Content Developer & Programmer (Fixed Term)
Administrative,IT,Student Services
Short info about job
Company: University of Cambridge
Department: Department of Physics
Salary: £25,298 to £29,301
Hours: Full Time
Contract type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Type / Role: Professional or Managerial
Phone: +44-1322 6051239
Fax: +44-1454 7651672
E-mail: N\A
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Detail information about job Content Developer & Programmer (Fixed Term). Terms and conditions vacancy
Cavendish Laboratory
The role is within the Isaac Physics project led by Prof Mark Warner and Dr Lisa Jardine-Wright (see website: www.isaacphysics.org) aimed at addressing weaknesses in the preparation of students taking Physics and other STEM subjects at University. The project's resources and events are designed to provide students with an additional arena in which to develop the skills required to solve physical problems. This is a £1m per annum educational project funded by the Department of Education (DfE).
The role holder will work as part of a growing team, focussed on targeting and developing the problem solving skills of UK based school students (aged between 15 to19 years of age) and their school teachers. This represents a challenge of targeting around 40% of UK based AS/A2 level students.
The project delivers through two main methods: Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) and an expanding network of hub workshops across the UK. The role-holder's main role will be to write physics, maths problems and concept sheets for students and materials to support teachers' delivery of this material. The role holder will work in close collaboration with the project's Physicists and other Content Developers assigned to the team.
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available until 30 September 2018 in the first instance.
To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please visit:
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/14881. This will take you to the role on the University’s Job Opportunities pages. There you will need to click on the 'Apply online' button and register an account with the University's Web Recruitment System (if you have not already) and log in before completing the online application form.
If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact Mr David Taylor via email: [email protected]
Please quote reference KA13214 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
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