Teaching Fellow - Education Focused - Physics

About the role

UNSW is one of Australia’s leading research and teaching universities, with a vibrant campus life and a strong sense of community and inclusion. The Teaching Fellow participates in teaching activities in the School of Physics and provides assistance for course assessment, administration and curriculum development. The Fellow will support the teaching of first year physics students, ensuring high quality teaching is maintained in the laboratory sessions and problem-solving workshops. The role will also utilise current knowledge of high school students to enhance the transition of first year students to the university setting, and assist in the development of resources for high school teachers as part of the graduate certificate in physics for science teachers and professional development offerings.

Note: To be eligible for this position, the appointee must not have previously been appointed as a Teaching Fellow at UNSW. This role is for 1 year with no possibility of extension.

Responsibilities

• Teach first year physics courses including the delivery of lectures, laboratory sessions, online courses, and problem-solving workshops
• Contribute to the delivery of professional development modules, depth studies materials for high school teachers and school excursions by making recommendations about what should be included, reviewing existing materials, developing new materials and leading school excursions
• Assist with the creation of new course material and revision of current course material
• Maintain teaching material and resources including lab manuals and Moodle sites
• Develop and implement new experiments in liaison with the First Year Director
• Assist with the marking of examinations, lab reports, assignments and tests in first year physics
• Cooperate with the First Year Director and other teaching and professional staff to ensure the effective management of teaching activities in first year physics
• Ensure hazards and risks are identified and controlled for tasks, projects and activities that pose a health and safety risk within your area of responsibility
• Align with and actively demonstrate the Code of Conduct and Values
• Cooperate with all health & safety policies and procedures of the university and take all reasonable care to ensure that your actions or omissions do not impact on the psychosocial or physical health and safety of yourself or others

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in Physics or a related discipline
• Demonstrated experience in teaching physics with relevant involvement in teaching physics in years 11 and 12
• Ability to use Information and Communication Technology (ICT) effectively to create and modify online material
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and the capacity to work collaboratively and foster harmonious workplace relations
• An understanding of and commitment to UNSW's aims, objectives and values in action, together with relevant policies and guidelines
• Knowledge of health & safety (psychosocial and physical) responsibilities and commitment to attending relevant health and safety training

Pay

Level A - $113K - $121K plus 17% Superannuation and annual leave loading.