Job title:Technical Instructor
Reports to:Deputy Head of School (Sport Division)
Department:School of Sport and Service Management
Location:Eastbourne
Grade:5
Purpose of the role:The purpose of the role is to provide support for academic work in the Sport and Exercise Science laboratories.
Main areas of responsibility:
- To support academic staff in laboratory/seminar demonstrations across a range of core and choice sport and exercise science or sport coaching modules, including any preparation work needed to support the module. This may also include collection and analysis of capillary and/or venous blood in support of laboratory activities;
- To ensure all required equipment is booked with technical staff in preparation for laboratory/seminar demonstrations;
- To support project/dissertation data collection work at undergraduate and postgraduate level;
- To join first year module assessment teams marking verbal and written responses from students according to specific and detailed criteria provided by the module lecturer;
- To support academic staff in undergraduate and postgraduate curriculum development activities that aim to improve student recruitment, student experience, student achievement and retention of students;
- To support academic staff in their research by undertaking a range of research activity and supporting the commercial activity of the school working with schools and clients in the laboratories;
- To be responsible for the systematic collection and recording of calibration data to provide information about the accuracy, reliability, and validity of laboratory equipment advising the technical staff where equipment is not functioning correctly;
- Work with the British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES) Laboratory Director in the preparation for BASES Laboratory Re-accreditation;
- To be aware of health and safety issues in a laboratory environment.
General responsibilities:
These are standard to all University of Brighton job descriptions.
- To undertake other duties appropriate to the grade and character of work as may be reasonably required, including specific duties of a similar or lesser grade.
- To adhere to the University’s Equality and Diversity Policy in all activities, and to actively promote equality of opportunity wherever possible.
- To be responsible for your own health and safety and that of your colleagues, in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act.
- To work in accordance with the Data Protection Act.
The person specification focuses on the knowledge, qualifications, experience and skills (both general and technical) required to undertake the role effectively. Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria. You will be assessed by your completed application form (A), at interview (I) and in some instances through an exercise (E).
Essential criteria / A, I, EKnowledge /
- Knowledge of relevant Health and Safety requirements;
- Understanding of the notions of validity, reliability etc. with respect to laboratory equipment and techniques;
- A good knowledge of experimental techniques in Sport/Exercise Psychology and Neuroscience,
Qualifications /
- A good (1 or 2:1), relevant honours degree, (Sport and Exercise Science or closely related subject area) or equivalent.
Experience /
- Has experience of meeting objectives and standards on own initiative;
- Can demonstratebeing proactive;
- Experience ofdeveloping self to meet changing situations;
- Experience ofsolving problems and developing plans and strategies to successfully manage their workloads;
- Evidence of analytical, communication and problem solving ability;
- Able to explain complex concepts clearly, logically and succinctly;
- Experience of presentation methods and their fitness for purpose.
Technical/work based skills /
- Research ability: analytical and problem-solving ability;understanding of the nature and extent of the research plan;developing competence in the use of a range of research methods; collecting and statistically analysing data;
- Ability to produce grammatically correct written work;
- Ability to produce statistics and accurate numerical reports;
- Ability to devise and implement systems and procedures;
- Can evidence the ability to understand complex issues readily.
Other requirements /
- Is committed to continuous self-development;
- Respects ideas and expertise of others;
- Appreciates own strengths and weaknesses.
Desirable /
- a Masters degree or equivalent postgraduate study in a relevant subject;
- experience of demonstrating in laboratory classes;
- experience of capillary blood sampling and analyses;
- experience of venous blood sampling and analyses;
- experience of involvement in commercial-based and/or research projects;
- informed of current research developments in the field of study;
- experienced in the use of one or more relevant research methods;
- effective, basic reporting and presentation skills.
- Any appointment is generally made at the bottom of the salary range for the grade dependent upon experience and previous salary.
- This post is permanent and for 18.5 hours per week.
- Annual leave entitlements are shown in the table below and increase after 5 years’ service. In addition to the eight Bank Holidays, there are University discretionary days between Christmas and New Year. All leave, including bank holidays and discretionary days, are pro-rated for part-time employees.
Grades / Basic entitlement per year / Grades / After 5 years’ service
1-3 / 23 days / 1-3 / 28 days
4-7 / 25 days / 4-7 / 30 days
8-9 / 27 days / 8-9 / 30 days
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