Associate - Network of Teaching and Learning (TL)

Entity: Network of Quality, Teaching and Learning

Location: Karachi, Pakistan

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Assistant Director, Network of Teaching and Learning (TL), you will be responsible to plan, co-ordinate and implement professional development activities for faculty in teaching and learning. You will also be required to:

• Contribute to the development and operationalisation of a strategic plan for the Network of Teaching and Learning including the AKU Teachers Academy
• Develop & coordinate workshops and seminars for faculty across AKU on teaching and learning, as well as confidential consultation clinics for individual and groups of faculty on teaching
• Maintain workshop and seminar schedules as well as a database on all faculty development activities
• Promote Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) activities amongst faculty by supporting the SOTL Grants and the SOTL Conference
• Engage in research related activities e.g. literature reviews, data collection, writing research reports and other publications
• Contribute content for the Network's website and write annual reports on faculty development activities conducted throughout the year
• Work closely with Quality Assurance and Improvement (QAI) Network and Blended and Digital Learning (BDL)Network team members as a part of the wider Quality Teaching and Learning (QTL) Network team
• Work with QAI_net in planning and developing faculty and student support on teaching and learning to address such issues arising from QA reviews
• Support the evaluation of all TL_net programmes and events and promote best practices in the area of faculty development in teaching and learning
• Provide orientation to faculty through AKU's Faculty Orientation of Teaching and Learning (FOTL) programme
• Support the delivery of all TL_net flagship programmes, as well as, the Teaching Enhancement Accredited Certification of the Higher Education Academy, Continuous Professional Development (TEACH CPD) Scheme
• Support the wider QTL_net team in administrative, logistical and coordination related task as and when required.

Requirements

You must have:

• A Master's degree in Education, instructional and/or faculty development or in related field
• Over 3 years' experience in a higher education environment or an appropriate combination of relevant professional and higher education experience
• Knowledge of the integration and pedagogy of education technology
• Strong background in teaching methodologies
• Experience in facilitating professional development
• Excellent oral and written skills in English
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to work with minimal direction and supervision
• Ability to work under pressure and work towards resolving problems in a timely manner.

Applications should be submitted latest by March 17, 2019