Humanities Tutor

Cardiff University International Study Centre (ISC) is a new and exciting development, which launched in September 2020.  You would be working in a culture of enhancing learning, teaching and assessment through a developmental approach, which for you will mean autonomy, innovation, and development opportunities.

As a Tutor in the Business, Law and Humanities department in the ISC, you will teach on humanities and social sciences modules on the level-3 International Foundation Year (IFY), level-4 International Year 1 (IY1) or level-6 Pre-Master’s Programme (PMP) or a combination of both of these programmes.  

The ability to teach one or more of the following would be very advantageous: contract law and/or business law.

ABOUT THE ROLE

• Contribute to the delivery and development of modules and teaching sessions offered by the Cardiff ISC.
• Prepare and deliver teaching, including lectures, seminars and tutorial sessions, with a teaching load of up to 25 hours per week.
• Mark students’ formative and summative assessments submissions, providing timely and useful feedback to students on their performance, including writing regular student reports and tutorials.
• Develop and update course material for modules and teaching sessions, including module material for the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).
• Work with the Centre’s Student Experience team in the delivery of induction, orientation and registration programmes.
• Notify and liaise with colleagues where necessary to ensure all students receive appropriate ongoing welfare and progression support.
• Implement quality assurance procedures at the module and teaching session-level and contribute to the annual monitoring and review of courses.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of student attendance and performance.
• Attend and contribute to standardisation, moderation and other quality assurance meetings.
• Participate in regular meetings with teaching and support staff. contributing to the effective overall management of the programme and student life cycle.
• Maintain and submit accurate and timely records of teaching and other activities.
• Participate in regular training and development activities and maintain a log of these activities.
• Carry out any other duties as required from time to time by centre managers.

ABOUT YOU

• A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject area. (Essential)
• Teaching qualification. (Desirable)
• Master’s in related discipline. (Essential for level 6 delivery / Desirable for level 3)
• Experience of teaching in UK higher, further education or sixth form. (Essential)
• Experience of working with international students. (Desirable)
• Experience of working in a fast-paced environment and successfully meeting deadlines. (Essential)

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