Advanced Subject Tutor (18-24 year olds)

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

11/28/2024

Inspire ambitious minds, challenge advanced thinkers, and guide the next generation to excellence.

About The Role

Dates: For course dates between end of June and end of August 2025

Pay: £41 to £55 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications. Pay bands depend on subject knowledge and relevant teaching experience. Accommodation and travel expenses not covered.

Working pattern: 18 hrs of seminars, alongside up to 8 hrs of tutorials per 2-week course. Contact time and preparation allowance depend on class size.

Teach a short course in Biotechnology and Genetics, Business and Entrepreneurship Law, Mathematics, Medicine, or Neuroscience with undergraduate-level international students.

Main duties

• Plan your own course - Use your subject expertise to prepare engaging topics and teaching materials tailored to a class of up to 8 students aged 18-24.
• Seminar and tutorial teaching - Create a positive, challenging experience with a productive learning environment and strong work ethic for students.
• Facilitate university-style study - Set sufficient and challenging pre-course work and independent study throughout the course to encourage students to develop their own ideas, including longer tutorial assignments to be marked.
• Provide feedback - Support students' academic development through individual feedback during paired tutorials, informal feedback on other work completed and personalised reports at the end of the course.
• Complete an induction - Familiarise yourself with company procedures, logistical requirements and safeguarding in advance.
• Support students - Record attendance and report any welfare concerns to keep students safe.
  
  

About You

• You're enthusiastic about sharing your subject expertise with ambitious young people
• You take an inclusive, question-led approach to teaching based on student contribution
• You understand of the range of subject knowledge and of different 18?24 yr olds
• You're comfortable explaining complex concepts to non-specialists
• You appreciate of the importance of looking after young people
  
  

Essential

• Master's degree or equivalent in a relevant subject and be working towards a research Masters, PhD or equivalent postgraduate qualification
• Experience of teaching or working with students in a related role
• Clear evidence of small group, interactive teaching that supports independent thinking
• Proven ability to adapt to suit the prior knowledge and interests of different students
• Right to work in the UK (we cannot sponsor work visas for this role)
  
  

Desirable

• Experience teaching undergraduates, especially small group tutorials or supervisions
• Professional industry or academic research experience in your subject
• Association and familiarity with the Universities of Oxford or Cambridge
• Planning your own teaching content
• Working at a summer school
• Working with non-native speakers