Teaching Fellow in exercise science

King's College London; City of Westminster; Vor Ort; GBP 41.000 - 50.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

King’s College London is seeking a Teaching Fellow in exercise science to support the delivery of the Sport & Exercise Medical Sciences BSc programme. This is a short-term, part-time appointment (0.6FTE) from February 2027 to July 2027, primarily in-person, with 21 hours per week.

The post involves delivering lectures, supporting practical teaching, providing feedback and mentoring, and contributing to assessments. It is a fixed-term role within CHAPS at King's College London.

Qualifikationen

• PhD in human physiology, sports science or related discipline with PhD award confirmed in application.
• Experience teaching or training in higher education or research settings.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team.

Aufgaben

• Deliver lectures in exercise science.
• Deliver and support practical teaching and assessment across modules in exercise science.
• Support students with feedback, mentoring and academic guidance.
• Contribute to module assessment, marking and tutorials.

Kenntnisse

Teaching experience

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Ausbildung

PhD in Human physiology, sports science or related discipline

Jobbeschreibung

Using a bench to bedside approach, the School aims to answer fundamental questions about biology in health and disease and apply this knowledge to the development of new and innovative clinical practise, alongside providing a rigorous academic programme for students. We currently have an opening for a Teaching Fellow in exercise science who will support the teaching and academic delivery of the Sport & Exercise Medical Sciences BSc programme. This is short–term appointment to cover staff maternity leave across Semester 2. The successful candidate will become part of a collaborative and experienced teaching team and benefit from excellent technical and administrative support. The post holder will possess a good background in exercise science and will be expected to contribute to the effective delivery of teaching, learning, and student support by:

• Delivering lectures in the field of exercise science
• Delivering and supporting practical teaching and assessment across modules in exercise science
• Supporting students with feedback, mentoring, and academic guidance, including library projects
• Contributing to module assessment, marking and participating in tutorials where appropriate

This is a part time post (21 hours per week) and you will be offered a fixed term contract to begin in February 2027 and run through to the end of July 2027 (6 months) on a 0.6FTE basis. Please note that this role is primarily an in‑person role. Research staff at King's are entitled to at least 10 days per year (pro‑rate) for professional development. This entitlement applies to Postdocs, Research Assistants, Research and Teaching Technicians, Teaching Fellows and AEP equivalent up to and including grade 7.

The Equality Act of 2010 protects the rights of our students and staff and provides a framework to fulfil our duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and in addition, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. At times, this will include balancing rights and beliefs that can feel in tension. We are committed to free speech and to academic freedom, believing that our foundational purpose as a university, is to create spaces where a wide range of ideas, including ideas that are controversial, can be discussed and debated, and where members of our community can express lawful views without fear of intimidation, harassment or discrimination. When engaging in the robust exchange of ideas, we ask that our community is mindful of our Dignity at King's guidance.

This post is subject to Occupational Health clearances.

Essential Criteria

• PhD qualified in Human physiology, sports science or related discipline, with written confirmation of the award of your PhD included in your application
• Experience in teaching or training within higher education or research settings
• Excellent organisational and communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team

Desirable Criteria

• Experience supporting students or researchers from diverse academic backgrounds

The Centre for Human & Applied Physiological Sciences (CHAPS) is situated within the School of Basic & Medical Biosciences (within the Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine), which is led by Professor Mathias Gautel and comprises five departments with a wide range of expertise and interests.

At King's, we believe that the diversity of our community and a culture that is welcoming, open, inclusive and collaborative, are great strengths of the university.

Grade and Salary : £45,829 per annum pro rata inc London Weighting Allowance Job ID : 162786