Math Lecturer

Tawteen; Muscat; On-site; OMR 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Muscat University seeks an experienced maths educator to join the Undergraduate Foundation Programme. You will plan and deliver up to 20 hours of maths tuition weekly, collaborating with the Maths Coordinator to create and mark assessments and potentially moderate exams.

You will also provide academic advising and remedial maths support to first-year students. The role requires strong IT skills with VLE usage (Moodle/Blackboard), effective communication, and a commitment to university values.

Qualifications

• Two years or more of higher education Maths teaching experience.
• Ability to analyse student work and provide constructive feedback.
• Able to work in a team and individually to teach and assess to criteria.
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines for admin/marking.
• Good oral and written presentation skills.
• Strong IT literacy and use of a VLE (e.g. Moodle/Blackboard).
• English as first language, or IELTS 6.0+ for foundation programme teaching.
• Experience teaching students from the Middle East preferred.
• Commitment to the mission and values of Muscat University.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver up to 20 hours of maths tuition per week.
• Collaborate with Maths Coordinator to create and mark assessments.
• Moderate maths and science exams when required.
• Provide maths support to first-year undergraduates.
• Deliver remedial maths support as needed.
• Offer academic advising sessions.
• Handle teaching-related admin and meetings; ensure quality assurance.
• Represent the University at recruitment events as needed.
• Engage with stakeholders to uphold university standards.

Skills

Maths teaching

Feedback techniques

Team work

Time management

IT in teaching

English proficiency

Education

Higher education teaching qualification

Tools

Moodle

Blackboard

Job description

Responsibilities

• Planning and delivering up to 20 hours of maths tuition per week to students on the Undergraduate Foundation Programme
• Working with the Maths Coordinator to create and mark assessments
• Moderating Maths and potentially Physical Science exams as and when required
• Providing maths support as required to students on the first year of their undergraduate bachelor study
• Providing remedial maths support to students requiring extra maths assistance
• Providing academic advising sessions
• Administrative duties relating to teaching assessment standardisation moderation lesson preparation report writing attendance of regular course and general meetings
• Representing the University at student recruitment events as and when required
• Taking part in OAAA and affiliated university quality assurance compliance
• Being an effective ambassador for the University locally regionally and internationally among government entities academics parents and students
• Taking part in student activities as and when required
• Effective liaison with Muscat University Senior Management the Director of General Foundation Programmes other members of the team and academic staff
• Any other reasonable duties appropriate to the post

Person specification

• A minimum of two years experience of higher education Maths teaching;
• Confidence in analysing student work and providing constructive and explicit feedback;
• Able to work in a team and individually to teach and assess to agreed criteria;
• Able to work under pressure and meet administrative/marking deadlines;
• Good oral and written presentation skills;
• A good understanding or IT and its application to teaching e.g. the use of a VLE such as Moodle or Blackboard;
• English as a first language, or equivalent English language competence. A minimum of IELTS 6.0 is required to teach on foundation programmes in Oman;
• Experience of teaching students from the Middle East;
• A strong belief in and commitment to the mission, vision, and values of Muscat University.