Associate Lecturer - PGCE Secondary Science

University of Worcester; Worcester; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 69,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff Retail Benefits Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Friendly and supportive culture

Job summary

University of Worcester invites applications for an Associate Lecturer in PGCE Secondary Science. The post involves contributing to teaching on the PGCE Science Programme and visiting students in their placement settings.

Shortlisted candidates will present a 10-minute talk on inclusive learning and teaching in Science at Key Stage 3 during the panel interview. Informal queries may be directed to Dr Tracy Wallis; successful applicants may join a pool of sessional lecturers, with hours varying

Responsibilities

• Teaching on the PGCE Science Programme.
• Carrying out visits to students in their placement settings.

Job description

Associate Lecturer - PGCE Secondary Science

The University of Worcester (UW) has a reputation for its high quality and innovative provision in Education. As a ‘good’ provider of Initial Teacher Education (ITE) across all our provision, we are nationally recognised for our overall quality and high sustained employment rates of our trainee teachers.

Science is a well-established subject in our PGCE Secondary portfolio, this is an exciting opportunity for a subject specialist to join our team as an Associate Lecturer. In this context, the School of Education is seeking to appoint an inspirational and excellent Science specialist.

The successful applicant will have responsibility for contributing to teaching on the PGCE Science Programme and carrying out visits to students in their placement settings.

Selection Process

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a formal panel interview. You will also be asked to deliver a 10-minute presentationbased on the following question;

‘What makes inclusivelearning and teaching in Science at Key Stage 3?’

The presentation will be followed by questions from the panel.

Informal queries are welcome and should be directed to Dr Tracy Wallis - Head of Department Secondary & FES at [e-mail]

What's in it for you:

• Hourly rate of £41.19 per hour inc preparation, marking & course administration plus £9.06 per hour holiday pay
• Access to Staff Retail Benefits Scheme
• Wellbeing advice and support through our Employee Assistance Programme
• A friendly and supportive culture and work environment

NB. If you are successful at interview, you will be invited to join a pool of sessional lecturers and we will contact you if suitable work becomes available. We are not able to guarantee employment as it will be subject to student numbers. The number of hours available might only be a few hours per week. If you have any queries regarding this, please discuss it with us at interview.

Please note that if not already an employee of the University of Worcester, the appointed candidate will be employed through our subsidiary company Uniworc Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of University of Worcester. Appointees of Uniworc Limited will automatically be enrolled into the Aviva FlexHE defined contribution pension scheme (subject to earnings and other eligibility criteria).

We value diversity and wish to promote equality at all levels