Associate Lecturer

About ARU:

ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
ARU’s research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields.  We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities.  Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.

ARU Peterborough opened its doors to students in September 2022. The university was delivered in partnership with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority and Peterborough City Council. ARU Peterborough will provide transformational and inclusive higher education for the city and region.

https://aru.ac.uk/peterborough

About the role:

As part of this exciting project, we are developing our associate lecturer staff base.  These hourly paid roles complement the permanent academic staff base, providing expertise in specialist areas and input from industry and practice to give our students the benefit of a wide range of professional experience and specialism.  You will need a degree or relevant professional qualification. The areas we are keen to resource are:

• Network Management – Knowledge of Cisco Networks would be an advantage
• Network and Cyber Security Management
• Cloud Computing

To deliver the following modules: 

• Computer Systems and Networking Fundamentals (Level 4)
• Secure Computer Networks (Level 5)
• Network and Cyber Security Management (Level 5)
• Cloud Computing (Level 6)

We are particularly interested in candidates with experience using innovative, industry relevant and engaging teaching techniques which focus on the development of employability skills.

We are committed to creating an environment where everyone can fulfil their potential and thrive. We welcome and encourage applications from all parts of the community particularly those who are not traditionally associated with computing.

Informal enquiries can be made to James Larner, Professional Lead – Creative and Digital Arts and Sciences: james.larner@aru.ac.uk

Find out more about working with us and how we recruit.

We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.

We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

In accordance with the UK Government’s immigration points-based system, this post does not meet the characteristics of a skilled job including salary criteria to be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route.

Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.

Guidance Notes: 

For a list of key requirements, please download the Job Description and Person Specification above. To apply for this role please demonstrate how your skills and experience match the criteria in the person specification.