Senior Lecturer in Project Management - Distance Learning

Salary: £50,522 - £61,749 per annum

Employment type: Permanent

Hours per week: 37

Part-time opportunities may also be available. Please indicate in your application whether you wish to be considered for a full-time or part-time position.

Reporting into: Head of Department for Supply Chain and Project Management

Department: Supply Chain and Project Management

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This role is open only to applicants based in the UK

Our working model arrangements are a non-contractual benefit so please note that an Arden work location is added to our employment contracts.

We are an aspirational and multi-award-winning university, delivering rapid growth with ambitious plans to disrupt the HE sector through our passion for innovation and digital education. Our vision is to become the first-choice university for career-focused lifelong learners worldwide, ensuring that everyone, everywhere can access higher education.

There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines, forge worldwide partnerships, and expand our locations.

You will join our dynamic and growing academic team in the Department of Supply Chain and Project Management, supporting the delivery and development of our undergraduate, postgraduate, and degree apprenticeship programmes.

We deliver a broad range of undergraduate, postgraduate, and degree apprenticeship programmes designed to prepare students for the demands of today’s global supply chains and project-based environments.

Our teaching combines academic rigour with real-world relevance, covering key areas such as logistics, procurement, sustainability, digital innovation, and project leadership. By working closely with employers and industry partners, we ensure our students gain the knowledge, confidence, and practical experience they need to succeed in their chosen careers.

To lead, develop and monitor postgraduate and undergraduate programmes, ensuring high levels of student outcomes. This includes curriculum development and quality management and enhancement, alongside the full range of teaching duties.

You will undertake effective ongoing review and enhancement of the programme, ensuring high levels of student engagement and outcomes, and ensuring teaching is research-informed, up to date and enables students to develop high levels of subject knowledge and skills for graduate level employment.

The role includes designing and/or leading the development of teaching material, supporting new course proposals and the creation of new programmes and modules, while building internal and external networks and developing links with relevant professional bodies and academic groups.

You will also contribute to planning and managing academic resource, including workload allocation of academic staff and ensuring resources are appropriately deployed.

We are looking for an approachable and adaptable Senior Lecturer with a proven track record of supporting colleagues and leading academic teams or module leaders.

You will be passionate about enhancing student success, confident in managing change and navigating ambiguity, and thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced and growing organisation.

• A PhD or equivalent in Project Management, Supply Chain Management or a closely related discipline.
• Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) or above.
• Experience as a Programme Team Leader.

• Industry engagement and knowledge exchange with industry partners.
• Senior or Principal Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA/PFHEA).
• Relevant professional accreditation, certification or chartered status through…