Lecturer in Chemical Sciences

Employer: Bader International Study Centre (BISC) - UK campus of Queen’s University (Canada)

Campus: Herstmonceux Castle, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 1RN

Hours: full-time

Contract type: permanent

Salary: £32,000 - £34,000 depending on experience

Closing date: Friday 3 June 2022 – 17:00 BST

The BISC is recruiting a full-time lecturer in Chemical Sciences to deliver our first-year undergraduate course, CHEM 112: General Chemistry, and to oversee the safety and smooth running of our teaching laboratory. CHEM 112 is at approximately the same level as A-Level Advanced Chemistry, with a strong emphasis on experiential and active learning. We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and engaging lecturer who is committed to high-quality teaching and to creating a fully inclusive and positive learning environment in a unique study abroad setting with highly ambitious students. We welcome applications from early career academics or experienced postsecondary teachers. The teaching months are September to April and six weeks between May and June and the successful candidate will be expected to use non-teaching months to prepare the curriculum and laboratory for the next academic year. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will be likely to work longer hours during the teaching term and fewer hours between terms. Use of the laboratory over the summer for personal research can be negotiated.

Job description

PLEASE SEE FULL JOB DESCRIPTION LINKED BELOW

Duties include:

• Teach CHEM 112: General Chemistry between September and April; ensure students are provided with a high-quality teaching and learning experience with a high standard of academic and personal support to ensure the best possible levels of satisfaction and achievement Oversee good practice and smooth running of the laboratory; ensure that all health and safety procedures are understood and followed correctly; ensure that equipment is properly cleaned, and that chemicals and other materials are appropriately stored; manage the stock control of chemicals and equipment. Supervise students in directed undergraduate research projects or activities, as assigned.

Key deliverables/objectives: To provide effective instruction and academic support for students, enabling them to achieve to the best of their ability. Contribute to the academic life; support academic excellence and contribute to the University’s strategic goals.

Person specifications include:

• Post graduate degree or equivalent professional qualification in a field suitable for the post Successful teaching record in the subject area; demonstrable experience of formative and summative assessment of learning outcome Experience of supervising the running of a teaching laboratory, including health and safety and stock control. Ability to pass enhanced DBS check.

Who are we?

Bader International Study Centre (BISC), located at historic Herstmonceux Castle, East Sussex, is the overseas campus of Queen’s University, Canada.  Queen’s is a leading Canadian university and a member of the U15 Group, a collective of Canada’s most research-intensive universities.  We also have one of the highest undergraduate admissions averages in Canada.  The BISC Academic Program is designed to prepare high achieving students for international, research-focused and professional careers in the natural and physical sciences, health sciences, humanities and social sciences.  

The BISC offers an Arts and Sciences first year program, aimed at incoming Queen’s University students who wish to spend their first year studying abroad.  We also offer specialized field schools and undergraduate research focused programming to upper year students.  We emphasise active learning in small classes, with the bulk of our students onsite for one to two terms, on study abroad from both the main Queen’s campus and partner universities in Canada and other countries.  All classes include experiential learning, and we integrate career-ready skills development across the curriculum.

The BISC is committed to employment equity, inclusion and diversity and supports fair treatment and opportunity for all. 

What we can offer you

In addition to salary, we offer a number of other benefits, including:

• access to all of Queen’s digital resources and a small on-site library opportunities for relevant training and development fully equipped office space free on-site parking a working environment comprising an historic building with beautiful gardens and grounds friendly, supportive colleagues in the close-knit Castle community auto-enrol pension scheme with guaranteed contribution from the BISC.

How to apply

Please see https://www.queensu.ca/bisc/about-us/employment to obtain a job description and person specification.  

Required application format: CV and covering letter detailing your suitability for this position, by email at the above link.