Job Purpose To provide support to academic colleagues and students and assist in promoting effective learning, teaching and assessment practices and/or to assist in research and knowledge transfer activities. Main Responsibilities The responsibilities may include part or a range of the duties listed below, and will depend on the specific requirement of the department or service. Activities may vary during the course of the appointment. Learning, Teaching and Assessment: Support discipline specific student learning, teaching and assessment under supervision of academics. This may include: • Assist academic staff with the development of written and on-line learning resources through gathering and collating information, updating course materials in hard copy or online, photocopying and disseminating materials • Provide guidance based on published assessment criteria, on the preparation of assignments. Advise students, face to face and online, about study skills, statistical analysis, writing and presentation • Supervise class activities including practical work • Refer any welfare needs or concerns to a relevant member of academic or support staff Research and Knowledge Transfer: Support departmental/service research and/knowledge transfer activity under the supervision of academic staff. This may include:- • Assisting in the preparation of research bids and or project plans for knowledge transfer • Contributing to review of the literature or discipline based practices • Assisting with data collection using a variety of methods Administration: Support administrative processes within the department/service. This may include:- • Assist with related administration tasks such as the collation of assessment and other data for review by the academic team • Assist in monitoring student attendance • Assist with field trips, invigilation and open days as required Undertake other activities, as required and commensurate to the grade. Appropriate training will be provided to support the role and offer career development. The Graduate Assistant will not be expected to be directly responsible for teaching, assessment, research or technical projects. Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .