Teaching Fellow - Short Courses and Outreach

About the role

Imperial College London is the only UK university to focus entirely on science, engineering, medicine and business. Our international reputation for excellence in teaching and research sees us consistently rated in the top 10 universities worldwide.

We aim to offer all of our students and visitors a world-leading, rigorous, evidence-based, inclusive educational experience embedded in a vibrant research environment. Our new Learning and Teaching Strategy, launched in June 2017, sets out an ambitious programme of work aimed at establishing Imperial as a global leader in innovative, evidence-based education. Implementation of the Strategy will be underpinned by significant new investment in education which will support new, innovative, evidence-based teaching and learning methods across the College.

A Teaching Fellow is sought to join a team of teaching fellows and academic staff and contribute to the delivery of our Learning and Teaching (L&T) mission and related innovation and enhancement of L&T practice promoting the Design Engineering programmes at the Dyson School of Design Engineering. This diverse role involves coordinating, tutoring, course development of seasonal schools, extended learning, e-learning, short professional development courses, outreach activities, and supporting the Design Engineering taught programmes.

What you would be doing

You will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies to promote the School’s profile in education, its online presence, developing and coordinating seasonal schools and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Programmes to a wide audience, including students, professionals, schools, universities, and community organisations. You will play a crucial role in increasing participation and engagement in our short course programmes, fostering relationships with key stakeholders, and ensuring that our outreach efforts align with the College’s mission and goals. These programmes offer a range of academic and extracurricular activities designed to inspire and prepare students for future academic success.

Key areas of your responsibilities are listed below. The breakdown of each area can be found in the full job description.

• Contribution to the Imperial's Educational Mission
• Educational Research, Evaluation, and Critical Enquiry
• Leadership and Management
• Profession and Practice

What we are looking for

We are looking for someone who has a postgraduate qualification (or equivalent) in Design Engineering or a relevant discipline and proven experience in:

• outreach, community engagement, or a related role, preferably within an international educational setting
• course development and execution for outreach and training purposes in higher education or pre-university programmes
• building international relationships in higher education at the highest standards

The postholder should be familiar with a variety of strategies to promote educational programmes, extended learning, and e-learning alongside with a variety of student-centred strategies to promote and assess teaching and to provide constructive feedback.

What we can offer you

In addition to a competitive salary and package of attractive terms and conditions of service, we offer you many more benefits to enjoy, such as career development tailored to your ambitions, an attractive pensions scheme & generous family leave packages. 

Further information

The role is part-time (0.6FTE) and is a fixed-term contract for 2 years.

Please refer to the job description for a full list of responsibilities, and desirable and essential requirements.

Should you require any further details on the role, contact:

Dr Shayan Sharifi, Director of Education, via s.sharifi@imperial.ac.uk

Should you have any queries about the application process, contact:

Monika Delczyk, Senior Finance and Staff Administrator, via m.delczyk@imperial.ac.uk

Planned start date: 21st October 2024

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