Teaching Assistant as SI-Leader for international master programme - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Description of the workplace

The Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences is looking for one SI-leader during the Spring Term 2024. As an SI-leader you are employed by the department as a Teaching Assistant, and you will receive your SI-leadership training from the European Centre for SI-PASS. The SI-PASS is a very successful educational model developed in the United States and has spread to many universities across the world. The European Centre for SI-PASS at Lund University has the responsibility for information, evaluation, and training of university staff in the SI-PASS model in Europe.

You will work in close collaboration with the teachers and the SI-supervisor at the department. Experiences will be shared over disciplinary boundaries among the SI-leaders as they participate at the SI-meetings at the department-level, but you will also have opportunities to participate at university-wide tutorials together with SI-leaders from different departments and faculties.       

We offer

Lund University is a public authority, which means that employees get benefits, generous annual leave, and an advantageous occupational pension scheme. With an employment as a Teaching Assistant, you can combine your theoretical knowledge with practical work experience within the academy.

As an SI-leader you will get 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 and SI-leaders in several countries, and you may be offered to participate in international conferences and events.

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Work duties

The Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences are looking for 1 SI-leader during the period of 2024-01-15 – 2024-06-20, and at the courses of the following programme:

HATKA: The Master Programme in Applied Cultural Analysis (Term 2)

As an SI-leader you will regularly arrange meetings (at average once a week) where you lead student groups on your subject according to the usual SI-methodology. The purpose of the SI-sessions is for the student groups to discuss the concepts and questions of the subject and together come up with answers and solutions. Students learn to see each other as learning resources and are trained in collaborative learning.

The task of the SI-leader is to lead the students and structure the SI sessions so that these run efficiently. The SI-leader should not teach or present any new material, as the group should together process the contents of the course, already presented by the teacher. The SI-leader acts as a support and a sounding board in this process.

Working hours are teaching hours, Monday to Friday 08:00-17:00.

The duties of this position include:

• Planning and leading SI-sessions.
• Register and report attendance after each SI session.
• Write a reflective report after each SI session.
• Schedule your own SI sessions in contact with the teachers of the course.
• Participate in obligatory meetings.
• Other duties may also occur.

Qualifications

Eligible to the employment as a Teaching Assistant is anyone who is actively pursuing studies at the undergraduate or the advanced level of the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology at Lund University, and who has not yet obtained their degree.

Required qualifications

• You are studying a master programme at the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology.
• You are in phase with your studies.
• You have relatively recently passed the courses that you will lead (and with good results).
• You are responsible, flexible, and prepared to adapt to the needs of the student group.
• You have good knowledge in English, in speech and writing.

Requirements for being an SI-leader is also the completion of the SI leadership-training, which is offered at the beginning of each semester. You can apply for this position without having completed the leadership-training.

Additional requirements:

• You have very good study results.
• You have earlier worked as an SI-leader at the department.
• You have as a student participated in SI-classes.
• You have leadership experience (in, for example, sports and the scouting movement).
• You can easily cooperate with others.
• You have been recommended by your SI-leader or a teacher.
• You have an interest in pedagogy, group dynamics and leadership.

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

Further information

This is a fixed-term employment that is limited to the period 2024-01-15 – 2024-06-20 and is 10 % of a full time equivalent. The employment must not unfavorably affect the studies of the teaching assistant and may not be combined with other employment. Regulations regarding educational employment such as those of Teaching Assistants can be found in the Higher Education Ordinance HF, Chapter 5, Sections 8-12.

How to apply

The application is made in Lund University’s recruitment system. It must contain a CV and a cover letter explaining why you are interested in the position and how the position matches your qualification. You also need to attach excerpts from LADOK certifying your eligibility, and an attachment with a written personal reflection on SI and its significance for the students (max 100 words). The application may also contain anything else you wish to refer to (copies of grades, letters of recommendation, etc)

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