Job Title Part-time Teaching Fellow/Senior Teaching Fellow
Department/Division/Faculty Division of Ecology and Evolution, Faculty of Natural Sciences
Teaching Fellow – Salary: £32,130 - £39,920 per annum (pro rata)
or Senior Teaching Fellow – Salary: £41,030 per annum (pro rata)
Silwood Park Campus
The Department of Life Sciences is currently seeking to recruit a Teaching
Fellow/Senior Teaching Fellow in the area of evolutionary biology and/or
biodiversity to be in post by 1 October 2012.
The post is to cover the teaching commitments of Professor Timothy
Barraclough during a sabbatical fellowship. The main duties will include
administration of the MSc and MRes in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation,
teaching and supervising research projects of postgraduate students,
teaching a two-week evolution course or its equivalent for undergraduate
students, and acting as a tutor and examiner for the undergraduate
Biology course. The post-holder will be able to offer Masters projects
on their own research as well as supervising students conducting projects
at external organisations.
For appointment to Teaching Fellow, you must hold a degree (or equivalent
professional qualifications and/or experience) in a relevant subject,
and have, or be working towards, a recognised teaching qualification.
You must also have specialist knowledge in the relevant discipline and
of teaching methods and techniques within your own area, and be able
to teach effectively at undergraduate level. You must also be familiar
with a variety of strategies to promote and assess teaching
For appointment to Senior Teaching Fellow, you must have a degree and
PhD (or equivalent professional qualifications and/or experience)
in a relevant discipline and a recognised qualification in Higher
Education learning and teaching (or nearing completion). You must also
have an excellent track record in a research in a relevant discipline,
illustrated by a record of publications in good journals. You must also
have experience of teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level,
and of supervising student research projects.
You will be based within the Division of Ecology and Evolution at the
Silwood Park Campus. This is a part-time (15 hours per week), fixed-term
position available for up to 2 years.
For more information and to apply, follow this link:
https://www4.ad.ic.ac.uk/OA_
For an informal discussion about the post please contact Professor Tim
Barraclough by email: t.barraclough@imperial.ac.uk or telephone +44
(0)207 594 2245.
Prof. Timothy G. Barraclough,
Professor of Evolutionary Biology
Division of Biology,
Imperial College London,
Silwood Park Campus,
Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 7PY, UK
E-mail: t.barraclough@imperial.ac.uk
Telephone:
Fax: +44 (0)207 594 2339
Web-page: www.imperial.ac.uk/people/t.
** MSc course in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation **
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