Job Description
Job title:
Temporary Teaching Fellow (0.4 FTE, 41 weeks
fixed term) in Cell and Developmental Biology
Department:
Biology and Biochemistry
Grade:
7 (point 30)
Location:
Department of Biology and Biochemistry , 4
South, Claverton Down,
University of Bath
Job purpose
The successful applicant will cover the teaching of Dr Andrew Chalmers. Duties will include
giving undergraduate lectures, running masters level seminar units and supervising
undergraduate and postgraduate project students.
The Department places great value on quality of teaching as determined by a combination of
good practice, student achievement, and good student feedback, and will endeavour to
support the candidate in delivering high-quality teaching. As part of this, the candidate will, if
appropriate, register for modules towards the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic and
Professional Practice which is run within the University.
Source and nature of management provided
Dr Christopher Todd, Director of Teaching
Dr Richard Hooley, Head of Department
Staff management responsibility
N/A
Main duties and responsibilities
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Teach undergraduate, MRes and MSc students registered on the
courses listed below and mark assessed work:
BB10006 - Cell & Molecular Biology (4 lectures)
BB20024 - The Dynamic Cell 1 (6 lectures)
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BB40184 - Cell Biology of metastasis (10 X 2hr seminars)
Tutorials (1st & 2nd & 3rd year)
Supervise Project Students: Final year Undergraduate, and
MRes/MSc postgraduate. First and second marking of projects.
 Act as course convenor for the following; BB20024 - The Dynamic
Cell 1, BB40184 - Cell Biology of Metastasis and BB20013/BB20014second year MCB tutorials.
 Act as MRes/MSc programme tutor for Developmental Biology.
 Contribute to teaching-related tasks, eg. UCAS visitors, Open Days.
Attend management meetings, unit boards, and programme boards, to
plan and monitor teaching and related student issues through the
academic year
Undertake occasional related teaching duties where necessary as required
by the Head of Department
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Person Specification
Criteria
Essential
Desirable
Assessed by
A/F
Qualifications
PhD in cell, developmental or cancer
biology.
Post doctoral experience in cell,
developmental or cancer biology.
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R
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Experience & Knowledge
Experience of supervising/teaching in a
laboratory environment
Undergraduate cell, developmental and
cancer biology teaching.
Broad knowledge of biological sciences.
I/T
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Experience of science in a
pharmaceutical or commercial setting.
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Skills
Excellent spoken and written English
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Excellent communicator
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Attributes
Enthusiasm for teaching
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Potential to work within and contribute to
an interdisciplinary academic team
Reliable
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Interest
Reliablein cell, developmental and
cancer biology.
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X
Interest in how understanding of
biological
Reliable science is used in
pharmaceutical and/or commercial
settings.
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X
Code: A/F – Application form, I/T – Interview/Test, R - References
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