Associate Lecturer - Marker Job Reading England UK,Education / Teaching

JOB DESCRIPTION

Employment status and working hours

As an Associate Lecturer, the work you choose to accept will reflect the hours you work and this will be advised to you at the point of offer.

Marking roles attract casual worker status with ours varying depending on submission dates.

Other roles as an Associate Lecturer may be casual or fixed-term, depending on the role offered and accepted. Hours also vary depending on the role.

Organisation structure

Education and Students, School of the Built Environment.

Place of work

You will spend your total working time at home
*, which must be within the UK.
* Working from home is only possible if your environment is suitable – please see the ‘Working from home’ section on our Careers Site for further information.

High level summary of work

Whilst this advertisement is specifically targeting markers, successful applicants will automatically join the Associate Lecturer pool. All Associate Lecturer work is not guaranteed once you enter the Associate Lecturer pool and will be offered to you as and when it becomes available. You do not have to accept the work you are offered, if you do not wish to. If we offer you work and you choose to accept, you must personally complete the work contract.

All work as an Associate Lecturer is paid via payroll.

The role of a Marker is contracted on a casual worker basis. As a Marker, your role is to work within the Module team and with the Module Leader’s guidance, to provide timely, effective and helpful feedback on students’ assessments, using the provided Assessment Feedback Template. All assessments are marked online.

We are currently seeking Markers for the following subject areas:

Quantity Surveying modules in the Autumn semester

Construction Contract Administration and Practice (UG)
Estimating and Tendering (UG)
Measurement and Quantification of Construction Work (UG)
Measurement and Costing (UG)
Post Contract Cost Control (PQS) (UG)
Contract Administration and Practice (PG)
Quantification and Costing of Construction Work (PG)
Building Economics (PG)
Design Economics and Cost Planning (UG)
Professional Quantity Surveying Practice (UG)

Valuation and investment modules in the Autumn semester

Introduction to Valuations (UG)
Valuation in Practice (UG)
Investment Appraisal and Portfolio Management (UG and PG)

Valuation modules in the Spring semester

Valuation:
The Five Methods (UG)
Statutory Valuation (UG)
Valuation and Ethics (PG)

Valuation modules across both semesters

Applied Valuation (UG and PG)

Construction management modules across both semesters

Construction Technology (UG and PG)
Project Management in the Built Environment (PG)
Construction Project Management (UG)
Commercial Management in Construction (UG)

Specific job role accountabilities and responsibilities

Complete the Module Marking certification training on the VLE and pass the quiz ahead of your contract start date.
Complete any relevant assessment platform training – either on the VLE or delivered via webinar / webinar recording.
Provide feedback from the training you undertake as and when requested.
Work as part of the Module team, under the guidance of the Module Leader, to provide timely, effective and supportive feedback on student assessments using the approved Assessment Feedback Template.
Mark all assigned assessments online using the specified software, in accordance with the marking criteria, guidance, and standards provided by the Module Leader.
Complete the marking of at least 3-5 assessment submissions within the first 2-3 days of allocation and notify the Module Leader once this has been completed. This enables the Module Leader to review the marking and provide feedback, which should be considered and applied when marking the remaining submissions.
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