Vacancy Type/Job category
Teaching Only
Department
Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies
Salary
£33,348 - £43,155 per annum
Location
University of Warwick, Coventry
Vacancy Overview
One-year, full-time, Fixed-Term Contract.
The Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies seeks to appoint a one-year full-time Teaching Fellow to start by mid-September 2023 ideally or by 9 October 2023 at the latest. You will possess experience in teaching in Higher Education and have a background in digital culture, digital media studies and/or social studies of technology appropriate for research-led teaching. You should have completed a PhD in a field related to the above, or have your viva scheduled.
You will contribute to our MA Digital Media and Culture programme by teaching on some of our core and option modules. These include: - Approaches to the Digital. - Digital Objects, Digital Methods. - User Interface Cultures. - Media Activism.
You will deliver lectures, workshops, seminars and tutorials, and undertake module planning, curriculum development, marking of work and provision of feedback. You will also be available for office hours, monitor student attendance, and participate in moderation and academic integrity processes in accordance with the Centre's quality assurance practices.
All applications must be accompanied by a CV and covering letter and names of two referees. If you have not had the viva for your PhD, at least one of your referees should be a current supervisor.
Please direct all informal inquiries to Professor Celia Lury at [email protected].
Interview Date: TBC.
Job Description
JOB PURPOSE
To undertake teaching, administrative and other activities supporting the work of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies (CIM).
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Teaching
1. To contribute to teaching on one or more of the Centre's existing Masters modules, including dissertation supervision.
2. To undertake module planning, curriculum development, essay tutorials, the marking of work, provide student feedback, be available for office hours, and monitor student attendance in accordance with the Centre's quality assurance practices.
3. To contribute to research activities in the Centre, including participating in seminars, workshops and conferences.
Administration and Other Activities
1. To undertake such specific departmental roles and management functions as may reasonably be required by the Centre Director, including attendance at Centre meetings and participation in other committees and working groups within the Centre, the Faculty and the University.
2. To provide, as appropriate, pastoral support and student guidance during the academic year.
3. To engage in continuous professional development, including participation in relevant professional activities.
4. To participate in relevant professional activities and undertake external commitments, which reflect well on, and enhance the reputation of the Centre, Faculty and University.
The duties and responsibilities outlined are not intended to be an exhaustive list but rather to provide guidance on the main aspects of the post. The post- holder will be required to be flexible in his or her duties.
Person Specification
The Person Specification focuses on the knowledge, skills, experience and qualifications required to undertake the role effectively. This is measured by (a) Application Form, (b) Test/Exercise, (c) Interview, (d) Presentation.
Essential Criteria 1
PhD or equivalent in relevant field (digital culture, digital media studies, social studies of technology). You should have either a PhD in hand or your viva scheduled. (a)
Essential Criteria 2
Teaching experience. (a,c)
Essential Criteria 3
Ability to contribute to the high quality of research-led teaching on the postgraduate programmes of the Centre. (a,c)
Essential Criteria 4
Excellent analytical, communication and inter-personal skills. (a,c)
Essential Criteria 5
Ability and willingness to contribute to the administrative and general life of the Centre. (a,c)
Desirable Criteria 1
Knowledge of UK teaching quality assurance practices and expectations. (a,c)
Desirable Criteria 2
Experience of acting as a personal tutor to students or a similar pastoral role. (a,c)
Further Particulars
Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies
The mission of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies (CIM) is to investigate how methods and methodical practices drive interdisciplinary research and how interdisciplinary research drives methodological innovation. You will join a friendly and supportive team, made up of approximately 16 permanent academics and 2 research software engineers, who are committed to working together to conduct high quality interdisciplinary research and research-led teaching. You will contribute to our shared mission through your critical, innovative approach to methodology, complementing and extending the range of approaches we bring to research and education.
At CIM we are committed to continuously improving our efforts in building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for students and all staff. We believe that every member of our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways of understanding the world. We welcome candidates from a diversity of underrepresented groups as well as candidates whose research and teaching is on underrepresented subjects including those who have research expertise in East and South East Asian studies and the Global South.
For further information about the Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies or the post, please contact the Centre Director, Professor Celia Lury: [email protected].
For further information about the University of Warwick, please read our University Further Particulars.
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Closing Date
4 Jun 2024