Sessional Teaching Fellow

University of Portsmouth; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous leave entitlement 32–35 days

Family-friendly policies supporting a

Staff discounts and loyalty schemes

Staff car parking and discountedpublic

Excellent training and development

Recreation facilities (gym, campus)

Discounted learning

Entrepreneurs in Residence mentoring

Job summary

University of Portsmouth is inviting applications for Sessional Teaching Fellows to support teaching within the Faculty of Science and Health. The role is hourly paid or fixed-term, flexible hours by negotiation, with duties including teaching, preparation, marking, and related administration.

Successful candidates join a bank of staff to be called upon as required. Interview day will be confirmed after shortlisting; a micro-teach precedes the interview.

Qualifications

• Experience of teaching and assessment in higher education.
• Ability to design and deliver sessions in a subject area.
• Familiarity with micro-teaching and short assessment tasks.

Responsibilities

• Teach within the Faculty on an hourly paid or fixed-term basis.
• Prepare and deliver teaching sessions, assess work and provide feedback.
• Assist with administration, marking, and exam preparation as needed.
• Support course administration and holiday pay processes.

Skills

HE teaching experience

Subject-area expertise

Assessment and marking experience

Micro-teaching ability

Job description

The University of Portsmouth is a global employer of choice where exceptional people create, share and apply knowledge that makes a difference.

Experience the pride of being part of a select group – one of only four universities in the south-east of England to achieve a prestigious Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework. Additionally, we proudly rank among the top 140 universities globally in the Times Higher Young University World Rankings.

Ambition, Responsibility and Openness drive our every endeavour. Join our esteemed institution with a proven track record of success, and where dedication to excellence is key. We want people to make their mark in a professional community that truly values people, innovation, and achievement.

The Role

The Faculty of Science and Health is the University's largest faculty, and offers courses in environmental, health, and life sciences. We support these courses by offering an excellent research and innovation base and with our professional and clinical practice.

We are seeking to appoint hourly paid or fixed term Sessional Teaching Fellows to support teaching within the Faculty.

The number of hours worked is flexible and by negotiation. The rate of pay will include remuneration for all work done in connection with teaching, preparation, administration, setting and marking of work and practical assessments and examinations, related course administration and holiday pay accrued.

If you have experience of teaching and assessment with in an HE setting, in a relevant subject area, and are keen to use those skills to enhance our current provision, we would be interested to receive an application from you.

Successful candidates will be appointed to the bank of Sessional Teaching Fellow staff available and offered hours as required.

Interview Date to be confirmed once shortlisting has been completed

The assessment process consists of a micro-teach that will take place in the morning followed by interviews in the afternoon. You will prepare and deliver a micro-teach (workshop) to a small group. Please note this is a two-stage process and you must pass the micro-teach assessment to progress to the interview stage. More details will be sent to you prior to the interview date regarding what to prepare.

For informal enquiries about the posts, please contact (by email in the first instance) the Science and Health Faculty Recruitment Team: [e-mail]

Employer, External Only: University of Portsmouth Academic Services Ltd (UASL)

Discover the advantages of joining our university. We offer a range of attractive benefits and opportunities to enhance your work experience:

Competitive salary, including incremental progression within your scale.

Generous leave entitlement of 32–35 days a year, plus bank holidays, and an additional Christmas closure.

Family-friendly policies supporting flexible working.

Staff discounts and loyalty schemes.

Staff car parking and discounted public travel.

Excellent training and development opportunities.

Recreation facilities, including discounted gym membership, food on campus schemes, use of the Library and staff social activities.

Discounted learning.

Start-up business mentoring from expert entrepreneurs via our Entrepreneurs in Residence programme.

UKVI Statement

Prior to submitting your application, kindly ensure that you can either demonstrate or acquire the necessary right to work in the UK. If you currently do not possess the right to work in the UK, please be aware that our offer of employment is conditional upon you obtaining it.

ED&I Statement:

We are committed to upholding the University’s values of being ambitious, open and responsible, in an inclusive working environment that promotes dignity and respect.

Please note that this vacancy may be closed earlier than advertised, so early applications are advised.

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Sessional Teaching Fellow

Company: University of Portsmouth

Salary: £21.76 to £23.72 an hour

Hours: Part-time

Location: Portsmouth, PO1 2UP

Working pattern: On-site

Job type: Contract

Posting date: 23 Oct 2026

Closing date: 8 Nov 2026