Job description & person
specification
Last updated:
September 2015
JOB DESCRIPTION
Post title:
Temporary Teaching Fellow in Chemistry (9 months)
Post number:
Academic Unit/Service:
Chemistry
Career pathway:
ERE
*ERE category:
Teaching focused
Posts responsible to:
Director of Programmes, Head of Education
Posts responsible for:
None, although the role involves working with postgraduate and postdoctoral
demonstrators in teaching sessions
Post base:
Office-based and Non Office-based
Level:
4
Job purpose
To deliver teaching in chemistry to Year 1 and Year 2 undergraduate students, and potentially on our Science
Foundation Year programme. This will involve contributing to the design and content of taught programmes
and to the development and implementation of new approaches to the delivery of assessment and feedback
to ensure a high quality learning experience for students.
Key accountabilities/primary responsibilities
% Time
1.
To deliver practical teaching in the laboratory as part of a team with the laboratory
managers. This will involve introducing experiments, direct teaching of students and
hands-on demonstrating during lab sessions. This work will also involve the management
of the work of a team of postgraduate demonstrators during lab sessions.
40%
2.
To assess students’ performance during lab sessions, their laboratory notebooks and
written reports submitted afterwards. The post-holder will provide feedback for students
on their practical work which will allow them to improve their skills and their performance
in the laboratory. The post-holder will be expected to work with colleagues to devise
approaches to enhance the provision of feedback to students based on their laboratory
work.
25%
3.
To deliver teaching in workshop and tutorial sessions throughout the academic year. It is
envisaged that the post-holder will also take a small number of lectures during the year.
20%
Key accountabilities/primary responsibilities
% Time
These activities will include the design and implementation of teaching resources in
collaboration with colleagues in the teaching team.
4.
To provide additional support to the teaching team in chemistry in the areas of assessment 15%
and feedback e.g. through setting and marking examinations and providing pastoral
support to students where required.
5.
Any other duties as allocated by the line manager following consultation with the post
holder.
Internal and external relationships (including nature and purpose of relationships)
-
Laboratory managers (Level 5 Senior Teaching Fellows) who have ultimate responsibility for the
smooth running of teaching laboratories and our practical provision.
Laboratory technicians involved in organising the provision of practical activities on a day-to-day
basis.
Other members of the Education Group in Chemistry who are involved in teaching students in Years 1
and 2.
Postgraduate and postdoctoral demonstrators in the laboratory.
Undergraduate students who are the recipients of our teaching.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Criteria
Essential
Desirable
How to be
assessed
Qualifications, knowledge & experience
First degree in Chemistry
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Application
and CV
PhD or equivalent professional qualifications and experience in
Chemistry.
X
Application
and CV
X
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and CV
Experience of laboratory teaching at degree level.
Experience of assessing students’ practical work and providing
feedback based on their work.
X
Experience of delivering teaching in workshop / tutorial settings as
part of an undergraduate degree programme.
X
Training in teaching skills at university level.
X
Experience of delivering lectures at undergraduate level.
The ability to deliver teaching across the whole Year 1 chemistry
curriculum.
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and CV
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interview
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and CV
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and CV
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Planning & organising
Excellent organisational skills with the ability to meet strict
deadlines and work under pressure.
Ability to plan for the delivery of high quality teaching.
X
Application,
CV and
references
X
Application,
CV and
references
X
Interview
X
Application,
CV and
references
Problem solving & initiative
Demonstrate a pro-active approach to devising and developing
systems for the assessment of practical work and the delivery of
feedback on it.
Management & teamwork
Ability to coordinate teams of postgraduate students to ensure the
safe delivery of laboratory teaching and the timely provision of
feedback on work.
The ability to work with colleagues in the chemistry teaching team
to design, implement and deliver a programme of teaching which
allows students to fulfil their potential.
X
Application,
CV and
references
Communicating & influencing
Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
X
The ability to motivate students and engage them effectively in the
learning process.
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Application,
CV and
references
Application,
CV and
references
Other skills & behaviours
Good awareness of chemical safety and experience of writing risk
assessments for activities involving undergraduate students.
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JOB HAZARD ANALYSIS
OFFICE-BASED POST
If this post is an office-based job with routine office hazards (eg: use of VDU) no further information needs to
be supplied.
NON-OFFICE BASED POST
If this post has some hazards other than routine office (eg: more than use of VDU) please complete the
analysis below.
## - HR will send a full PEHQ to all applicants for this position.
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES
Occasionally
Frequently
Constantly
(<30% of time)
(30-60% of time)
(> 60% of time)
Outside work
Extremes of temperature (eg: fridge/ furnace)
## Potential for exposure to body fluids
## Noise (greater than 80 dba - 8 hrs twa)
## Exposure to hazardous substances (eg: solvents, liquids, dust, fumes,
biohazards). Specify below:

Frequent hand washing
Ionising radiation
EQUIPMENT/TOOLS/MACHINES USED
## Food handling
## Driving university vehicles(eg: car/van/LGV/PCV)
## Use of latex gloves (prohibited unless specific clinical necessity)
## Vibrating tools (eg: strimmers, hammer drill, lawnmowers)
PHYSICAL ABILITIES
Load manual handling
Repetitive crouching/kneeling/stooping
Repetitive pulling/pushing
Repetitive lifting
Standing for prolonged periods
Repetitive climbing (ie: steps, stools, ladders, stairs)
Fine motor grips (eg: pipetting)
Gross motor grips
Repetitive reaching below shoulder height
Repetitive reaching at shoulder height
Repetitive reaching above shoulder height
PSYCHOSOCIAL ISSUES
Face to face contact with public
/
Lone working
## Shift work/night work/on call duties
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