Type: Fixed-term contract; part-time, hourly paid contract
At Keele University International College, we believe in opening doors to transformative educational experiences for international students. As an associate college of Keele University, we work in close collaboration to create a real community of learners for success embedded in our outstanding campus with its high-quality learning, teaching, research and social facilities.
To achieve our goal of creating a modern and dynamic educational institution committed to providing high quality educational programmes and excellent student support in an environment that encourages students to achieve the best possible results in their studies, we are currently recruiting sessional academic staff.
Thus, we invite applications from academics interested in being included in a pool of sessional lecturers and module leaders with the opportunity for hourly paid work on our Foundation, International Year One or Pre-Master’s programmes.
Applications are accepted from academics with expertise in delivery of Engineering modules in FE or HE.
Your Profile:
Interested applicants will be able to demonstrate:
Previous teaching experience in a related field
A University degree; Masters (-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). About The Roles
Sessional Tutor
Deliver lectures
Facilitate seminars
Facilitate assessments
Marking and feedback of a specific module group
Where appropriate work with Academic Demonstrator/ 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
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 Academic Demonstrator/ 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 DLT 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)
What we offer
At the discretion of the College Director and Principal we offer an hourly rate for contact classroom hours between £28 and £46 depending on level of qualification, teaching experience and additional module Leader responsibilities. In addition, 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%.
KUIC academic sessional staff will also have access to staff training, professional development sessions, and Learning and Teaching conferences.
Application Procedure:
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Alternatively please send a cover letter and CV merged into one PDF file, indicating your name and submit by e-mail to:
Veronica Omeni, Director of Learning and Teaching, email
All appointments are subject to successful DBS, Right to Work and 2 satisfactory references
Salary description
£28.00 - £46.00 per hour