LITE Accelerator Fellowship

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 the University of Leeds student education priorities.

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.

Priority will be given to new applicants and where there is a strong strategic need identified from the project proposal. Discussions on appropriateness of project in line with your service strategy need to take place with your Head of Service (or nominee) prior to submission.

The Fellowships are funded at your current salary and may be delivered over 1-3 years.

Secondments should be 0.2 FTE for the lead applicant and between 0 (no secondment requested) and 0.2FTE for other members of the team. The overall, cumulative LITE-funded FTE in an Accelerator Fellowship project will not exceed 0.4FTE per annum at any point in the project. You can divide your FTE request over up to three years with a minimum of 0.2 FTE each year for at least one applicant totalling a maximum of 0.4FTE. In a team, you are required to have at least one lead applicant, but no maximum.

It is possible for different team members to have different FTE at different stages of the project or for there to be team members with no FTE buyout. However, there must be at least one team member with 0.2FTE in each year of the project to ensure continued progress.

For members of staff below Grade 10 (at the point of application), the LITE-funded FTE in an Accelerator Fellowship will not exceed 0.2FTE per annum at any point in the project. For members of staff at Grade 10 (at the point of application), the LITE-funded FTE in an Accelerator Fellowship will not exceed 0.1FTE per annum at any point in the project. In the eventuality that staff are promoted to Grade 10 after the project has been awarded, LITE will commit to fund the project as it was awarded.

All projects must include a contribution from the student body in an advisory or partnership role.

Support will be provided by the LITE 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 2027.