Teaching Assistant (SI-Leader) MACA - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Description of the workplace

SI-PASS (Supplementary Instruction / Peer Assisted Study Sessions) is a very successful educational model developed in the United States during the 1970s and has spread to many universities across the world, including many universities and higher education institutions in Sweden. The European Centre for SI-PASS at Lund University is one of five centers in the world responsible for information, evaluation, and training of university staff in the SI-PASS model in Europe.

As an SI-leader for the Master’s Programme in Applied Cultural Analysis you are employed at the Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences, which is part of the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology, and you will receive your SI leader training from the European Centre for SI-PASS. You will work closely with teachers and those responsible for the SI-Programme within the department, as well as with other SI-leaders within and outside of your field.

We offer

Lund University is a public authority, which means that employees get benefits, generous annual leave, and an advantageous occupational pension scheme.

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An employment as an SI-leader gives you an attractive leadership training and a valuable leadership experience. Through your SI-leadership you will acquire deepened subject knowledge, pedagogical experience, and valuable professional contacts within your department/faculty, among your peer SI-leaders and with your student participants. Experience shows that SI-leaders are very competitive on the labour market.

As an SI-leader you are also a part of a worldwide network that includes SI programmes in several countries (like Australia, South Africa, Canada, the United States, Great Britain, and Ireland) and you may be offered to participate in international conferences and events.

Work duties and responsibilities

The Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences are looking for 1 SI-leader in the courses of the Master’s Programme in Applied Cultural Analysis (Term 1), during the period of 2023-08-28 – 2024-01-14.

As an SI-leader you will meet with the students regularly (on average once a week) in study groups, using SI methodology. You are there as an experienced student who has previously taken the course and act as a role model and facilitator, but not as a teacher.

Your task as an SI-leader is to guide the students and structure the SI sessions to provide a good active learning opportunity. You are there to help the students to sort out, and shed light on the components of the courses that are experienced as challenging, and to act as the leader of learning activities and moderator in discussions. As an SI-leader you are there to encourage the students to find answers to their questions together and help them to work effectively and purposefully in the group.

Your duties include:

• Planning and leading SI-sessions.
• Market SI and your sessions to your assigned student group.
• Register and report attendance at each session.
• Write a reflective report after each SI session.
• Schedule your own SI sessions and assist with SI administration.
• Participate in SI-tutorials when offered (at average once a month)
• Other duties at the department may occur.

Qualification requirements
Eligible to be employed as teaching assistant is anyone who is actively pursuing studies at the undergraduate or advanced level at the relevant faculty and who has not yet obtained their degree.

Required qualifications:

• You are a student at Lund University, the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology, at a masters- or second-cycle level.
• You have as a student participated in SI-passes (if the passes have been offered at the courses you have studied).
• You are in phase with your studies.
• You have relatively recently completed the courses of the first term of the MACA-programme.
• You are responsible, flexible, and ready to adapt to the student group.
• You have good oral and written proficiency in English.

Other prerequisite for your employment is that you attend the two-day SI training which is offered in August and/or September. You will be invited to the training in connection with your employment.

Additional requirements:

You have very good results in the courses of the MACA-programme. You have worked as an SI-leader before. You have leadership experience (for example in sports and the scouting movement). You cooperate well with others. You are also able to work independently. You have been recommended by your SI-leader or a teacher of the MACA-programme. You have an interest in pedagogy, group dynamics and leadership.

Considerations will be taken to how the applicant’s experience and skills complement and strengthen ongoing work within the SI organization, and how they stand to contribute to its future development. Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.

Further information

An employment as a teaching assistant may correspond to a maximum of 50% of a full-time employment. The total period of employment may not exceed 3 years. This is a fixed term employment which is limited to the period 2023-08-28 – 2024-01-14 and is 10 % of a full time equivalent. The employment must not unfavorably affect the studies of the teaching assistant. Regulations regarding educational employment such as teaching assistants can be found in the Higher Education Ordinance HF, Chapter 5, Sections 8-12.

How to apply

The application should include a CV and a cover letter which explains why you are interested in the position and in what way you are suitable for this assignment. Attach excerpts from LADOK which shows that you are up to date with the studies and that you have passed the course on which you want to be an SI leader (clearly state in your application which course and/or programme you wish to become an SI leader on). The application should also include a written personal reflection on SI and its significance for the students (max 100 words). The highest ranked applicants will be called for an interview.

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