Engineering and Physics Tutor

Contract type: Full-time (37.5 hours per week), Permanent

Cardiff International Study Centre (ISC) is a new and exciting development, launched in September 2020. You would be working in a culture of enhancing learning, teaching and assessment through a developmental approach, which means autonomy, innovation, and development opportunities.

You will teach on International Foundation Year (level 3) and International Year One (level 4) programmes focusing on the Engineering and Physical Science pathways. You will play a key role by contributing to the development of teaching materials and formative assessment. You will empower students to reach the level they need to progress into university by providing student-centred, engaging, and innovative learning. You’ll undertake marking and feedback on formative and summative assessments.

ABOUT THE ROLE

• Contribute to the delivery and development of modules and teaching sessions offered by the Cardiff ISC
• Prepare and deliver teaching sessions, with a maximum teaching load of up to 25 hours per week
• Prepare module tests and other forms of formative and summative assessments
• Mark students’ formative and summative assessment submissions and provide timely feedback to students on their performance, including writing regular student reports and tutorials
• Develop and update course material for modules and teaching sessions, including module material for the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)
• Work with the Centre’s Student Experience team in the delivery of induction, orientation and registration programmes.
• Notify and liaise with colleagues where necessary to ensure all students receive appropriate ongoing welfare and progression support
• Support with the coordination of and delivery of labs
• Implement quality assurance procedures at module and teaching session level and contribute to the annual monitoring and review of courses
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of student attendance and performance
• Attend and contribute to standardisation, moderation and other quality assurance meetings
• Participating in regular meetings with teaching and support staff contributing to the effective overall management of the programme and student life cycle.

ABOUT YOU

• A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject area (Essential)
• A Master’s in Engineering, Physics or a related discipline (Desirable)
• Teaching qualification (Desirable)
• Experience teaching in UK higher, further education or sixth form (Essential)
• Experience working with international students (Desirable).

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