Internal Applicants Only – Teaching Associate in Human Geography

Job Title

Internal Applicants Only – Teaching Associate in Human Geography

School / Directorate

Cardiff School of Geography and Planning

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This post is currently open to employees of Cardiff University only. Please do not apply if you do not have a current contract of employment with the University.

Internal Applicants Only – Teaching Associate in Human Geography 

School of Geography and Planning 

College of Arts Humanities and Social Science 

The School of Geography and Planning at Cardiff University is seeking to appoint a passionate, highly motivated and well qualified Teaching Assistant in Human Geography, covering a period of maternity leave. The post is part of our continued commitment to be internationally renowned for education that empowers change towards sustainable and just futures. 

The successful candidate will be part of a supportive and community-oriented School that has a strong commitment to upholding our core values: thinking critically and creatively; collaborating openly; taking care of our environment; valuing diversity and working actively towards an inclusive and fair future. We are proud to hold an Athena Swan bronze award. We are an engaged and impactful School and work with a range of stakeholders in the Cardiff Capital Region, Wales and beyond, as we seek to make a difference to people and places locally and globally. 

We are looking for an outstanding candidate who has: 

• The capacity to deliver high quality and research-led teaching in our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, particularly in human geography; 
• Values congruent with the core values of our School; 
• The ability and experience to help support the continuing advancement of our teaching programmes for excellent student experience, knowledge and skills development. 

We are committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world. We, therefore, welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, transidentity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working arrangements. 

Informal enquiries may be made to: [email protected]; or Prof Kersty Hobson([email protected]). 

Salary: £33,232 – £35,880 per annum, pro-rata for hours worked (Grade 5)

The post is part-time (17.5 hours per week) and is fixed term for 9 months and is available from 1st January 2025. 

Cardiff University offers many excellent benefits, including 45 days of annual leave (including bank holidays), blended working (meaning you will be able to work from home for some of your time), a cycle to work scheme and other travel initiatives, and more. It is an exciting and vibrant place to work and is a proud Living Wage supporter.

Closing date: Thursday, 12 December 2024

External applications are currently not being considered for this post. If the decision is made to open the post to external candidates, the strapline at the top will be removed and you will be given ample time to apply – please check back periodically for details.

Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

Cardiff University is committed to supporting all its employees in achieving the necessary balance between their work and their personal lives. As part of this commitment, the University has developed a flexible and responsive framework of support for staff in managing their work and personal commitments wherever possible. [Applications for posts on a part-time or job-share arrangement would also be considered].

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Post Reference Number

19474BR

Job Description

Key Duties

• Deliver teaching courses. Includes preparing teaching material, communicating subject matter and encouraging critical discourse to develop rational thinking; observing and reacting to student interventions; responding to questions outside class times and to contingencies in course delivery.
• Carry out pre-determined assessment for courses, including marking and providing written/oral feedback; and collating and providing final assessments of students.
• Supervise undergraduate and taught postgraduate student projects.
• Participate actively as a member of a teaching team.
• Support Field Study Visit activities alongside teaching teams.
• Carry out course evaluation, including facilitating student feedback; reflecting on own teaching design and delivery; and implementing ideas for improving own performance.
• Carry out administrative duties such as class record keeping, attending meetings, and report writing.
• Undertake teaching-related and administrative work as allocated by the Head of School and various Committees, within a clear and established programme, with assistance and support.
• Plan and prioritise own daily work, and forward plan for some teaching.
• Deal with reactive requests such as those relating to teaching, supervising students and administrative tasks, on a daily basis.

General Duties

• Any other duties not included above, but consistent with the role.

Salary Range Max.

35,880

Grade

Grade 5

Salary Range Min.

33,232

Job Category

Academic – Teaching & Scholarship

Additional Information

IMPORTANT: Evidencing Criteria

It is Cardiff University’s policy to use the person specification as a key tool for shortlisting. Therefore, candidates must evidence they meet ALL the essential criteria and, where relevant, the desirable.

As part of the application process, you are asked to provide this evidence via a supporting statement. Please ensure that the evidence you are providing corresponds with the numbered criteria outlined in the person specification. Your application will be considered based on the information you provide for each criterion.

When attaching the supporting statement to your application profile, please ensure you name it with the vacancy reference number: 19474BR.

Your application will be at risk of not being progressed if you do not evidence you have met all essential criteria. The school welcomes the submission of CVs to accompany evidence of the job-based criteria.

Career Pathway

Teaching & Scholarship

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

Qualifications and Education

1. A good first degree and a PhD (or working to completion of PhD) in a relevant discipline (e.g. Human Geography), or equivalent applied/professional experience

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

1. Proven teaching ability, ideally via a teaching qualification
2. Awareness and experience of teaching methodologies relevant to Geography
3. Ability to deliver and support individual modules and teaching programme(s).
4. Evidence of demonstrable knowledge of key advances within specialist discipline

Communication and Team Working

1. Effective interpersonal skills to liaise with students and staff.
2. Excellent communication skills with the ability to present complex information clearly and confidently to others using a range of media.
3. Proven ability to work as a part of a team and independently without close supervision, with the ability to deal with reactive requests relating to teaching, supervising students, and administrative tasks

Planning, Analysis and Problem Solving

1. Evidence of ability to work unsupervised to deadlines, planning and setting priorities for own work.
2. Ability to be pro-active in organisation and planning, foresee problems and take action accordingly.

Desirable criteria

1. Fluency in Welsh (Written and Oral)

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