University of Nottingham Ningbo China Library
Your Role and Responsibilities
As an integral member of the library team, you will be tasked with the following key responsibilities:
- Integrating various educational technologies into the academic setting through active collaboration with faculty members and addressing the technical and educational requirements of principal participants.
- Offering digital learning support by planning, overseeing, and implementing support services for technology-enhanced learning, which includes the evaluation and testing of innovative learning support systems.
- Recognizing needs for support and technology solutions, acquiring them, and managing the introduction and expansion of digital tools.
- Creating and conducting numerous workshops focused on technical skills and educational methodology for staff development.
- Planning and running sessions to enhance the digital competencies of students.
- Advocating for exemplary digital learning, teaching, and evaluation practices.
- Keeping abreast of best practices, new initiatives, and current trends in higher education and digital learning, and making suitable recommendations.
- Engaging in a cohesive team atmosphere by expressing ideas and suggestions for innovation and refinement.
- Fulfilling additional duties as directed by your supervisor and the management of the Library.
- Participating and contributing to library projects, gatherings, and events pertinent to your role.
- Gaining acceptance for digital teaching and learning tools among stakeholders, and promoting them.
- Nurturing and advancing relationships.
- Establishing robust, enduring professional connections within the Library, various faculties, and support services that aid academic and teaching personnel at all levels.
- Maintaining strong ties with the UK and Malaysia campuses with an emphasis on exchanging best practices.
- Managing relationships with technology vendors, focusing on achieving maximum value for the university and its stakeholders.
- Leading projects related to learning technology.
- Directing the scope and conduct of work, ensuring inter-departmental connections, and aligning resources with the Library’s priorities, Campus Development Plan, KPIs, and strategic objectives.
- Managing all phases of the project lifecycle, from planning and realising benefits to project closure.
- Assisting with the development of business cases and initiating projects, along with facilitating the consensus on project scope and criteria for success.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
- A first degree or equivalent or relevant practical experience.
- A history of continual professional development activities.
- Preferably at least a year’s worth of relevant job experience.
- Knowledge of audio/video technologies, digital learning pedagogies and their implementation in higher education.
- Experience collaborating with or supporting higher education faculty to endorse and utilize digital learning tools.
- Proficiency in creating and executing learning resources.
- Capability in designing and delivering developmental workshops for staff and students.
- Experience aiding or working with an LMS and online assessments.
- Experience in orchestrating and overseeing projects related to educational technology.
- Experience in breaking through departmental barriers.
- Familiarity with interacting with colleagues from diverse professional and cultural contexts.
- Comprehension of the development of students’ digital skills.
- Analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Self-sufficiency in organizing work and autonomously executing tasks.
- A proactive, solution-oriented mindset.
- Team spirit with a readiness to be adaptable.
- A focus on customer service.
- Responsibility for personal continuing professional development.
- Proficiency in working under deadlines and adapting to unexpected challenges or changes in circumstances.
- Competencies in organization, planning, prioritizing, and project management.
- Superior communication skills.
- Fluent written and spoken English.
- Innovativeness in recognizing new opportunities and devising creative solutions to challenges.
About Us
Become part of a distinctive British university in China. The University of Nottingham Ningbo China is a pioneer in Sino-foreign tertiary education, having opened its doors in China as the first such institution. Offering British-style tutoring within the dynamic city of Ningbo, our award-winning campus has flourished over the past 20 years, now proudly accommodating over 9,000 students.
Your Compensation, Benefits, and Support
We are offering a regular role with an initial fixed-term contract of 3 years, including a 6-month probationary period at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China. We are dedicated to offering a competitive employment package while fostering the well-being of our staff to aid them in realizing their maximum potential.
Candidates should submit their application through our online application system before the deadline of 12 August 2024. Applications must be submitted online. Referees will be reached out to before interviews, which will be held in Ningbo, China.
Enquiries
Should you encounter difficulties when applying online, please reach out to the Recruitment Team at [email protected] .
Equality and Diversity
The University of Nottingham Ningbo China proudly upholds equal opportunity employment. We pursue a fair, equitable, and supportive work and study environment for all our students and staff. Our goal is to ensure that job applicants and staff members are evaluated strictly based on merit, abilities, and potential without discrimination on grounds such as gender, race, color, nationality, ethnicity, age, socio-economic status, disability, religious or political beliefs, trade union membership, family circumstances, sexual orientation, or any other irrelevant distinctions.