Lecturer (Education) – Initial Teacher Education (Science)

The School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work (SSESW) at Queen’s University Belfast, is currently seeking to appoint an exceptional candidate to the post of Lecturer (Education) – Initial Teacher Education (Science).  The successful applicant will teach the subject specialism of Science on the School’s Initial Teacher Education PGCE Science programme to develop or maintain a portfolio of appropriate scholarly activity, and to contribute to School administration/outreach activity.

The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate you have: 

• Honours Degree in Chemistry or Physics or an honours degree with a significant Chemistry or Physics component
• Recognised teaching qualification granting eligibility to teach at Post-Primary level (ages 11-18)
• Demonstrable scholarly activity in subjects relevant to Science and/or Science Education
• Experience of teaching Chemistry or Physics to A-Level (or equivalent) in Post-Primary Schools (min 3 years)
• Experience in teaching or mentoring ITE students and/or beginning teachers.

Please note the above are not an exhaustive list. For further information about the role including the essential and desirable criteria, click on the ‘Candidate Information’ link below.

At Queen’s our people are at the heart of everything we do. As a staff member you will become part of a vibrant organisational culture, which will provide you with the opportunity to achieve your full potential and enhance your career through a continuous focus on learning and development.

We offer an excellent employment package that includes:

• Great terms & conditions
• Pension schemes
• Flexible working by enabling you to design your working week in collaboration with your manager through a blend of remote and office working
• Family-friendly initiatives
• Career development opportunities
• Support for health & mental wellbeing
• Generous holiday entitlement of 8 weeks a year (made up of 23 days annual leave, 10 closure days and 9 bank holidays).

Queen’s University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We have created an inclusive culture by establishing staff networks such as iRise (Race) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

We also subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI in addition to Athena Swan. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit: www.qub.ac.uk/diversity ; www.qub.ac.uk/qgi and www.qub.ac.uk/sites/StaffGateway/StaffNetworks/ .

Informal enquiries may be directed to Lesley Emerson l.emerson@qub.ac.uk .

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