The following two posts will be advertised in The Guardian and The 
Higher this week.   Application forms and further particulars may be 
obtained from Human Resources.  I would be happy to talk 
informally about the jobs to anyone who might be interested in 
applying. Penny Hatton


THE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS

STAFF AND DEPARTMENTAL DEVELOPMENT UNIT 
(SDDU)
TWO POSTS: ACADEMIC STAFF DEVELOPMENT 
OFFICER and 
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

The above posts are available immediately, the Educational 
Development Officer on a 3-year rolling basis and the Academic 
Staff Development Officer for a fixed period to 31 March 2002 
(funding position thereafter to be reviewed).

The Educational Development Officer (EDO) will provide staff 
and educational development support for staff, postgraduates and 
departments across the University, including full involvement in 
the SDDU Postgraduate Certificate and Diploma programmes 
in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, development 
of new programmes and routes to membership of the proposed 
Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, 
departmental development, and contributions to the SDDU short 
course programme.

The Academic Staff Development Officer (ASDO) will have 
special responsibility (approximately 50% of the time) for 
providing strategic staff development support for the School of 
Healthcare Studies, with particular focus on curriculum 
management/development and educational development.  The 
appointee will also provide staff and educational development 
support for academic and related staff across the University, 
including contributions to the SDDU short course programme and 
its Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in 
Higher Education for new lecturers.

Applicants for both posts should have proven experience of 
providing recent successful educational or academic staff 
development in teaching and learning in HE and of course design, 
a sound knowledge and understanding of issues in HE in general 
and in educational development in HE in particular, a proven 
ability to work with academic staff across a wide range of 
disciplines in HE, and excellent communication, facilitation, 
administrative and IT skills.  A masters degree in education would 
be desirable.  For the EDO post applicants should also have 
experience of HE teaching and assessment.  Experience, 
knowledge and understanding of approaches to APEL in teaching 
and to open, distance, flexible and computer-based learning would 
be desirable, as would publications in HE.  Applicants for the 
ASDO post should have the ability quickly to assimilate healthcare 
education and training issues, and experience of teaching and 
publishing in HE would be desirable.  Knowledge and 
understanding of open, distance, flexible and computer-based 
learning would be advantageous, as would an understanding of 
contemporary healthcare education issues.

Informal enquiries about both posts may be made to Penny 
Hatton, Director of Staff and Departmental Development, tel 
0113 233 4012.

Salary for both posts will be on the scale for Other Related Staff 
Grade 3 (£24,591 - £29,048 pa) according to qualifications and 
relevant experience.  For an exceptional candidate for the EDO 
post an appointment on Grade 4 (£26,523 - £31,470) or Grade 5 
(£29,048 - £34,464) will be considered.  For the ASDO post, an 
appointment on Grade 4 (£26,523 - £31,470) will be considered 
for an exceptional candidate.

Application forms and further particulars may be obtained from 
Human Resources, the University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, tel 
0113 233 5771, e-mail [log in to unmask]
Details may also be downloaded from the World Wide Web, 
address http://www.leeds.ac.uk/jobadverts
In all enquiries for the EDO post please quote the reference 
number 119-148-006-047.
In all enquiries for the ASDO post please quote the reference 
number 119-149-006-047.
Closing date for applications Friday 9 October 1998.





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Penny Hatton
Director of Staff & Departmental Development
Staff & Departmental Development Unit
University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, England.
Tel : +44 (0)113 233 4012
Fax : +44 (0)113 233 4095
Email : [log in to unmask]
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