Institutional Researcher – Full Time, Fixed Term (24 months)

Institutional Researcher – Full Time, Fixed Term (24 months)
£34,308 – £40,931 per annum (Grade 5)
Excellent Benefits Package

The Department of Learning and Teaching Enhancement (DLTE) work in collaboration with academic colleagues, students and professional services to inspire and support the development of learning and teaching practices across Edinburgh Napier University, with the intention of enhancing the student learning experience.

We seek to model good practice, supportively creating space for staff to reflect on and develop their pedagogic knowledge and skill base to create curricula which maximise student engagement and learning.

As part of our ongoing efforts to enable staff and students to thrive, we are currently recruiting an Institutional Researcher to review and collate institutional student data that will inform our learning and teaching practices and offer us a contextualised understanding of student engagement.

The Role:

This role will give you the opportunity to use your excellent research skills to provide valuable support and consultancy for Schools and Professional Services on Learning and Teaching strategic objectives.

As part of our ongoing commitment to delivering a personalised learning experience for students, you will have the responsibility to lead on designing and implementing projects that will drive forward L&T strategic priorities.

As a PhD student or graduate, or someone with experience of working in higher education contexts, you will likely have a good understanding of the current challenges facing the sector with regards to Learning and Teaching.

This along with your keen interest in data, will put you in an excellent position to identify and work with relevant datasets to gather a range of student perspectives, enhancing institution-wide understanding of student needs, expectations and experiences.

You will get to conduct individual and collaborative evaluative research projects, write up research work for peer-reviewed publication and potentially make a real difference to how the University’s curriculum is designed, helping Edinburgh Napier University to maintain its position as the #1 university in Edinburgh for Student Satisfaction.

For a full job description and comprehensive list of duties, please click here .

What we will need from you:

• PhD in a relevant discipline and/or demonstrable equivalent experience/qualifications
• Demonstrable experience of carrying out research using evidence-informed approaches
• Experience of working in higher education contexts and demonstrable understanding of the current challenges facing the sector
• Experience of working with diverse datasets
• Highly developed computing skills and familiarity with a wide range of business software packages
• Outstanding oral and written communications skills with evidence of ability to communicate complex ideas to a range of stakeholders

Benefits we offer:

Edinburgh Napier University is a forward-thinking institution, home to forward-thinking people, inspired by the world around us. Join us and you will find that we offer support and recognition wherever due, as well as fantastic benefits such as an attractive pension with employer contributions of 20.8% and a minimum of 36 days holiday.

There are professional development opportunities, discounted access to onsite sports facilities and a wide range of other staff discounts. For more information about our wide range of benefits, click here .

Salary: £34,308 – £40,931 per annum (Grade 5)

Additional information:

The closing date for this position is 11.59pm on 20th November 2022. Interviews will be held on week commencing 5th December 2022. 

Edinburgh Napier is committed to creating an environment where everyone feels proud, confident, challenged and supported and are holders of Disability Confident, Carer Positive and Stonewall Diversity Champion status. Please see here for more information.