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Postgraduate Student Adviser (ID:11827)

Details


1097739


University of Leicester


30/06/2025


Other - See Job


Flexible


Not Applicable

Pay


£13.32


£1.61

Description

Role
As a Postgraduate Student Advisor, and working within a team of Advisors, your role will be to support and inform the School of Museum Studies’ Inclusive Assessment pedagogic research project by undertaking a review of our assignment practices and current accessible curriculum guidance in relation to assessment. The hours can mostly be undertaken flexibility over the period of the contract (2.5 weeks) but you will be invited to attend one online research workshop in early July 2025. The workshop will be organised around your wider commitments as far as possible, and alternative ways of engaging will be provided if needed. Participation in the online workshop will also be subject to your express consent as it forms part of a pedagogic research project.

 
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Duties and responsibilities

  • Review of approaches and guidance used by the distance learning team in the School of Museum Studies to create accessible assessments.
  • Prepare for and attend a 2 hour online workshop (or equivalent) to generate insights into students’ experiences of postgraduate distance learning assessment at the University of Leicester.
  • Provide updates and ensuring adequate communication with project members as required

Skills and experience
Essential

  • UK based candidates only and have right to work in the UK
  • Experience (lived or learned) of disability, neurodiversity, or long-term health conditions in relation to distance learning (or similar) study and assessment in the School of Museum Studies
Desirable
  • Experience of distance learning assessments (for example, assignment planning or assignment writing and completion) as part of a postgraduate programme in the School of Museum Studies
 
* Criteria used to shortlist candidates for interview

Location
Remote working

Additional information

 
How to apply: Please ensure you apply with a tailored covering letter and CV indicating why you consider yourself suitable for the role. For support with tailoring your application, it may be useful to complete My Skills Portfolio   to help you assess and understand the transferable skills you already have which can be applied to your application.
 
Closing date for applications: 19th June 2025
 
Departmental Contact for queries - Dr. Katy Bunning katy.bunning@le.ac.uk
 
Due to the volumes of applications we receive, any indicated closing date is subject to change at the hiring manager’s discretion. Please ensure if you are interested in a position, you apply at the earliest available opportunity.
 
If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of the indicated closing date, unfortunately your application has not been successful in this instance.
 
If you are looking for support with your application, including how to write a CV or Cover Letter, please visit the University of Leicester Careers and Employability Service webpages HERE. We would encourage you to attend an application coaching appointment, and these can be booked via MyCareers, or in person in the Career Hub, David Wilson Library.
 
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