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The University of Edinburgh is Hiring a Tutor in Mathematics Near Edinburgh, IN
Job DescriptionGrade UE06: £32,982 to £38,205 per annum, pro rataCollege of Science & Engineering / School of MathematicsGuaranteed Hours Contract (minimum of 20 hours in academic year 2024-25)Fixed term: until 31st August 2025Applications are invited for tutors within the School of Mathematics. Candidates will be offered a guaranteed minimum offer of hours and these roles require in person attendance on campus.
In this role you will facilitate the provision of small group workshop-style sessions, while also supporting a range of other elements of teaching and technical demonstrator support. You will have excellent communication skills, the capability to facilitate and lead student groups, and other relevant teaching skills.
The School of Mathematics has a well-developed and exciting portfolio of programmes operating across the mathematical sciences and at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. The portfolio aims to educate students in mathematics and essential skills in critical thinking and data analysis, which are critical to employability for our graduates.
A full list of courses can be found by following the following link:
List of Mathematics courses
Typically, we require more tutors for our pre-Honours (year 1 and 2) courses, and so role holders should expect to be involved in provision in those courses. We also have particular needs in courses in data science, programming, statistics and probability.
You can view further information on the School of Mathematics website by clicking here.
Candidates will have a sufficient understanding of the topics under discussion in the courses and programmes that they are interested in working on, along with the relevant technical knowledge and skills for those courses and programmes.
RequiredThe successful candidates should also be able to demonstrate the skills required to facilitate workshop provision within the School of Mathematics (relevant training will be provided). This may include:
Please note, the job duties and responsibilities listed in the job description are intended to describe the general nature of the role which may be undertaken by post-holders. The duties and responsibilities, and balance between the elements of the post, may change or vary over time, or on courses assigned depending on the specific needs of the role.
The roles will require attendance on-campus in Edinburgh. The posts are available from September 2024.
Informal enquiries can be made by contacting Dr Wei En Tan (w.tan@ed.ac.uk).
Please include a CV and covering letter with your application. The covering letter should state which courses and areas of mathematics you are most interested in working on. The covering letter should also state your ideal number of hours to be worked in each semester.
As a valued member of our team, you can expect:
For information about the School of Mathematics’ commitment to EDI, you can visit our webpage:
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion | School of Mathematics
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab).
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to noteThe closing date for applications is 26th July 2024.Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.
About UsAs a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.
Organization The School of Mathematics The University of Edinburgh's School of Mathematics is one of the world’s leading mathematical sciences departments, home to world-class researchers and to an innovative educational environment for both undergraduates and postgraduates. We are proud to have a highly international faculty and students from around the world. As a School we value both the breadth and depth of our research and teaching.
We have around 110 permanent faculty and around 45 research fellows and research associates, who cover a broad range of research topics in pure and applied mathematics, operational research and statistics. The School has an enviable record of attracting prestigious fellowships and currently hosts, for instance, 6 ERC grant holders and 7 Royal Society University Research and Dorothy Hodgkin Fellows. In the 2023 Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects we are ranked 18 th among the world’s best Mathematics departments. Together with the Departments of Mathematics and Actuarial Mathematics & Statistics at Heriot-Watt University, we form the Maxwell Institute; our joint submission to REF2021was ranked 3rd in the UK for Mathematical Sciences by research power, based on the quality and breadth of our combined research.
The School delivers a world-leading educational experience for its students and is constantly exploring new evidence-based ideas in mathematical education in order to provide a stimulating learning environment. There are excellent possibilities for imaginative curriculum development, including online activities, and course design and delivery. The School teaches pure and applied Mathematics, operational research and statistics. We have approximately 1000 undergraduate students, around 210 MSc students, and our Graduate School has close to 160 PhD students.
Edinburgh is home to the International Centre for Mathematical Sciences, one of the UK’s two major conference centres in the mathematical sciences and operated jointly by the University with Heriot-Watt University. Over the past 30 years the centre has established a superb reputation for hosting workshops at the highest scientific level on all mathematical topics, attracting many of the best mathematicians in the world to the UK.
The School is located in the James Clerk Maxwell Building which is situated on the King's Buildings campus, approximately 3 kilometres south of the city centre.
Further information about the School, our research and our teaching is available on the School of Mathematics Website ( https://www.maths.ed.ac.uk ) (Opens in new browser tab)
In this role you will facilitate the provision of small group workshop-style sessions, while also supporting a range of other elements of teaching and technical demonstrator support. You will have excellent communication skills, the capability to facilitate and lead student groups, and other relevant teaching skills.
The School of Mathematics has a well-developed and exciting portfolio of programmes operating across the mathematical sciences and at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. The portfolio aims to educate students in mathematics and essential skills in critical thinking and data analysis, which are critical to employability for our graduates.
A full list of courses can be found by following the following link:
List of Mathematics courses
Typically, we require more tutors for our pre-Honours (year 1 and 2) courses, and so role holders should expect to be involved in provision in those courses. We also have particular needs in courses in data science, programming, statistics and probability.
You can view further information on the School of Mathematics website by clicking here.
Candidates will have a sufficient understanding of the topics under discussion in the courses and programmes that they are interested in working on, along with the relevant technical knowledge and skills for those courses and programmes.
RequiredThe successful candidates should also be able to demonstrate the skills required to facilitate workshop provision within the School of Mathematics (relevant training will be provided). This may include:
- Working directly tutoring students in small group settings and one-to-one, helping them with course materials and questions.
- Guiding and moderating online / in-class discussions on learning technology platforms by monitoring student questions, etc.
- Supporting the tutoring of programming and computing in classes where students use either Python, R or another of the computing languages in use in the School.
- Marking weekly hand-in work, student quizzes, assisting in exam marking or other assessment marking as appropriate.
- Supporting the administration of classes including the support of student workshops, creating events on learning technology platforms, and starting/stopping session recordings as might be appropriate for particular classes.
Please note, the job duties and responsibilities listed in the job description are intended to describe the general nature of the role which may be undertaken by post-holders. The duties and responsibilities, and balance between the elements of the post, may change or vary over time, or on courses assigned depending on the specific needs of the role.
The roles will require attendance on-campus in Edinburgh. The posts are available from September 2024.
Informal enquiries can be made by contacting Dr Wei En Tan (w.tan@ed.ac.uk).
Please include a CV and covering letter with your application. The covering letter should state which courses and areas of mathematics you are most interested in working on. The covering letter should also state your ideal number of hours to be worked in each semester.
As a valued member of our team, you can expect:
- A competitive salary.
- An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.
For information about the School of Mathematics’ commitment to EDI, you can visit our webpage:
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion | School of Mathematics
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab).
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to noteThe closing date for applications is 26th July 2024.Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.
About UsAs a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.
Organization The School of Mathematics The University of Edinburgh's School of Mathematics is one of the world’s leading mathematical sciences departments, home to world-class researchers and to an innovative educational environment for both undergraduates and postgraduates. We are proud to have a highly international faculty and students from around the world. As a School we value both the breadth and depth of our research and teaching.
We have around 110 permanent faculty and around 45 research fellows and research associates, who cover a broad range of research topics in pure and applied mathematics, operational research and statistics. The School has an enviable record of attracting prestigious fellowships and currently hosts, for instance, 6 ERC grant holders and 7 Royal Society University Research and Dorothy Hodgkin Fellows. In the 2023 Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects we are ranked 18 th among the world’s best Mathematics departments. Together with the Departments of Mathematics and Actuarial Mathematics & Statistics at Heriot-Watt University, we form the Maxwell Institute; our joint submission to REF2021was ranked 3rd in the UK for Mathematical Sciences by research power, based on the quality and breadth of our combined research.
The School delivers a world-leading educational experience for its students and is constantly exploring new evidence-based ideas in mathematical education in order to provide a stimulating learning environment. There are excellent possibilities for imaginative curriculum development, including online activities, and course design and delivery. The School teaches pure and applied Mathematics, operational research and statistics. We have approximately 1000 undergraduate students, around 210 MSc students, and our Graduate School has close to 160 PhD students.
Edinburgh is home to the International Centre for Mathematical Sciences, one of the UK’s two major conference centres in the mathematical sciences and operated jointly by the University with Heriot-Watt University. Over the past 30 years the centre has established a superb reputation for hosting workshops at the highest scientific level on all mathematical topics, attracting many of the best mathematicians in the world to the UK.
The School is located in the James Clerk Maxwell Building which is situated on the King's Buildings campus, approximately 3 kilometres south of the city centre.
Further information about the School, our research and our teaching is available on the School of Mathematics Website ( https://www.maths.ed.ac.uk ) (Opens in new browser tab)
Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Part Time
SALARY
$41k-74k (estimate)
POST DATE
07/03/2024
EXPIRATION DATE
07/28/2024
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