Teaching Positions in English

The UOC is an innovative university that is rooted in Catalonia and open to the world. It offers people lifelong learning to help them and society advance, while carrying out research into the knowledge society.

The UOC wants to be a university that, by being connected to the network of the world’s universities, drives the creation of a global knowledge space and cutting-edge research in the knowledge society.

The UOC has an innovative educational model that focuses on the student. The University offers them a top quality and personalized education that helps them to be more competitive and contributes to the progress of society. 

The UOC is looking to hire affiliated teaching staff for the academic year 2025/2026. 

Affiliated teaching staff need to have experience and currently be employed in their field. The Universitat Oberta de Catalunya needs professionals whose main professional activity is linked to the position they are applying for, enabling them to provide a quality service. Therefore, applicants must have a main professional activity that they will maintain alongside their work as affiliated teaching staff. 

Functions: 

In an online learning environment, course instructors present, guide, plan, stimulate, focus, motivate, assess and tie together students' learning processes, with a proactive approach. It is the course instructor's job to provide teaching assistance to students (individually and collectively), monitoring their learning over the semester and proposing improvements to the course. Course instructors must settle doubts, offer examples and additional explanations that make it easier for the student to understand the subject matter, stimulate debate, encourage participation in forums, correct assessment tests, provide feedback to help students' learning processes, etc. In addition to these basic functions, those contracted as course instructors may perform other activities related with the preparation of learning resources. 

Tutoring in the field of knowledge for the qualification is key to the UOC's teaching model.

Tutors welcome new students, provide them with academic guidance on anything relating to the educational programme, and help students develop the skills they require to use the Virtual Campus to full effect. Tutors introduce students to the tools and resources provided by the UOC's virtual learning environment, enabling them to make the best possible use of them as quickly as possible. Tutors also help students discover the wide range of opportunities that university life offers. In short, tutors provide personalized attention to help each individual student feel part of the University community. 

Tutors monitor students' academic activity and provide them with general guidance as well as individual advice on their progress during their studies at the university. Tutors also settle any doubts or queries students might have. 

Selection criteria: 

Each candidate is assessed in all aspects, in accordance with the requirements published in each specific profile, taking into account each candidate's qualifications, professional and/or teaching experience, and also the knowledge, skills, abilities and interests that are required to collaborate at the UOC. 

The collaboration with the UOC will be based on the provision of professional services. 

What we are looking for: 

• University qualification related to the knowledge area in which the candidate wishes to collaborate.
• University and/or non-university teaching experience and/or professional experience in the last three years related with the knowledge area in which the candidate wishes to collaborate.
• Excellent command of the language in which the teaching will be given.
• Having a separate main line of work (whether employed or self-employed) is an indispensable requirement for course instructors/tutors at the UOC.
• Having and user-level knowledge of office software and the internet. 

We value: 

• Personal profile matched for carrying out teaching tasks in an online environment.
• Experience in the coordination and organization of online or on-site groups.
• Skilled in personal relations and written communication, in addition to a high level of initiative and organizational and teamwork ability. 

Application:

Interested candidates should visit the  Join our team section of the website, where you can find the terms and conditions.

To take part in the selection process, you need to register as a candidate following this link https://selection.uoc.edu/web/profile/login.asp. Once registered, you can apply from thecandidate area. 

Deadline for submissions: 

End of application period: 10 April. 2024. No CVs will be accepted after 11:59 p.m. (Madrid time) of the preceding day. 

Contact us: convocatoriapdc@uoc.edu 

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