Student Casual - Postgraduate Demonstrator - College of Medicine and Health - Grade 6 - 906689
Student Casual - Postgraduate Demonstrator - College of Medicine and Health - Grade 6 - 906689
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Position Details
School or Department: College of Medicine and Health
Job Description
Position Details
School or Department: College of Medicine and Health
Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK
Grade/Band: Grade 6
Hourly rate: £16.69 per hour plus holiday entitlement
Casual contract from: TBC
Positions available: 5
Advert closing date: Friday 13th June 2025, 23.59 p.m.
If we receive a high volume of applications then we may close this advert early. We recommend that you apply as soon as possible.
Our offer to you
People are at the heart of what we are and do.
The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years, and we are equally proud to be recognised as a leading global university. We want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond, support them to succeed, and celebrate their success.
We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation, and debate. We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we are, and how we work.
The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus, including main bus routes and a train station on site. On campus we have a state-of-the-art sports centre with pool, shops, places to eat and drink, our own art gallery, museum and botanical gardens.
Find out more about the benefits of working for the University of Birmingham
Role Summary
You will deliver teaching activities independently within a UG teaching laboratory (this could include a language laboratory, study skills workshop or fieldwork setting), in support of teaching for which an academic member of staff has prime responsibility. The work should not involve any substantial preparation and should be closely supervised by the academic member of staff responsible for the module.
Main duties
* Deliver teaching activities independently within an undergraduate teaching laboratory in support of teaching for which others have primary responsibility.
* Work independently to solve student problems.
* Supervise class activities within a framework designed by others.
* Assist students as required offering advice to help them with learning problems.
* If required, assist with the marking of coursework, applying assessment criteria. (If the marking is summative, including assessed work contributing to the final award – as a mark or a credit – such as unseen examinations, essays, dissertations or presentations, then the role-holder’s marking is subject to validation by the academic supervisor.)
* Update own subject knowledge, and to develop own teaching expertise.
* Ensure core health and safety requirements, and similar rules and regulations, are met as appropriate.
* Carry out administrative tasks related directly to the delivery of the teaching.
Person Specification
* Degree or equivalent relevant to teaching area.
* Practical experience of applying the relevant skills and techniques for the role.
* Ability to analyse information and communicate effectively.
* Ability to access and organise resources successfully.
* Knowledge of the protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010, and how to actively ensure in day to day activity in own area that those with protected characteristics are treated equally and fairly.
For any informal queries, please contact Jean Assender (j.w.assender@bham.ac.uk)
View our staff values and behaviours here
Valuing excellence, sustaining investment
We value diversity and inclusion at the University of Birmingham and welcome applications from all sections of the community and are open to discussions around all forms of flexible working.
The University of Birmingham restricts all students to working up to 20 hours per week during term time. If your application is successful and your course does not follow the usual academic term timetable (e.g. PGT, PGR or PhD student), you and your supervisor must formally agree vacation periods if this role exceeds 20 hours per week. In addition to this, please be aware if you are an International student you will be required to apply to the Registry for the appropriate Authorised Absence.
You are only eligible to apply to this role if you are a current University of Birmingham student. If you are not a University of Birmingham student your application will not be considered.
To work you will need to carry out a right to work check.These checks will need to be completed prior to work commencing.
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