Lecturer in Agriculture (Arable/Crops)
£27,432 - £31,771 Per Annum, Depending on Qualifications and Experience.
37 Hours Per Week, Monday to Thursday 8.30-5pm and Friday 8.30-4.30pm (1 hour for lunch).
We are seeking a passionate and knowledgeable individual to join our Landbased team as a Lecturer in Agriculture, with a particular focus on arable production and land-based machinery.
In this role, you will play a key part in delivering high-quality teaching and learning across a range of agricultural programmes, helping students develop essential skills in crop production, farm machinery operations, and the wider arable sector. You will provide engaging and innovative lessons, supervise educational visits, and act as a Group Tutor where required. Your input will help shape curriculum development and ensure our learners are fully prepared for careers in the agricultural industry.
You’ll hold a relevant degree or equivalent qualification in subjects such as Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Land-based Technology, Crop Science, or Farm Mechanisation. We’re looking for someone with at least one year of teaching or training experience and a background in the agricultural industry. Experience delivering subject-specific units and using modern learning technologies is also important.
A teaching qualification and assessor’s award are desirable, but not essential—we are happy to support the right candidate to achieve these.
If you are enthusiastic about inspiring the next generation of agricultural professionals and have the resilience, creativity, and motivation to make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you.
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Bishop Burton College promote equality, diversity and inclusion ensuring fair treatment, representation, and opportunities for all individuals, regardless of their background or characteristics. We see this as essential for creating inclusive environments and fostering innovation and creativity.
Benefits
In addition to working in a beautiful rural environment, you will benefit from the following:
- Teachers Pension Scheme This is a defined benefit scheme with generous employer contributions
- 50 days leave including 35 days annual leave, concessionary days and bank holidays , all leave is pro-rata for staff employed on a part-time contract
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free car parking
- A range of on-site catering facilities
- Optional health cash plan
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounted gym membership at the on-site gym
- Dedicated health and wellbeing programme
- Career development opportunities
- Free will writing service
- Generous sick pay and compassionate leave scheme
- Enhanced maternity/adoption pay
- Free eye tests
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The college does not hold a sponsorship licence so therefore this post is not open to candidates who require sponsorship under the points-based system.
If you have any queries, please contact the HR Team at human.resources@bishopburton.ac.uk or telephone 01964 553167.
Closing date: Sunday 22nd June 2025
Interview date: Friday 27th June 2025
The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check and other safeguarding check will be carried out on the successful candidate. Bishop Burton College is committed to Equal Opportunities for all. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.
