Employment Opportunities
Course Director
Grade 9 — £43,312 – £50,186 per annum, pro rata.
A Course Director is being sought for a new Doctoral Training Partnership in Environmental Research, to be co-hosted by the Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division, together with the Social Sciences Division.
The successful candidate will have
responsibility for developing the curriculum and training programme
prior to the start of the course, and managing the day to day delivery
of the programme. He or she will have oversight of advertising
and the admissions process. The ideal candidate will have a
student-centred focus and a commitment to innovative skills training.
There will be a strong pastoral element.
Essential to
the post are experience of course design, supervision and teaching
along with excellent organisational skills. Some familiarity with
digital learning techniques would be desirable. Please see the
job description for details. Enquiries should be addressed to the
Academic Director, Professor David Pyle and will be answered after 27th
August 2013.
The appointment will be for a fixed term of 1
year at 50% fte in the first instance. The location of the DTP is yet
to be confirmed but will be in the Science Area at Oxford.
Applications
must be received by midday on Friday 13th September 2013.
Interviews will be held on Monday 30th. Applications are
particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic
candidates who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.
Applicants are required to upload a full CV and supporting statement as part of the online application for this post and must give details of two referees, indicating whether or not we can approach them at this stage.