Teaching Fellow

**Teaching Fellow** **(**Job Number**:24001772**)**

Durham Centre for Academic Development

Grade 7: - £37,099 - £45,163 per annum

Fixed Term - Part Time

**Contracted Hours per Week**: 0.5

**Closing Date**: 18-Oct-2024, 5:59:00 PM

**Disclosure and Barring Service Requirement**: Not Applicable.

**The University**

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**The Role and Department**

**The Role**

The focus of the role will be on the development, delivery and assessment of an MA module in Intercultural Communication and Education. The role may also include teaching on other modules, marking and moderation, academic advising, dissertation supervision and other tasks to support the delivery of the programme.

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual with experience of postgraduate TESOL programmes, relevant teaching and scholarship experience, and the ability to lead the module in Intercultural Communication and Education and make a positive contribution to the MA teaching team.

**The Department: Durham Centre for Academic Development (DCAD**)

Inspiring excellence in learning and teaching. Using technology imaginatively and with relevance. Nurturing inclusive learning communities. Inspiring life-long learners. The Durham Centre for Academic Development (DCAD) fosters education by design. DCAD is

a resource open to all students

Offering a wide range high quality educational programmes and opportunities to enhance learning, to ensure that all students, no matter what their need, have the opportunity to realise their full potential.

an educational partner for life

Engaging learners at all points - pre-sessional, undergraduate, postgraduate and throughout their professional development - within a life-long community. Because knowing how to learn, is knowing how to teach.

an opportunity to develop pedagogic skills and new practice

Delivering professional development programmes for careers at all stages: from training for teaching practitioners in their early years, to supporting experienced practitioners to hone their craft. Pushing the boundaries of pedagogic practice and building bridges between scholarly research and teaching practice.

a forum to share best practice

Providing regular scholarship events, conferences and networking opportunities. Designing platforms for educators, both new and experienced, to share and learn from each other.

Further information about the role and the responsibilities is at the bottom of this job description.

Teaching Fellowships offer the opportunity of valuable experience to those early in their academic careers and the University is keen to maximise the benefit to as many people as possible. The post of Teaching Fellow will involve a significant teaching load, which may extend into the summer period, and there may be related scholarship and the opportunity for administrative duties which relate to education and pedagogy.

The post is for a fixed term only, and it is not anticipated that the post will be extended beyond this fixed term.

Successful applicants will, ideally be in post by 1st November 2024, though an earlier start may be possible

Teaching Fellowships offer the opportunity of valuable experience to those early in their academic careers and the University is keen to maximise the benefit to as many people as possible. The post of Teaching Fellow will involve a significant teaching load, which may extend into the summer period, and there may be related scholarship and the opportunity for administrative duties which relate to education and pedagogy.

**Key Responsibilities**- Lead the MA module Intercultural Communication and Education, contribute to other modules and collaborate with colleagues on overall course development;
- Teach modules in appropriate learning environments at postgraduate level, demonstrating an awareness of different approaches to and methods of teaching and supporting student learning;
- Manage own teaching including the design, planning and production of