At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and tutor Health & Science modules, delivering lectures and facilitating assessments.
- Company: Keele University International College, a vibrant educational environment.
- Benefits: Competitive hourly pay, professional development opportunities, and access to training sessions.
- Other info: Flexible part-time role with potential for career growth in education.
- Why this job: Make a difference in students' lives while enhancing your teaching skills.
- Qualifications: University degree, teaching experience, and strong communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 28000 - 46000 £ per year.
Overview
We are recruiting sessional academic staff for Health & Science modules at Keele University International College.
This role is a fixed‑term, part‑time, hourly contract position across Foundation, International Year One, or Pre‑Master’s programmes.
- Applicant Profile
- Previous teaching experience in a related field
- University degree; masters (or equivalent) or higher
- Ability to communicate with staff and students from a diverse range of cultural and educational backgrounds
- Excellent verbal and written English language communication skills
- Good IT, general administration, data analysis and presentation skills
- A “can do” mentality
- A track record of being a successful educator
- Desirably, knowledge of the UK Higher Education system and/or previous teaching experience at a UK FE or HE institution
- Sessional Tutor responsibilities
- Deliver lectures
- Facilitate seminars
- Facilitate assessments
- Marking and feedback of a specific module group
- Where appropriate, work with an Academic Demonstrator or lab assistant to deliver a lab session
- Monitor student attendance, engagement and performance
- Assist College Services and Academic Mentors with student support activities
• Participate in some Quality Assurance activities
- Standardisation
- Double/second marking
- Moderation
- Assist Module Leader in their reporting duties
- Sessional Module Leader responsibilities
- Ensure all module materials are up to date and support students in achieving the module learning outcomes
- Ensure the module VLE is of high quality and complete
- Where there are several module groups, ensure all sessional lecturers deliver the module consistently
- Deliver lectures
- Facilitate seminars
- Create assessment briefs and the actual assessments in line with the module specification (this also includes re‑assessments)
- Marking and feedback of specific module group
- Where appropriate liaise with KU laboratory technicians to organise lab sessions and order required lab kit
- Where appropriate work with an Academic Demonstrator or lab assistant to deliver a lab session
- Assist College Services and Academic Mentors with student support activities
- Coordinate and participate in Quality Assurance activities of the module:
- Standardisation
- Double/second marking
- Moderation
- Gather and assist college in response to student feedback
- Assist the DL in their reporting duties
- Monitor student attendance, engagement and performance at module level
- Be accountable for module level student outcomes (e. g. retention, satisfaction, successful completion)
Benefits
- Hourly rate for contact classroom hours between £28 and £46 depending on level of qualification, teaching experience and additional module leader responsibilities.
Meetings, other additional duties and marking are paid separately.
- Holiday pay is NOT included in the above pay rates and will be calculated and paid based on all earnings at the end of a fixed term contract, at a rate of 12.07%.
- Academic sessional staff will also have access to staff training, professional development sessions, and Learning and Teaching conferences.
- Eligibility
All appointments are subject to a successful DBS check, right to work in the UK and two satisfactory references.
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