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Join the community of Senior Tutors within IHSE and help to support students in need of academic assistance

We hope you will consider an exciting opportunity to join the community of Senior Tutors within IHSE. We are currently seeking expressions of interest from candidates for the role, which aims to facilitate and enhance the programme of academic support for MBBS/GEP students.

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Opportunity offered by Student Support

Deadline: Wednesday 13 March 2024
Key Contact: Devina Raval MBBS Student Support Lead (Years 3-5)
To apply: After discussing the opportunity with your line manager please send a brief personal statement expressing why you are interested in the role along with your CV to Devina Raval.

Senior Tutor (MBBS Years 3-5) - 2 x Vacancies

The function of the Senior Tutor (formerly known as Academic Year Tutor) is to provide support and supervision to an identified group of students within a particular year who require academic assistance. See attached JD for further details. They will act on behalf of the Head of Year and the Head of Student Support and report to the Academic Review Group (ARG) for that year. Senior Tutors will work as part of a community of other Senior Tutors and be expected to attend 6 Senior Tutor Network Meetings per year, chaired by the Head of Student Support or delegated nominee. Senior Tutors will also be provided with training on effective signposting to other IHSE and Queen Mary services.

Please note that approval from Institute or Clinical Directors for all candidates is required so please do discuss with them first if you would like to apply. It has been agreed that a SWARM tariff of 3.5 hours per week (0.1 FTE) is applicable to this role. In addition to the rewarding nature of working 1-1 with students in their academic progress, the role of Senior Tutor also offers an excellent enhancement to any CV and is looked upon favourably as a demonstration of good citizenship and inclusivity – a vital component of the university’s academic promotion criteria.

How to apply

Role Pack – MBBS Senior Tutor Years 3-5 [DOC 798KB]

The document above gives more details, and we will be very happy to discuss informally this role with FMD staff who are considering applying.

 Application process: 

  • Discuss the role with your line manager to get their view and permission to proceed.
  • Please send applications, by email only, to Devina Raval attaching a copy of your CV and a brief personal statement expressing why you are interested and what you would bring to the role.
  • The deadline for applications/expressions of interest is the 13 March 2024, with interviews to be held in the two weeks following.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Devina Raval - MBBS Student Support Lead (Years 3-5).

 

 

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