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Lecturer in Chemistry (T&S) (Maternity Cover)

University of York - Department of Chemistry

Location: York
Salary: £44,263 per year.
Hours: Part Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On: 29th August 2024
Closes: 12th September 2024
Job Ref: 13535

Department
We seek to appoint a Lecturer to cover a 9-month maternity leave who will provide expertise in Chemistry teaching in supporting our undergraduate Chemistry, Biochemistry and Natural Sciences degree programmes.

The position will involve laboratory and general teaching activities, including, but not limited to, the delivery of lectures, tutorials, workshops, and the setting and marking of examination papers, essays and project reports. The successful candidate will be strongly encouraged to develop new and innovative methods for the teaching of Chemistry and are expected to be able to teach across the broad range of core disciplines of chemistry to first- and second-year students as well as in some specialist areas to third- and fourth-year students. The appointee will also be encouraged to seek to publish educationally based papers in appropriate journals.

The Department of Chemistry is one of the UK's leading Chemistry departments and we are renowned internationally for our research. This is combined with a commitment to teaching and outstanding student satisfaction, and we have been recognised consistently for our family-friendly policies and are proud of our Athena Swan Gold Award.

This role is part-time for up to 25.9 hours per week.

Main purpose of the role

  • To lecture, lead tutorials, workshops and other forms of graduate and postgraduate teaching.
  • To develop and apply innovative and appropriate teaching techniques and material which create interest, understanding and enthusiasm amongst students.
  • To carry out on-going curriculum review, including teaching content and materials and contribute to the development of teaching and learning strategies.
  • To undertake effectively a range of administrative and managerial responsibilities.
  • To play a role in the teaching, running and development of undergraduate practical chemistry courses; transferring knowledge in the form of practical skills, methods and techniques.

Key responsibilities

(Role holders will be required to undertake some or all of the duties below)

  • Teaching and Promotion of Learning
  • To set and mark coursework and examinations, providing constructive feedback to students.
  • To ensure the quality of the design of existing teaching content, continually monitoring, evaluating and revising them to ensure excellence and coherence, identifying areas where current provision is in need of revision or improvement.
  • To oversee, develop and promote innovative teaching and learning approaches and material, which create interest, understanding and enthusiasm amongst students.
  • To oversee, develop and promote as appropriate, the delivery of interdisciplinary teaching.

Administrative and support responsibilities

  • To contribute to planning and teaching design across a range of modules and to the administration and management of teaching programmes.
  • To supervise directly students, students’ projects, field trips and academic activities. To provide expert advice on learning best practice and helping with learning problems. To identify the learning needs of students and define learning objectives.
  • To act as internal examiner for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
  • Engagement with internal and external activities that contribute to the smooth and collegial operation of the University.

Interview date: TBC.

For informal enquiries: Please contact Deputy Head of Department, Dr Derek Wann (derek.wann@york.ac.uk).

The University strives to be diverse and inclusive – a place where we can ALL be ourselves.

We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at the University.

We offer family friendly, flexible working arrangements, with forums and inclusive facilities to support our staff. #EqualityatYork

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