Teaching Assistant, Part-time (0.25), Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences

  • Part-time
  • Department: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace 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:

-         Engineering and Technical;

-         Mechanical Engineering.

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