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Inspire ambitious minds, challenge advanced thinkers, and guide the next generation to excellence.

About the role

Dates: For course dates between end of June and end of August 2025

Pay: £41 to £55 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications. Pay bands depend on subject knowledge and relevant teaching experience. Accommodation and travel expenses not covered.

Working pattern: 18 hrs of seminars, alongside up to 8 hrs of tutorials per 2-week course. Contact time and preparation allowance depend on class size.

Teach a short course in Biotechnology and Genetics, Business and Entrepreneurship Law, Mathematics, Medicine, or Neuroscience with undergraduate-level international students. 

Main duties

Plan your own course - Use your subject expertise to prepare engaging topics and teaching materials tailored to a class of up to 8 students aged 18-24.

Seminar and tutorial teaching - Create a positive, challenging experience with a productive learning environment and strong work ethic for students.

Facilitate university-style study - Set sufficient and challenging pre-course work and independent study throughout the course to encourage students to develop their own ideas, including longer tutorial assignments to be marked.

Provide feedback - Support students’ academic development through individual feedback during paired tutorials, informal feedback on other work completed and personalised reports at the end of the course.

Complete an induction - Familiarise yourself with company procedures, logistical requirements and safeguarding in advance.

Support students - Record attendance and report any welfare concerns to keep students safe.

About you

You’re enthusiastic about sharing your subject expertise with ambitious young people

You take an inclusive, question-led approach to teaching based on student contribution

You understand of the range of subject knowledge and of different 18?24 yr olds

You’re comfortable explaining complex concepts to non-specialists

You appreciate of the importance of looking after young people

Essential

Master's degree or equivalent in a relevant subject and be working towards a research Masters, PhD or equivalent postgraduate qualification

Experience of teaching or working with students in a related role

Clear evidence of small group, interactive teaching that supports independent thinking

Proven ability to adapt to suit the prior knowledge and interests of different students

Right to work in the UK (we cannot sponsor work visas for this role)

Desirable

Experience teaching undergraduates, especially small group tutorials or supervisions

Professional industry or academic research experience in your subject

Association and familiarity with the Universities of Oxford or Cambridge

Planning your own teaching content

Working at a summer school

Working with non-native speakers