Teaching Fellow in Agriculture

Location: Cirencester Campus; hybrid working

Salary: Grade 7: £34,610 - £41,064 pro rata per annum

Vacancy Type: Fixed Term contract, 12 months

Hours: Part Time, up to 28 Hours per week (0.8 FTE) available (minimum 0.2 FTE)

The Role

The Teaching Fellow will be responsible designing and developing high-quality, professional and innovative teaching materials and resources, including land-based course design and development. Initially design of teaching materials for delivery of the BSc Sustainable Agriculture with an international partner but will also include development of teaching materials in Agriculture, Equine, Business, Environment and Land Property.

Teaching materials and resources include associated teaching notes and interactive facilitated learning exercises. All materials must be compliant with international copyright and licensing requirements and other international standards. The post holder will also assess and develop teaching materials and resources for compatibility and use through different platforms and media in other countries with partner institutions.

In addition to development of teaching materials and course design and development, the Teaching Fellow may be asked to teach our undergraduate or postgraduate students on our Cirencester campus within topics related to agriculture and food supply chains or other related disciplines.  

The role may include some international travel.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop high-quality, professional teaching materials and resources, with priority given to the Sustainable Agriculture undergraduate degree programme
• Ensure teaching materials and resources are cutting edge, reflect current practices and embrace the latest innovations in teaching and learning
• Review teaching materials and resources for compliance with copyright, intellectual property and other legal or policy requirements (UK and international)
• Sharing and presenting teaching materials and resources to partners (UK and international) in agreed formats and on appropriate platforms
• Assisting in the planning, review, development and documentation of teaching materials and resources relating to wider RAU degree programmes UK and internationally
• Delivering teaching through lectures, tutorials, seminars, field excursions, practical exercises, and other modes of delivery to both undergraduate and postgraduate students. Designing, delivering and marking a range of assessments.

Skills and Qualifications

• Degree in agriculture, food or related land-based subject
• Evidence of leading and delivering projects, delivering to time, quality and resource requirements
• Good technical knowledge of agriculture and food systems
• Experience of design and quality control of teaching materials
• Ability to engage the interest and enthusiasm of students and inspire them to develop as independent learners
• Ability to use IT packages including MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint and develop competence in other technical and educational software
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to understand and work within country-specific requirements and sensitivities

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for the Royal Agricultural University, for full details please proceed through the following link to be redirected to our website to complete your application.

https://www.rau.ac.uk/about-rau/work-for-us

Closing Date:  21 September 2025

Interviews:  10 October 2025

The RAU is an equal opportunities employer, and we particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the RAU at this level.

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