Teaching Associate

Job description:

We are seeking to recruit an experienced Teaching Associate to contribute to our innovative teaching.

This role is an ideal opportunity for a scholar with excellent teaching ability to join one of the leading Humanities Schools in the United Kingdom.

You will contribute to the coordination and delivery of teaching in the field of philosophy and will undertake a range of high quality teaching, including the design and delivery of materials under the direction of senior colleagues and marking, and administrative duties within the School. Teaching will be required at Undergraduate and Master levels.

You will have a PhD in Philosophy or related subject area (or close to completion), proven teaching ability and administrative skills.

You will join a dynamic team of Academic staff in the School and will work collaboratively with Academic and Professional Service colleagues to deliver excellent teaching.

You will also be expected to contribute to the School and wider Faculty and University agenda. 

The School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities sits within the Faculty of Arts & Humanities and combines internationally acknowledged research excellence with modern, imaginative teaching that enables our students to think for themselves and excel in the study of history, philosophy, archaeology and digital humanities.

The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more.

Find out more at www.sheffield.ac.uk/benefits and join us to become part of something special. 

The School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities (https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/hpdh) sits within the Faculty of Arts & Humanities and combines internationally acknowledged research excellence with modern, imaginative teaching that enables our students to think for themselves and excel in the study of history, philosophy, archaeology and digital humanities.

Philosophy at Sheffield has a distinguished record of producing internationally outstanding and innovative work. Our teaching is delivered by staff who are both committed to providing an outstanding student experience and who are at the cutting edge of research in their own disciplines 

We are committed to exploring flexible working opportunities which benefit the individual and University.

We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.

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