Graduate Teaching Assistant - REQ7285

The School of Engineering at London South Bank University is seeking to appoint a Graduate Teaching Assistant, Grade 6, to assist with the development and delivery of exciting new offerings within the area of Railway Engineering. Where the role will see the successful candidate develop their knowledge and experience of course and module development and management, providing key experience for a career in academia.

For the role, we are especially interested in people with suitable qualitative and technical engineering skills, with a demonstrable background in the following key areas:

• Postgraduate/Post Doctoral degree in qualitative subject matter applicable to engineering;
• Evidence of the ability to think and act innovatively in teaching, and developing students knowledge;
• Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to think of the bigger picture as well as technical detail;
• Able to demonstrate an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion, and its practical application within the context of LSBU Behavioural Framework.

Details about the role

This is a full-time post, offering a fixed term contract for 21 Months with the possibility of an extension.

Please note that the University is operating a hybrid working model which means a mix of working on site and from home, confirmation of days worked on campus are arranged with the line manager.

To view the Job Description & Person Specification – go to the attachments at the top of the advert (Right click and select 'open in new tab' option)

Application process

To apply, please complete our online application form ensuring to address the essential selection criteria in the ‘Evidence for selection criteria’ section.

Interview and assessment process

The closing date is 26th August

It is expected that the interview will be held on w/c 4th September

Please Note: The Job Reference # for this post is REQ7285

Employment Visa: Under the UK Governments PSB scheme this role meets the criteria to be sponsored by LSBU for a Skilled Worker Route (SWR) application.

Please be advised that currently LSBU will only support the Certificate of Sponsorship for any employment visas and will not support the payment of the employment visa for the offered candidate and/or dependants.

Recruitment Process: The email account you use to apply will be used for recruitment communication.  Please ensure that you use an email account that you regularly monitor. 

We are currently conducting interviews online using MS Teams and where covid rules permit you may be asked to attend an interview on campus.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early, should we receive sufficient applications.