Math Lecturer

Math Tutors teach pre-university-foundation-level Maths to students on Muscat University s Foundation Programme. They are responsible for planning and delivering interesting, useful and engaging Maths lessons to students on the Foundation Programme. Maths Tutors support Muscat University s vision by ensuring that students have an appropriate knowledge of Maths to enable them to achieve success once they progress onto their chosen degree programme. Working closely with the Director of General Foundation Programme, and other tutors on the Programme, maths tutors will be expected to teach up to 20 hours (1 hour = 45 minutes) of Maths classes per week. Tutors will also be required to create assessments and mark to given deadlines. These main responsibilities will be undertaken in close collaboration with the Director of General Foundation Programme, the Maths Coordinator and other Maths and Physical Sciences Tutors. Planning and delivering up to 20 hours of maths tuition per week to students on the Undergraduate Foundation Programme; Working with the Maths Coordinator to create and mark assessments; Moderating Maths and potentially Physical Science exams as and when required; Providing maths support, as required, to students on the first year of their undergraduate/bachelor study; Providing remedial maths support to students requiring extra maths assistance; Providing academic advising sessions; Administrative duties relating to teaching (assessment, standardisation, moderation, lesson preparation, report writing, attendance of regular course and general meetings). Representing the University at student recruitment events as and when required; Taking part in OAAA and affiliated university quality assurance compliance; Being an effective ambassador for the University locally, regionally and internationally among government entities, academics, parents, and students; Taking part in student activities as and when required; Effective liaison with Muscat University Senior Management, the Director of General Foundation Programmes, other members of the team, and academic staff; Any other reasonable duties appropriate to the post.

Desired Candidate Profile

A minimum of two years experience of higher education Maths teaching; Confidence in analysing student work and providing constructive and explicit feedback; Able to work in a team and individually to teach and assess to agreed criteria; Able to work under pressure and meet administrative/marking deadlines; Good oral and written presentation skills; A good understanding or IT and its application to teaching e.g. the use of a VLE such as Moodle or Blackboard; English as a first language, or equivalent English language competence. A minimum of IELTS 6.0 is required to teach on foundation programmes in Oman; Experience of teaching students from the Middle East; A strong belief in and commitment to the mission, vision, and values of Muscat University. A minimum of a BSc in maths or a closely related field, a teaching qualification + two years relevant teaching experience.