King's College London

About us

King’s Academy is the centre for educational development dedicated to supporting all staff in enhancing the teaching and learning environment within the College.

Our team serves as the Education ‘Think Tank’ for the University, working both on strategic priorities and to foster a supportive and progressive academic culture across the institution, in partnership with faculties and through our collaborations with staff, students and external partners.

We strive to enhance and develop the potential of all educators who support education - from early-career to experienced faculty and those in leadership roles - through structured professional development, mentorship, and evidence-informed practices.

About the role

Our Programme Design Workstream supports educators to design curricula, assessments, and programmes as holistic learning journeys, ensuring coherence across modules and a focus on inclusivity, sustainability, and digital innovation. By working in partnership with educators and students, we foster collaboration and people-centred design that creates impactful, connected, and socially responsible learning experiences. Our aim is to equip students at King’s with the knowledge, analytical skills, and collaborative competencies to address global challenges and future technological change.

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual with appropriate experience, for the post of Lecturer, Curriculum Design Adviser (Education). You will work closely with the Programme and Curriculum Design Lead in the development and delivery of advice and guidance to educators involved in the development and review of their programmes and modules of study, both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

You will independently design and deliver continuing professional development opportunities for educators focusing on curriculum development and programme design as well as collaborate closely with student partners.

The role is primarily based at King’s JCMB Campus though you will be required to travel to other campuses on occasion. As part of King’s hybrid working policy, all team members are expected to work on campus for 40-60% of their time, and we would be happy to consider flexible working arrangements should this be required.

The post will be an indefinite contract.  This is a full-time post at 1 FTE on an Academic Education Pathway contract.

About you

When writing your application, please take care to address all of the essential criteria (and desirable criteria where possible) providing clear and concise examples where applicable

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1.       PhD or EdD qualified in relevant subject area

2.       Relevant work experience and/or education: We think a wide range of different work and educational experiences could support you to be successful in this role. Relevant work experience might include a track record of teaching experience in a higher education setting, Quality Assurance, Learning Design or Assessment Design. Relevant educational experiences might include higher education in a related discipline, professional qualifications or other training.

3.       Experience of teaching in HE, in designing assessment and giving feedback, in developing resources and delivering support for teaching, and delivering professional development in an education context.

4.       Experience in supporting and enhancing others’ teaching, for example through experience of designing, delivering and evaluating professional development in an education context.

5.       Working in a collaborative team providing support and co-creating with colleagues.

6.       Track record of providing advice and guidance to individuals, departments and institutions on pedagogic issues and the wider student experience.

7.       In-depth knowledge of current issues and best practice in designing programmes, modules, learning activities and assessment.

8.       Understanding of the educational, social and cultural factors influencing change in HE, and ability to apply this understanding to the King’s context

Desirable criteria

1.       Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy or relevant teaching qualification (e.g. PGCE, PGCAP, PGCHE).

2.       Record of scholarly outputs relating to education.

3.       Evidence of working with professional services teams to support students.

4.       Experience of developing and evaluating asynchronous learning resources, such as independent learning resources available to learners on the Virtual Learning Environment.

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further Information

Please note that interviews are likely to take place on campus in early November and we will be in touch with you with further information if shortlisted.

The interview will include preparation for a short task, and we will provide you with further information if you are shortlisted.

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.

As part of this commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and through this appointment process, it is our aim to develop candidate pools that include applicants from all backgrounds and communities.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘ How we Recruit’ pages.

Interviews are likely to take place in early November.