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Key responsibilities
Teaching
• Plan, prepare and deliver lectures, seminars and classes for the students on the relevant programmes, including lecture material and handouts. This may include developing course content in response to changes in the programme or student feedback.
• Contribute to curriculum design/writing a syllabus for a single course within an agreed framework. This may include developing course content in response to changes in the programme or student feedback.
• Change and adapt course material following research.
• Provide guidance and academic advice to students.
• Where relevant, contribute to the delivery of the MPhil programme (teaching, examining, administration and supervision).
• Provide study skills sessions to undergraduate students

 Examining
• Set and mark examination papers.
• Mark and assess coursework, including examination papers and undergraduate dissertations.
 • Write constructive essay feedback and thesis reports.
• Participate in examinations, including Examiners’ meetings and, where relevant, oral or practical examinations.
• Provide feedback to students on assessed work via the supervisor.

Administration
• Co-ordinate staff and supervisors undertaking teaching on modules.
• Participate in departmental meetings and undertake administrative duties, as commensurate with the grade of the role.
• Provide references for students.

Supervision
• Where required, undertake undergraduate supervision in addition to their University duties. This will be re-numerated separately by the Colleges.

Student Recruitment and Admissions
• Take part in open days
• Deliver outreach sessions Professional Development and Applied Scholarship
• Attending conferences on pedagogy and where appropriate within the discipline.
• Contribute to the production of online learning resources for internal student use.
• Pursue relevant pedagogical training and skills acquisition available at the University and beyond.

Criteria
 Educated to degree level, normally with a PhD in the Sociology of Gender or related social science discipline or equivalent demonstrable experience and /or a teaching qualification as appropriate. 
 The role holder should have some experience of successfully developing and delivering teaching at university level, including both lectures and seminars or smaller group work 
 The role holder should have a proven specialist academic interest in the subject of the Sociology of Gender 
 Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are required to explain concepts and complex information to non-experts, develop and encourage the commitment to learn in others and to present material to a range of audiences. The role holder may also need to provide pastoral assistance to students although more in-depth issues would be referred to College Tutors in the first instance 
 Ability to maintain and develop their knowledge in the subject area by reading other academic material, attending conferences and active discussions with other academics in the field 
 Experience of delivering study skills sessions on essay writing and dissertations to undergraduate students