Teaching Associate

18431BR

Cardiff School of Social Sciences

Teaching & Scholarship

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Teaching Associate

Cardiff University School of Social Sciences is seeking to recruit Teaching Associates. In the role you will
prepare and deliver whole or parts of modules including contributing to the assessment of students.  Deliver lectures as required (content supplied).  Undertake seminars, tutorials 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.

This is a variable hours contract, fixed term for 3 years from 1st September 2024 until 31st August 2027. Teaching Associates will need to submit weekly timesheets (payable monthly in arrears) and will receive a paid allowance in place of annual leave. The time commitment for each role will be at its highest in University Semester time and may at times be equivalent to 35 hours per week. The first (Autumn) semester is likely to demand a fuller time commitment than the second (Spring), as are the assessment periods in December, January, May and June.

Salary: £32,332 - £34,980 Grade 5 per annum, pro rata for part time hours (with 3 annual increments up to £34,980 (final salary at top of grade)

Responsible to Dr Adam Edwards, Director of Learning and Teaching

For an informal discussion about the role please contact  Dr Edwards [email protected] Telephone 029 2087 4174

Cardiff University offers many excellent benefits, including 45 days annual leave, pro rata for part time workers (including bank holidays) blended working (meaning you will be able to work from home for some of your time), a cycle to work scheme and other travel initiatives, annual increments up the pay scale, and more. It is an exciting and vibrant place to work, with many different challenges and is a proud Living Wage supporter.

As the biggest university in Wales – and a major employer, with more than 7,000 staff – we are an ambitious and innovative university located in a beautiful and thriving capital city. We can offer you the chance to work in a vibrant organisation, with great benefits and opportunities for progression.

Date Advertised: 26 March 2024

Closing date: 24 April 2024

Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

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.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job Description

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.
• Supervise undergraduate and possibly Masters 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.
• Undertake teaching-related and administrative work as allocated by the Head of Department and various Committees and 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, supervising students and administrative tasks, on a daily basis.

General Duties

• Any other duties not included above, but consistent with the role.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

A good first degree in a relevant discipline, plus a PhD or equivalent applied/professional experience.

Proven teaching ability, ideally via a teaching qualification.

Effective interpersonal skills to liaise with students and staff.

Proven verbal and written communication skills.

Evidence of demonstrable knowledge of key advances within specialist discipline.

Evidence of ability to work unsupervised to deadlines, planning and setting priorities for own work.

Desirable Criteria IMPORTANT: Evidencing Criteria

It is Cardiff University's policy to use the person specification as a key tool for shortlisting. Therefore, candidates must evidence they meet ALL the essential criteria and, where relevant, the desirable.

As part of the application process, you are asked to provide this evidence via a supporting statement. Please ensure that the evidence you are providing corresponds with the numbered criteria outlined in the person specification. Your application will be considered based on the information you provide for each criterion.

When attaching the supporting statement to your application profile, please ensure you name it with the vacancy reference number: 18431BR.

Your application will be at risk of not being progressed if you do not evidence you have met all essential criteria. The school welcomes the submission of CVs to accompany evidence of the job-based criteria.

Please note that these are also the criteria shortlisted applicants will be assessed against at interview and/or by other means (e.g. a skills test).

Additional Information

Cardiff University School of Social Sciences

The School of Social Sciences is an internationally recognised centre of excellence in research and teaching across a range of subject areas, including Social Policy, Sociology, Criminology, Education, Social Psychology, and Social Work.

We deliver a substantial programme of research, both fundamental and strategic, funded by ESRC, AHRC, MRC, charitable foundations, the European Union, Central Government departments and agencies and voluntary associations.  In the 2021 UK Research Excellence Framework the School was returned to two sub panels, Sociology and Education. We were placed in the top ten in each sub panel by grade point average, joint first for impact in Education and fourth overall for research power in Sociology.

The School has a large student population, with almost 1000 undergraduates, and 300 postgraduates.  We have ESRC recognition for doctoral training in the fields of Criminology, Social Policy, Sociology, Education, and Science, Technology and Innovation and have secured a large number of ESRC collaborative doctoral awards. Our taught and postgraduate research programmes welcome students from around the world.

The School hosts a number of research centres and institutes, including the University’s  Police Studies Institute (UPSI), now part of the University’s Crime & Security Research Institute; the Wales Institute for Economic Research & Data (WISERD); the Children's Social Care Research and Development Centre (CASCADE); the Centre for Development, Evaluation, Complexity and Implementation in Public Health Improvement (DECIPHer); the Cardiff Unit for Research and Evaluation in Medical and Dental Education (CUREMeDE); Centre for Adult Social Care Research (CARE) and the Seafarers’ International Research Centre (SIRC). Many of the School’s research centres are housed in the University’s Social Science Research Park (SPARK) – a world first, and part of the University’s wider Innovation Campus.

The School of Social Sciences holds an Athena SWAN Bronze Award that recognises good employment practice and a commitment to develop the careers of women working in academia. Cardiff University is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. We actively encourage women to apply. We will also always consider proposals for flexible working or job share opportunities.

Job Category

Academic - Teaching & Scholarship