Teaching Fellow in Creative Performance

The Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication at Imperial College is looking for a Teaching Fellow in Creative Performance to join our Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS) team. You will join our team of over twenty HSS staff, who work on the Horizons undergraduate courses as well as on our Imperial after:hours Adult Education Programme. The role involves teaching primarily undergraduate students from a scientific, technical, or medical background.

In this role you will devise and deliver face-to-face learning sessions, primarily to undergraduate learners, from a variety of backgrounds.

We are looking for an individual with proven competence in teaching Creative Performance. You will have experience in teaching this subject at undergraduate level, as well as relevant team working, administration and assessment skills. To be successful in this post, you will be able to work flexibly as part of a team in an open-minded and cooperative manner, with strong communication and organisational skills. This position will suit an individual with a high level of competency in teaching Creative Performance, with an understanding of the needs of undergraduate STEMB students and be able to travel to West London on a weekly basis to deliver the course on a face-to-face basis.

The CLCC has a central role within Imperial College with our Horizons and I Explore modules embedded within every undergraduate degree of this world leading institution. You will join a large team of teaching staff with interests across a broad range of subjects in languages, the humanities, arts, and social sciences. As well as the extensive staff development programme offered by the University, CLCC staff, their family and friends can also make use of a generous fee discount for our adult education courses.

This is a part time sessional post, with variable hours agreed annually, based on student demand. Teaching takes place on Tuesdays from 4-6pm. Term dates are available here. This role requires the post-holder’s attendance on campus. It is expected that the successful candidate will carry out a range of duties including on non-teaching days and in the university vacation period. The hourly rate includes a component to cover course preparation and administration, and as part of this attendance at relevant staff meetings will be required.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from international candidates; however, due to the very part-time nature of this role, this vacancy will not meet the requirements for sponsorship under the skilled worker visa route, so any successful applicant would need to hold or be able to independently secure a visa with UK right to work.

Please note that job descriptions are not exhaustive, and you may be asked to take on additional duties that align with the key responsibilities mentioned above. We reserve the right to close the advert before the stated closing date, should we receive a high volume of applications. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

We work towards equality of opportunity, to eliminating discrimination, and to creating an inclusive working environment for all. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries, and are committed to employing a team that has diverse skills, experiences and abilities.