Computer Science Module Leader​/Tutor

Overview

Academic Teaching Staff - Computer Science Module Leader or Tutor

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 Computer Science modules in FE or HE.

• 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)

• Sessional Tutor responsibilities include:
  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
• Sessional Module Leader responsibilities include:
  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;
  Deliver lectures;
  Facilitate seminars;
  Create assessment briefs and the actual assessments in line with the module specification (including 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;
  Assist in quality assurance activities (Standardisation, Double/second marking, Moderation);
  Gather and assist college in response to student feedback;
  Monitor student attendance, engagement and performance at module level;
  Be accountable for module level student outcomes (e.g., retention, satisfaction, successful completion)

• 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 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 have access to staff training, professional development sessions, and Learning and Teaching conferences.

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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.