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Graduate Teaching Assistant Sociology
| Posting date: | 19 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | £30,487 to £37,099 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 18 September 2024 |
| Location: | Northampton, Northamptonshire |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 1 day per week |
| Company: | University of Northampton |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | UN4898 |
Summary
About the job
Fixed term: 3 years, part time: 0.5FTE (18.5 hours per week)
Please note that employment in the post of Graduate Teaching Assistant is contingent on the continuation of PhD study
Interview date: 4 October 2024
The Psychology and Sociology subject area at the University of Northampton (UON) is looking for a highly motivated and committed individual with a willingness and ability to contribute to the teaching and learning on a range of modules on our Ba (Hons) Sociology undergraduate programme, as well as other related activities at in Sociology, the Faculty of Health, Education and Society, and the wider UON, whilst also pursuing further postgraduate research (MPhil/PhD) studies.
You will be expected to already possess a relevant undergraduate degree, ideally in sociology – but we will consider applicants from other closely related fields that have a solid sociological foundation, as you will have to be able to hold you own as a sociologist going forward, fitting within a strong sociology team, delivering sociology teaching and learning to sociology students.
We are looking for a GTA whose previous learning and proposed research interests closely aligns with one of the following sociological subfields that you would be expected to coordinate and deliver modules related to from late January 2025: i.e., inequalities, race/ethnicity, environment/sustainability (although not limited to, and subject to change going forward).
The successful candidate will register as a postgraduate research student (associated fees will covered by the faculty), and aligned with one of the Centre for Psychological and Social Sciences Special Interest groups that reflect research excellence across the social sciences in specific specialisms – i.e. 1) diversity, community, and identity; 2) exceptional experiences and consciousness studies; and/or 3) health, education, and behaviour change – and supports a balanced and sustainable team of committed researchers working collaboratively within a nurturing research culture that gives rise to world-class research.
Along with completing your online application, in order to be considered for shortlisting, each applicant must email: james.white@northampton.ac.uk by 22 September 2024: an overview of approx. 1000 words of your PhD Proposal – including title, purpose, context, theory/concepts, justification/rationale, argument, methodology/methods, research question, aims, objectives and timescale; as well as a short bibliography of key sources (not included in the word count).
The length of contract is three years. You will be expected to work between Mondays-Wednesdays. Teaching will largely take place in two trimesters between September/October and May/June. Face-to-face will take place on Mondays and Tuesdays. Online teaching will take place on Wednesdays. This leaves you Thursday and Fridays to engage in postgrad studies.
Note: the balance and distribution of activities will vary between post holders and may vary from year to year; and will be allocated within the context of the University of Northampton workload guidance and in association with objectives agreed at Periodic Development Review.
We want you to be able to carry out your work in a way that best supports UON and our students, but also you as an individual. We understand this may vary between different areas of the university as well as from one person to another. With Smarter Working you can work with increased flexibility, if you would like to, which can facilitate greater freedom and autonomy.
About you
The successful candidate will have the passion to provide a significant contribution to our outstanding NSS scores through the education of our UON sociology students to the highest standards, based on advanced academic sociological knowledge and skill, and an experienced active blended workshop-based case study approach to teaching and learning.
You will join a team who deliver a diverse range of sociology modules around the areas of classical/contemporary sociological theory, education, identities/self, in/equalities and in/justice, crime, race/ethnicity, gender/sex/love/body, health/wellbeing, environment, media/culture, social change, the future, and death, as well as other sociological areas.
You will also be expected to be able to facilitate dissertation supervision in whatever viable potential topics our students want to pursue, and possibly other undergraduate/postgraduate sociological areas if/where required.
Other duties will include participation and engagement in personal academic tutoring, skills development, assessment, administrative tasks, quality assurance, induction, marketing/recruitment activities, school engagement, community outreach, module and programme development, programme/subject/faculty meetings, professional networking, continuing professional development, income generation, and any other duties normally expected from an individual of this level in respect of teaching, research, scholarship, and curriculum responsibility – including academic research as both a sociology lecturer and graduate student engaging in PhD studies.
Qualifications
Essential;
* Undergraduate Degree - A good honours degree in Sociology or another related discipline
Desirable;
* Master’s Degree – a good Master’s degree in sociology or another related discipline
* Professional Recognition – a willingness and ability to work towards successfully achieving a HEA Fellow or teaching qualification recognised by HESA
Fixed term: 3 years, part time: 0.5FTE (18.5 hours per week)
Please note that employment in the post of Graduate Teaching Assistant is contingent on the continuation of PhD study
Interview date: 4 October 2024
The Psychology and Sociology subject area at the University of Northampton (UON) is looking for a highly motivated and committed individual with a willingness and ability to contribute to the teaching and learning on a range of modules on our Ba (Hons) Sociology undergraduate programme, as well as other related activities at in Sociology, the Faculty of Health, Education and Society, and the wider UON, whilst also pursuing further postgraduate research (MPhil/PhD) studies.
You will be expected to already possess a relevant undergraduate degree, ideally in sociology – but we will consider applicants from other closely related fields that have a solid sociological foundation, as you will have to be able to hold you own as a sociologist going forward, fitting within a strong sociology team, delivering sociology teaching and learning to sociology students.
We are looking for a GTA whose previous learning and proposed research interests closely aligns with one of the following sociological subfields that you would be expected to coordinate and deliver modules related to from late January 2025: i.e., inequalities, race/ethnicity, environment/sustainability (although not limited to, and subject to change going forward).
The successful candidate will register as a postgraduate research student (associated fees will covered by the faculty), and aligned with one of the Centre for Psychological and Social Sciences Special Interest groups that reflect research excellence across the social sciences in specific specialisms – i.e. 1) diversity, community, and identity; 2) exceptional experiences and consciousness studies; and/or 3) health, education, and behaviour change – and supports a balanced and sustainable team of committed researchers working collaboratively within a nurturing research culture that gives rise to world-class research.
Along with completing your online application, in order to be considered for shortlisting, each applicant must email: james.white@northampton.ac.uk by 22 September 2024: an overview of approx. 1000 words of your PhD Proposal – including title, purpose, context, theory/concepts, justification/rationale, argument, methodology/methods, research question, aims, objectives and timescale; as well as a short bibliography of key sources (not included in the word count).
The length of contract is three years. You will be expected to work between Mondays-Wednesdays. Teaching will largely take place in two trimesters between September/October and May/June. Face-to-face will take place on Mondays and Tuesdays. Online teaching will take place on Wednesdays. This leaves you Thursday and Fridays to engage in postgrad studies.
Note: the balance and distribution of activities will vary between post holders and may vary from year to year; and will be allocated within the context of the University of Northampton workload guidance and in association with objectives agreed at Periodic Development Review.
We want you to be able to carry out your work in a way that best supports UON and our students, but also you as an individual. We understand this may vary between different areas of the university as well as from one person to another. With Smarter Working you can work with increased flexibility, if you would like to, which can facilitate greater freedom and autonomy.
About you
The successful candidate will have the passion to provide a significant contribution to our outstanding NSS scores through the education of our UON sociology students to the highest standards, based on advanced academic sociological knowledge and skill, and an experienced active blended workshop-based case study approach to teaching and learning.
You will join a team who deliver a diverse range of sociology modules around the areas of classical/contemporary sociological theory, education, identities/self, in/equalities and in/justice, crime, race/ethnicity, gender/sex/love/body, health/wellbeing, environment, media/culture, social change, the future, and death, as well as other sociological areas.
You will also be expected to be able to facilitate dissertation supervision in whatever viable potential topics our students want to pursue, and possibly other undergraduate/postgraduate sociological areas if/where required.
Other duties will include participation and engagement in personal academic tutoring, skills development, assessment, administrative tasks, quality assurance, induction, marketing/recruitment activities, school engagement, community outreach, module and programme development, programme/subject/faculty meetings, professional networking, continuing professional development, income generation, and any other duties normally expected from an individual of this level in respect of teaching, research, scholarship, and curriculum responsibility – including academic research as both a sociology lecturer and graduate student engaging in PhD studies.
Qualifications
Essential;
* Undergraduate Degree - A good honours degree in Sociology or another related discipline
Desirable;
* Master’s Degree – a good Master’s degree in sociology or another related discipline
* Professional Recognition – a willingness and ability to work towards successfully achieving a HEA Fellow or teaching qualification recognised by HESA
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