Teaching Associate

12479BR

Cardiff School of Biosciences

Teaching & Scholarship

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Teaching Associate in Biomedical Sciences
School of Biosciences, Cardiff University
Applications are invited for up to 6 Teaching Associate posts in the School of Biosciences at Cardiff University.

These are part-time, fixed-term posts for 5 years, available immediately.
The successful candidates will be dedicated to finding creative solutions and have a genuine curiosity and enthusiasm to deliver high-quality teaching and rigorous assessment for existing modules on our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in areas of Biomedical Sciences.
Each post will involve working part-time as a Teaching Associate within the School, with the opportunity to also study towards a PhD part-time alongside, with all associated tuition fees paid and a pro-rata stipend of £7,504, in one of the School’s research groups. Applicants are encouraged to contact potential supervisors within the School to refine and align their research ideas with the research strategy of the School.
Working closely with the Director of Learning & Teaching, you will contribute to the organisation and running of the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and provision of the student experience. You will also be supported towards gaining recognition as an Associate Fellow of AdvanceHE (AFHEA).
For an informal discussion of the role please contact Dr Hefin Jones, Director of Undergraduate Learning & Teaching by email at [email protected]
For an informal discussion about flexible working and work-life balance please contact [email protected].
These are part-time (17.5 hours per week) and fixed-term posts for 5 years, with the associated opportunity to study part-time for a PhD qualification alongside. The package offered if accepted for a part-time PhD includes all tuition fees and a pro-rata annual stipend payment of £7,504.
The Teaching Associate appointments will be made, dependent on relevant qualifications and experience, within the Grade 5 scale.
Salary:  £27,025 - £31,302 per annum, pro-rata for hours worked (Grade 5)
Date advert posted: Friday, 3 September 2021

Closing date: Friday, 17 September 2021
Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds.  We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age.  In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements

Job Description

Prepare and deliver whole or parts of modules including contributing to the assessment of students.  Deliver lectures as required (content supplied). Undertake seminars, tutorials, laboratory practical sessions and group work.  Supervise student projects and carry out teaching-related administrative duties. Teaching contributions are within a framework of an agreed programme typically overseen by an academic member of staff. Work on an individual research project under the guidance of your PhD supervisor within the School’s research groups.

Key duties
* Deliver teaching courses. Includes preparing teaching material, communicating subject matter and encouraging critical discourse to develop rational thinking; observing and reacting to student interventions; responding to questions outside class times and to contingencies in course delivery.
* Carry out pre-determined assessment for courses, including marking and providing written/oral feedback; and collating and providing final assessments of students.
* Oversee undergraduate and postgraduate taught project students.
* Participate actively as a member of a teaching team.
* Carry out course evaluation, including facilitating student feedback; reflecting on own teaching design and delivery; and implementing ideas for improving own performance.
* Carry out administrative duties such as class record keeping, attending meetings, and report writing. Teaching-related and administrative work is allocated by the Head of Department and various Committees and is within a clear and established programme with assistance and support.
* Plan and prioritise own daily work, and forward plan for some teaching.
* Deal with reactive requests such as those relating to teaching, laboratory practical sessions, supervising students and administrative tasks, on a daily basis.

Person Specification

IMPORTANT NOTE TO CANDIDATES: It is the University’s policy to use the person specification as a key tool for short-listing and we only invite candidates to interview who clearly evidence that they meet (or partially meet) each of the essential criteria. During the application process you will be asked to attach a supporting statement. This statement must outline how you meet the criteria below and we recommended formatting this by using each criteria as a sub-heading and providing your relevant experience/evidence below each sub-heading. It is crucial that you save your supporting statement with the vacancy number (eg. 1234BR) in the filename as failure to do so may result in it being omitted from your application.

Essential Criteria

1. Good first degree (2:1 or above) in a relevant subject and/or equivalent experience.
2. Awareness and experience of teaching methodologies relevant to Biomedical Sciences
3. Awareness and understanding of the research context relevant to the School.
4. Ability to deliver individual modules and teaching programme(s).
5. Effective interpersonal skills to liaise with students and staff.
6. Excellent communication skills with the ability to present complex information clearly and confidently to others using a range of media.
7. Evidence of ability to work under pressure and to strict timescales.
8. Proven ability to work as a team and independently without close supervision with the ability to deal with reactive requests relating to teaching, supervising students and administrative tasks.
9. Ability to be pro-active in organisation and planning, foresee problems and take action accordingly.
10. Proven ability to work as a team and independently without close supervision with the ability to deal with reactive requests relating to teaching, supervising students and administrative tasks.

Desirable Criteria

1. Masters degree in a relevant subject
2. Fluency in Welsh (written and oral)

Additional Information

Cardiff University has a large and successful School of Biosciences which is well resourced and enjoys an international reputation for both its teaching and research activities. The School is based in the Sir Martin Evans Building on Museum Avenue within the city centre of Cardiff, and has four bioscience research divisions, Biomedical Science, Molecular Bioscience, Neuroscience, and Organisms and Environment.  There is a fifth division focussed on Bioscience Education and Pedagogy. For more information on the School, please visit our website: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/biosciences

Job Category

Academic - Teaching & Scholarship