ABOUT ARU:

ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). ARU Writtle College, as part of the ARU family is based at the Writtle campus. Writtle College is a vibrant community of learners on a journey of discovery and achievement.
ARU’s research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.
At our ARU Writtle campus, we specialise in animal, environmental, agricultural and horticultural courses, for learners aged 16 to 18, adult learners, undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

GUIDANCE NOTES:

For a list of key requirements, please download the Job Description and Person Specification above. To apply for this role please demonstrate how your skills and experience match the criteria in the person specification.
Job Category

Teaching, Research & Scholarship
Vacancy Type

Permanent
Employment Type

Full time
Salary From

£38,249
Salary To

£55,755
Location

Writtle
Faculty/Prof Service

Faculty of Science & Engineering
Ref No
3431
Closing Date
31/05/2025

The Faculty of Science & Engineering offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses including doctoral level studies. Our new Writtle School of Agriculture, Animal and Environmental Sciences (AAES) was established in 2024. The School, offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses designed to offer a dynamic, research-informed high-quality educational experience. AAES is dedicated to advancing knowledge across its land based disciplines, embedding its extensive sector links and developments that put science into practice on its own estate and farm.
Agriculture and Horticulture aims to nurture talented future decision makers of the future by producing well equipped graduates able to problem solve and make valued contributions to the industries we serve. We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated academic to lead applied agri-hort business teaching and projects centred on sustainable production systems, circularity and socio-political change. You will be joining a small committed, collaborative and interdisciplinary team, actively progressing an innovative higher education curriculum underpinned by applied research and scholarship.
Candidates should have a PhD (or be near completion within the first 18 months of employment) and hold an agri-food business specialism to contribute to our undergraduate and postgraduate provision. Excellent written and oral communication skills are essential for this role and work in an international context is desirable .