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Lecturer in Chemistry Education (Academic Education Pathway)

Employer
KINGS COLLEGE LONDON
Location
London (Central), London (Greater) (GB)
Salary
£46,934 to £55,299 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance
Closing date
15 Jun 2022

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Job description

This is an opportunity for an individual with expertise in teaching chemistry at secondary school level to join the School of Education, Communication and Society at one of the top 10 UK universities in the world. King’s College London offers an intellectually stimulating environment in which to work, where staff are dedicated to the advancement of knowledge and learning, in the service of society. The lecturer in Chemistry Education will lead curriculum development, teaching and management on the Chemistry PGCE.  The position potentially also includes adopting a leadership role for the Science PGCE programme (biology, chemistry and physics). The successful applicant will join the Centre for Research in Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (CRESTEM).

 

At King’s, we are committed to ensuring that applicants from under-represented backgrounds, and/or those with protected characteristics, feel confident applying to work with us. We strongly encourage applications from members of groups with protected characteristics, and/or that have been marginalised on any grounds, so that we better reflect the community we serve.

 

This post will be offered on a full-time, indefinite contract. We are open to discussions about job share possibilities,

 

The successful candidate must be available to commence the role at the start of the academic year.

 

Key responsibilities

  • Lead the Chemistry PGCE programme, including curriculum development, teaching and management.
  • Play a key role within PGCE Science through either leading and coordinating the Science programme, or contributing to curriculum development across science, leading monitoring and evaluation, or teaching across the PGCE Science programme and PGCE professional studies module, and other programmes, such as the MA Education.
  • Act as Personal Tutor to PGCE and MA students.
  • Liaise with partnership schools, including mentor development and liaison, and undertaking school visits to students on placement.
  • Assess PGCE students’ competency and MA-level assignments.
  • Review PGCE applications and interview prospective candidates.
  • Develop and apply innovative and appropriate teaching techniques and material to create interest, understanding and enthusiasm amongst students.
  • Ensure that course design and delivery comply with the quality standards and regulations of the School and College.
  • Effectively perform academic administrative duties (e.g. programme and module leadership, examinations, admissions)
  • Continually update knowledge and understanding in relevant fields, participating in Continuous Professional Development.
  • Make a wider contribution to teacher development within ECS and with other departments.
  • Collaborate with academic and professional colleagues on joint projects and areas of shared interest, including contributing to the academic life of the Centre for Research in Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (CRESTEM), and collaboration with other King’s departments.

The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.

Skills, knowledge, and experience

Essential criteria  

1.       A relevant PhD qualification (applicants currently undertaking a PhD will also be considered) 

2.       An honours degree in a chemistry related discipline 

3.       QTS or other equivalent UK qualification 

4.        Expertise in teaching chemistry at secondary school level (with experience in the English system strongly preferred) and a track record of successful classroom practice in science education 

5.       Ability to work in a team 

6.       Awareness of current issues in teacher education and science education  

7.       Reflective practice and communication of educational scholarship through peer engagement, publication or conferences 

8.       Ability to work under own initiative and meet competing deadlines, with excellent administrative and organisational skills.  

9.       Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English 

10.     Ability to carry out school visits across London schools 

 

Desirable criteria

1.       Experience of running a PGCE Science programme 

2.       Experience of engagement with external stakeholders and networks relevant to Chemistry Education 

 

This post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service clearance.

Company

King's College London is one of the top 20 universities in the world and among the oldest in England. King's has more than 27,600 students (of whom nearly 10,500 are graduate students) from some 150 countries worldwide, and some 6,800 staff.

King's has an outstanding reputation for world-class teaching and cutting-edge research. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) King’s was ranked 6th nationally in the ‘power’ ranking, which takes into account both the quality and quantity of research activity, and 7th for quality according to Times Higher Education rankings. Eighty-four per cent of research at King’s was deemed ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ (3* and 4*). The university is in the top seven UK universities for research earnings and has an overall annual income of more than £684 million.

King's has a particularly distinguished reputation in the humanities, law, the sciences (including a wide range of health areas such as psychiatry, medicine, nursing and dentistry) and social sciences including international affairs. It has played a major role in many of the advances that have shaped modern life, such as the discovery of the structure of DNA and research that led to the development of radio, television, mobile phones and radar.

King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas', King's College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts are part of King's Health Partners. King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC) is a pioneering global collaboration between one of the world's leading research-led universities and three of London's most successful NHS Foundation Trusts, including leading teaching hospitals and comprehensive mental health services. For more information, visit: www.kingshealthpartners.org.

King’s £600 million campaign, World questions|KING’s answers, has delivered huge global impact in areas where King’s has particular expertise. Philanthropic support has funded new research to save young lives at Evelina London Children’s Hospital; established the King’s Dickson Poon School of Law as a worldwide leader in transnational law; built a new Cancer Centre at Guy’s Hospital; allowed unique collaboration between leading neuroscientists to fast-track new treatments for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, motor neurone disease, depression and schizophrenia at the new Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute; created the Cicely Saunders Institute: the first academic institution in the world dedicated to palliative care, and supported the King’s Sierra Leone Partnership in the Ebola crisis. Donations provide over 300 of the most promising students with scholarships and bursaries each year. More information about the campaign is available at www.kcl.ac.uk/kingsanswers.

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