Career Opportunities at Queen's

Joining an established teaching team, the Learning Development Tutor will be responsible for the development and delivery of academic skills support for undergraduate students. The post-holder will engage proactively with University Schools and Services as part of the Learning Development Service’s (LDS) commitment to the Education and Skills strand of Strategy 2030; identifying opportunities to enhance our offer to students via an annual School Engagement programme and services available in One Elmwood.

This is a maternity cover post, available to 31 January 2026.

About the person:

You must have:

• A degree or equivalent.
• At least 3 years' full time equivalent experience within the last 6 years of:
  • Developing and delivering academic skills workshops and associated resources.
  • Delivering one-to-one academic skills support to adults in a Higher or Further Education context.
  • Developing innovative digital learning resources for University programmes.
  • Working as part of a team to deliver learning support programmes to University students.
• Experience of developing and maintaining effective working and team relationships.
• Experience of collaborative project work and evaluation.
• Experience of using evidence to inform professional practice.
• Experience of contributing to the strategic development of a Student Service.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.

What we offer:

Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-andbenefits 

Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit www.qub.ac.uk/diversity.

Candidate Information

Further information for international applicants