching and, for DL roles, experience teaching through distance learning.
* Up-to-date industry experience.
* Fellowship of Advance HE (or willingness to work towards it with Arden’s support).
* A teaching qualification.
* For teaching at postgraduate level, a postgraduate qualification or equivalent.
Desirable:
* A teaching qualification.
* For teaching at postgraduate level, a postgraduate qualification or equivalent.
Why Arden
At Arden, you will become a part of a passionate and dedicated team who are committed to removing unnecessary barriers to learning and making education more accessible. Our people work hard to ensure our students journeys are the best they can possibly be, and we reward our people with fantastic benefits. Employees benefit from:
* Rolled up holiday pay, and Christmas closure
* A generous Aviva pension plan, with a company contribution of 7% (subject to eligibility)
* Access to:
o UK Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - by Health Assured
o Menopause at Work and Wellbeing Hubs
o Various discounts and savings schemes
Closing Date: Tuesday 4 November 2025
Please note that this is an urgent vacancy; we will review applications, shortlist, and interview as they are received. The role may close prior to the advertised closing date if a suitable candidate is identified. We encourage interested applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible.
Arden University is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. If you have a disability, you may be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the role. If you wish to be considered under this scheme, indicate this in the application form. For more details on the Disability Equality Act 2010, please refer to the guidance here.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We actively welcome applications from all groups.
DBS statement:
In our commitment to ensuring a safe and secure environment for all members of our community, we require a DBS check for all new staff members joining roles that involve working with apprentices. The DBS check should be initiated and completed before the scheduled start date.
Arden’s values
Stand out, Progressive, Accessible, Resourceful, Kindness reflect who we are as an institution, a team and as individuals. If they also reflect you and you are excited by the chance to be the driving, creative force within a growing business, we want to hear from you.
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