Lecturer in Hospitality and Tourism Management

Overview

We are an aspirational and multi-award-winning university, delivering rapid growth with ambitious plans to disrupt the HE sector through our passion for innovation and digital education. Our vision is to become the first-choice university for career-focused lifelong learners worldwide, ensuring that everyone, everywhere can access higher education. There has never been a more exciting time to join Arden University, as we expand into new disciplines, forge worldwide partnerships, and expand our locations.

Arden University, London based in The Turing Building at Stratford Cross, on the edge of the Olympic Park - brand new London campus perfectly placed for hub business, education and innovation. About our Department:
The School of Hospitality and Tourism provides a dynamic, student-focused education that emphasizes experiential learning, designed to equip students for a successful career. Our BSc (Hons) programmes, developed in collaboration with global partners such as accreditation bodies, industry professionals, and alumni, deliver essential digital, sustainability, and social skills. With a commitment to accreditation from organisations like the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and the Institute of Hospitality (IoH), we ensure our programmes align with professional standards.

Focused on technology, sustainability, and immersive learning, our expert team nurtures the leadership qualities essential for roles in hospitality and tourism, opening pathways to management positions, career transitions, and entrepreneurial opportunities. We are committed to providing students with the skills, knowledge, and hands-on experience necessary to thrive in the fast-paced and ever-evolving hospitality and tourism sectors. By combining an industry-focused curriculum with practical learning, we prepare students for a variety of careers, including hotel management, travel consultancy, and event planning.

Our programmes emphasise innovation, sustainability, and a global outlook, ensuring graduates are well-equipped to meet the challenges of a constantly changing industry.

• Deliver engaging and dynamic lectures both face-to-face and online for our blended and distance learning students.
• Take on module leadership, ensuring consistent quality and development of learning materials and schemes of work.
• Oversee assessment marking, create authentic assessments, and provide high-quality feedback.
• Support the creation of new programmes and refresh existing ones to align with industry trends and employer requirements.
• Collaborate with colleagues to provide academic advice and support to students.
• Drive innovation in teaching methods, student support, and assessment.

You will be expected to travel to Stratford Campus 3-4 days a week to suit the student timetable. There could also be occasional travel to other London based campuses. Experience of leading a project, intervention or module in teaching and learning.

• Planning, leadership and delivery of modules within Hospitality and Tourism management
• Ensure all modules align with academic standards and regulatory requirements.
• Support the development of new modules, from initial concept through to final implementation.
• Prepare and curate materials for teaching resources to ensure they meet academic expectations and student needs.
• Launch and deliver new academic programmes and modules in content delivery, ensuring a high-quality student experience.

At Arden, you will become a part of a passionate and dedicated team who are committed to removing unnecessary barriers to learning and making education more accessible. Our people work hard to ensure our students journeys are the best they can possibly be, and we want to reward our people with fantastic benefits.

Employees benefit from

To be successful as a Lecturer in Hospitality and Tourism you must have MSc or equivalent qualification in Hospitality and Tourism or Business Management related field and/or substantial industry experience.

• Advance
  
  HE Recognition - FHEA or willing to achieve within 12-18 months.
• Experience in current and effective teaching, learning and assessment practices in Higher Education.
• Ability to evidence successful experience of working in programme teams and of being a creative and inspiring lecturer and colleague.

This role operates on a hybrid working arrangement. You will be expected to be on campus a minimum of 3 days a week to meet the student timetable to include evenings and daytime hours. With travel into our Stratford campus. This may fluctuate in line with business requirements. Our working model arrangements are a non-contractual benefit so please note that an Arden work location is added to our employment contracts.