Teaching assistants as SI Leaders for International master programmes at the Faculty of Engineering (PA2024/575)

SI-PASS (Supplementary Instruction / Peer Assister Study Sessions) is a very successful educational model developed in the USA during the 1970s and has spread to many universities across the world, including several universities and higher education institutions in Sweden.

As an SI Leader at LTH you are employed by the LTH Library, that is part of the faculty office at the Faculty of Engineering, and you will receive your SI Leader training from the European Centre for SI-PASS at Lund University. You will work closely with teachers and those responsible for the SI-programme within LTH, as well as with other SI Leaders within and outside of your field.  

LTH are looking for 15-25 SI Leaders in the courses listed below.

• Bioprocess Technology (KBTF15) for MSc in Biotechnology during the period of 2024-09-02 – 2024-10-23.
• Moisture Safety Design (VBFN15) for MSc in Energy-efficient and Environmental Building Design during the period of 2024-09-02 – 2024-10-23.
• Foundations for Risk Assessment and Management (VRSN05) for MSc Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation, during the period of 2024-09-02 – 2024-10-23.
• Medicinal Chemistry (KOKN01) for MSc in Pharmaceutical Technology: Discovery, Development and Production, during the period of 2024-09-02 – 2024-10-23
• Food Chemistry and Nutrition (KLGN30) for MSc in Food Technology and Nutrition, during the period of 2024-09-02 – 2024-10-23.
• Fundamentals of Logistics and Operations Management (MTFF25) for MSc in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, during the period of 2024-09-02 – 2024-10-23.
• Image Analysis (FMAN20) for MSc in Machine Learning, Systems and Control, and MSc in Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality, during the period of 2024-09-02 – 2024-10-23.
• Production Technology (MMTN25) for MSc in Productions and Material Engineering, during the period of 2024-09-02 – 2024-10-23.
• Digital IC-design (ETIN20) for MSc in Embedded Electronics Engineering, during the period of 2024-09-02 – 2024-10-23.
• Digital Communications (EITG05) for MSc in Wireless Communications, during the period of 2024-09-02 – 2024-10-23.
• Energy Converters for Sustainable Transport (MVKN51) for MSc in Sustainable Energy Engineering, during the period of 2024-09-02 – 2024-10-23.
• Urban Storm Water Management (VVAN30) for MSc in Water Resources Engineering, during the period of 2024-09-02 – 2024-10-23.

As an SI Leader you will meet with the students regularly (on average once a week) in small study groups of 5 to 15 participants, using SI methodology. You are there as an older student who has previously taken the course and acts as a role model and guide, but not as a teacher.

Your task as an SI Leader is to guide the students and structure the SI sessions in an optimal way. You are there to help the students to sort out, and shed light on, the components of the course that are experienced as difficult, to act as the leader of exercises and moderator in discussions, to address and solve these difficult components. As an SI Leader you are there to help and encourage the students to find answers to their questions together and to work effectively and purposefully in the group.

Except for planning and leading SI sessions your duties include:

- Marketing. We expect you to market SI and your sessions.
- Take and report attendance after each session.
- Write a reflective report after each session.
- Schedule your sessions in cooperation with the SI group at LTH and the schedulers.
- Cooperate with the course teacher to exchange information and facilitate planning.
- Other duties may occur.

One prerequisite for your employment is that you attend the two-day SI training in August. The training for master’s programmes at LTH is scheduled for the 26th and 27th of August. Should you be unable to attend, other training opportunities will be provided by the European Centre of SI-PASS at Lund University. You will be invited to the training in connection with your employment.

Working hours are teaching hours, Monday to Friday between 08.00 and 17.00.

Only those admitted to first or second-cycle courses and study programmes at the faculty may be employed for this position. The position is at 10 percent of full time, meaning that you can combine studies with work and complement your theoretical knowledge with practical work experience.

Required qualifications:

• You have very good oral and written proficiency in English
• You are a student at Lund University, Faculty of Engineering, at a master’s- or first grade level.
• You are caught up with your studies, meaning you have passed all your courses from precious semesters, with maximum one exception.
• You have successfully finished one or more of the courses listed above, or one that we judge to be equivalent.
• You are responsible, flexible, and ready to adapt to the student group.
• You collaborate well with others.
• You are also able to work independently.

Additional requirements:

• Your grade in one or more of the courses listed above (or an equivalent one) is a 4 or higher.
• You have recently finished the course in question.
• You have an interest in pedagogy, group dynamics and leadership.
• You have leadership experience (for example in sports).
• You have been recommended by your SI Leader or a teacher.
• You have attended the SI Leader training at Lund University.
• You have worked as an SI Leader before.

Lund University is a public authority that offers good terms of employment. Read more on the University website about being a Lund University employee Work at Lund University .

An employment as an SI Leader gives you an attractive leadership training and a valuable leadership experience. Through your SI Leadership you will acquire deepened subject knowledge, pedagogical experience, and valuable professional contacts within the faculty, among your peer SI Leaders and with your participants. Experience shows that SI Leaders are very competitive on the labor market.

As an SI Leader you are also a part of a worldwide network that includes SI programmes and SI Leaders in several countries (like Australia, South Africa, Canada, the USA, Great Britain, and Ireland) and you may be offered to participate in international conferences and events.

15-25 positions as SI Leaders. The position is a fixed term position for, and limited to, the period listed after each course above at 10 per cent of full time. The employment as SI Leader is regulated in the Higher Education Ordinance (SFS 2017:284), 5 chapter 8-12 §§. The employment is covered by Working hours for teaching staff.

Your application should include a CV and a personal letter justifying your interest in the position and how it matches your qualifications. We ask you to attach documentation from LADOK certifying your eligibility, and that you are caught up in your studies. As you apply, please answer the selection questions and write a reflection on SI and the impact SI has on the students’ learning (max 100 words). Your application should also include any other document to which you would like to draw attention (copies of grade transcripts, details of referees, letters of recommendation, etc.)”  

Welcome to apply!