LITE Accelerator Fellowship

These secondment opportunities are open to University of Leeds employees only Are you interested in fulfilling a project on teaching innovation, scholarship or pedagogy? Are you looking to set an aspirational standard of teaching excellence and pedagogic scholarship? We are inviting applications for LITE Fellowships to join the Leeds Institute for Teaching Excellence (LITE). LITE embodies the University's commitment to excellence and innovation in education through its investment in a community of fellows, giving colleagues the opportunity to develop and implement projects and establish a culture of high-quality teaching innovation, scholarship and leadership. During your fellowship, you will carry out a project that explores an aspect of the student education experience that will support the delivery of the University's strategy for student education. It is envisaged that proposals will demonstrate transformation and innovations in education in the short/medium term with evaluation and iterations built into the project plan. Proposals are invited for LITE Accelerator Fellowships that support school and/or faculty-based initiatives that will support the University of Leeds student education priorities. We particularly welcome proposals related to assessment design or active learning. However, proposals that reflect new, emerging ideas that would benefit any student group at Leeds (taught students and postgraduate researchers) are also welcomed. As well as carrying out your project, you will be expected to contribute to LITE's scholarly community, provide content for digital and external-facing platforms, act as an ambassador at internal and external events and support colleagues in their scholarship and pedagogic research. You will evaluate and disseminate the impact of your project internally through research progress showcases and externally to develop the practice, pedagogy and reputation of student education at the university. The Fellowships The Fellowships are funded at the equivalent level of 20-80% of current salary, may be delivered over 1-3 years and could be delivered within a team of up to three colleagues

• . Both academic and professional service staff are invited to apply.
All projects must include a contribution from the student body in an advisory or partnership role. A non-staff cost budget of £5,000 per fellowship will be available (if required) to support the project, e.g. events, participant incentives, travel and subsistence, conference attendance, dissemination activities and equipment. Support will be provided by the LITE professional service team, including access to a resident research assistant with experience of pedagogical research techniques and student project assistants. The start date for the fellowships is September 2025. Priority will be given to new applicants and where there is a strong strategic need identified from the project proposal. Conditions of fellowships - All applicants must be employed in a substantive role at the University for the whole period of the secondment. - There will normally be a limit of 0.8FTE per fellow in total over the period of the fellowship. Project teams will be accepted up to a maximum of 3 team members.

A minimum of 0.2 FTE for the total project is required and a minimum FTE of 0.2 per fellow if within a project team. - The project holder (or, if applying as a team, at least one member of the team) should normally hold Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy. The applicant would be expected to apply for fellowship status during their time with LITE, if they do not already have this award. Further details can be found on the Student Education Development pages