Teaching Assistant at the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences
- Full-time
- Department: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Job Type: Administrative-academic staff
- School: School of Engineering and Digital Sciences
Company Description
School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University
Job Description
1) attends a minimum 90% of lectures (or equivalent) for the relevant course;
2) provides support for the School research projects, subject to the written approval of their supervisor;
3) assisting with the preparation of learning materials and students assignments;
4) tutoring and assisting students individually or in small groups in order to help them master assignments and to reinforce learning concepts presented by professors;
5) assisting in grading homework and tests, computing and recording the results, using answer sheets or electronic marking devices;
6) contributes to the development and implementation of the curriculum;
7) assisting the faculty members with preparation of learning materials, conducting discussions and study sessions that supplement faculty lectures;
8) preparing consumables and equipment for the laboratory classes;
9) holding office hours and providing support for research projects of students;
10) reading no more than 10% of the total number of lectures provided under the direct supervision of the teaching staff member given the written permission of the Dean;
11) undertakes other duties as assigned by supervisor;
12) drafting correspondence in the range of his/her functional duties;
13) participation in identification, evaluation, management and monitoring of risks within the framework of supervised direction;
14) timely and proper fulfillment of other orders of the Dean of the School and the Head, and the University management within the framework of his/her responsibilities and powers.
Qualifications
Education:
Higher-professional, preferable from the higher education institutions with English language of instruction, Master’s degree is a must.
Priority specializations:
- Civil and Environmental Engineering;
- Manufacturing and Architecture.
Work experience:
Work experience is not required. Work experience in relevant field is preferable
Additional Information
Professional competences:
- Ability to work with a large amount of information;
- analytical skills;
- literacy;
- knowledge of MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint