The University of Southampton, one of the UK's leading research universities, invites applications for a Teaching Fellow from candidates who are engaged in delivering high quality science education in the primary, middle or secondary phases and have experience in supporting trainee teachers within a school context.
You will be in the School of Education, which has an excellent reputation as a high quality initial teacher training provider with particular emphasis on the relationship between theory, research and practice in both effective and sustained professional development and high quality teaching and learning. The School has a strong programme of initial teacher education including BA(QTS) and primary, secondary and post-compulsory PGCE; it also has a portfolio of masters and professional development opportunities and a thriving community of more than one hundred doctoral students and seventy academic staff. The School is looking to extend it's current range of staff expertise and develop new opportunites for trainees within the PGCEs Primary and Secondary and the Level 3 BA (Hons) in Education and Training programmes.
The School is situated on the main campus in a new building with state of the art facilities. The surrounding area is one of the most beautiful in Britain, with excellent rail and road links to London, and sea and air links to mainland Europe. Excellent benefits are available including subsidised health care and final salary pension schemes
For informal discussion, please contact the PGCE (Primary) Programme Director, Dr Keira Sewell (+44(0)2380 599491 keiras@soton.ac.uk) or Dr Marcus Grace, Deputy Head of School (Education) (+44(0)2380 593213 mmg1@soton.ac.uk).
The closing date for completed applications 25 September 2009.
Interviews will be held in the week commencing 12 October 2009, comprising a presentation to School of Education colleagues followed by an interview.
Please quote reference number 3592-09-L in all correspondence.
