Associate Tutor - Academic Skills for Psychology

Birkbeck, University of London
September 09, 2024
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Associate Tutor - Academic Skills for Psychology

Birkbeck, University of London, has an excellent opportunity for an Associate Tutor to teach 'Academic Skills for Psychology'.

Salary range

£58.48 per hour

Contract type

Fixed term

Mode

Part time

Grade

6

Business Unit

School of Psychological Sciences

Closing date for applicants

09-Sep-2024

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Birkbeck, University of London, has an excellent opportunity for an Associate Tutor to teach 'Academic Skills for Psychology'.

We are seeking an Associate Tutor to join the School of Psychological Sciences, Faculty of Science, this coming Autumn, to teach the following module:

  • Academic Skills for Psychology (Level 4), 3 hours per week. Monday afternoon (2-5pm) and/or evenings (6-9pm) – please indicate your availability to the afternoon or evening hours in the application form or during interview. If you are available for both the evening and afternoon hours, please indicate this as well.
  • Your role will be to support teaching, in order to enable students to complete their studies successfully and undertake related course administrative duties as required. Your main responsibility will be preparation and running studying skills focused seminar, teaching, and marking assessments on the Academic Skills for Psychology first year, level 4 module. This also includes marking reassessments which may fall outside the contracted hours, i.e. in the summer reassessment period.

    Most incumbents of roles at this level will be employed as part of their general academic development and will be undertaking this work independently but in parallel with postgraduate studies.

    In addition to the criteria specified in the job pack below, candidates must have:

  • A first degree in Psychology or an equivalent relevant qualification.
  • Advanced experience in using a range of statistical techniques and report writing suitable for quantitative psychological science research.
  • Awareness of the needs of part-time adult learners and ability to engage the interest and enthusiasm of students and inspire them to learn.
  • Confident presentation skills and ability to clearly and effectively pass on specialist subject area knowledge.
  • Effective oral and written communication skills, to convey both simple and more complex information and academic concepts.
  • Please refer to the person specification for further selection criteria.

    Closing date: 9 September 2024. Interview date: 16/18 September 2024.

    Salary:

    Payment is based on an hourly rate depending on length of continuous service with the College (starting rate £58.48 per hour inclusive of pro-rata London Allowance and holiday pay) for contact hours worked. This hourly rate is based on the starting point of Grade 6 and is inclusive of a ‘Duties Related to Teaching Multiplier' at 2.5 which covers preparation, teaching, administration, assessment marking and other examining duties in connection with the course.

    Enquiries

    If you would like to know more about the role, please click on apply below or contact Melissa Tang, Teaching and Collaborations Manager, at science- [email protected]

    If you have technical issues or difficulties using the recruitment portal, please contact [email protected], providing your name and the job reference number of the position.

    While we are happy to respond to all informal enquiries, only formal applications through the online system will be considered.

    We welcome applicants from all sections of the community. The College is committed to improving the gender and cultural diversity of its workforce, holding an Athena SWAN award and operating Disability Confident & Mindful Employer schemes.

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