The Brilliant Club are currently recruiting PhD and post-doc researchers to deliver placements on their Scholars Programme and Brilliant Tutoring Programme.
They will be running an information session for University of Manchester researchers on Tuesday 8 June at 11am.
The Brilliant Club is an award-winning access charity that recruits, trains and pays doctoral and post-doctoral researchers to deliver programmes of university-style teaching to pupils in schools that serve under-represented communities.
The charity works in partnership with universities and schools across the UK; to date nearly 2000 researchers have worked as PhD tutors. This year The Brilliant Club are running two programmes for researchers to get involved with: The Scholars Programme and The Brilliant Tutoring Programme.
The University works in partnership with The Brilliant Club to offer you the opportunity to join The Brilliant Club’s PhD tutor community in 2021-22.
What does it offer PhD researchers and post-doctoral researchers?
The Researcher Development Programme develops competencies which can be mapped onto the vitae framework.
The tutor outcomes framework outlines 4 key competencies:
- Teaching and pedagogy – Tutors are trained and supported to design a programme of study and assessment for pupils. They will support pupils to bridge the gap between school and university and develop reflective pedagogical skills.
- Communication and Public Engagement – Tutors deliver a series of academic tutorials based around their expertise, allowing structured opportunities to disseminate their research to a non-specialist audience. This work has been evaluated by UCAS to show a “strongly significant” impact on pupils’ likelihood of progression to highly-selective universities.
- Professional and Career Development – Tutors will develop their time management skills, confidence, and ability to form networks with other researchers. Throughout the programme there are a number of opportunities to develop transferable skills to support future careers both in and outside of academia.
- Fair Access – Tutors will build links with their local community through the school placement and will understand the barriers to HE. They will create learning environments to support the success of students from all backgrounds.
Tutors get paid £500 per placement, plus an additional £100 for designing a new Scholars Programme course, and travel expenses.
The Brilliant Club will be running an information webinar on Tuesday 8 June at 11am. You can access the webinar using the following information:
Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/166043517
You can also dial in using your phone.
United Kingdom: +44 20 3713 5011
Access Code: 166-043-517
Alternatively you can sign up a webinar on a different date here.
Successful applicants are able to select which terms they would like to work, on which programme, and whether they would like to deliver multiple placements.
You can read a full job specification here, and apply here.
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to email The Brilliant Club at apply@thebrilliantclub.org.