Sustainability Module Co-creator Intern For Sustainable Communities And Governance

The Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care (NMPC) is seeking a temporary Communications and Events Officer. Reporting to the Communications Manager, the postholder will help coordinate a busy programme of events and contribute to the Faculty's communications outputs.

Key Responsibilities

• Support all aspects of event delivery, including logistics (venue, AV, catering), guest management, invitations, promotion, and on-the-day support.
• Support updates to the Faculty website and research project pages.
• Assist with creating content (copy, images, videos) for NMPC social media channels.

Location

Mostly remote, with some activities based in-person at King's College London.

Hours

Hours are based on the resource needs within the Communications Team. The initial contract will be for 1 day/week - any changes in hours from this will be discussed with the post-holder. As an indication of what to expect, here are our forecasted needs: 

• April - May: 1 day/week
• June - July: 1-2 days/week
• Sept - Oct: 2-3 days/week

The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope of the post.  

Please note: Early applications are encouraged, as we may close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.
 

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• Experience in event coordination, communications, and social media.
• Excellent organisation and time management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.
• Familiarity with higher education or the health sector is desirable.

We are looking for a motivated and creative student to support our department's communications efforts. In this role, you will:

• Assist with content creation for our communication channels, including social media, website, blog, and mailing lists.
• Help manage and grow our social media presence.
• Support the organisation and promotion of department events.
• Assist with general communications tasks, such as drafting posts, updating web content, and maintaining mailing lists.

Currently enrolled in a BA or MA programme.

• Experience creating content for websites and social media platforms.
• Strong written and verbal English language skills.
• Organisational skills and experience in event coordination.
• Ability to work with spreadsheets (e.g., for mailing lists, scheduling, analytics).
• Proactive and detail-oriented approach to tasks.

Graduate Teaching Assistant roles for the MSc Developmental Psychology & Psychopathology programme 2024-25

We are inviting applications for teaching opportunities on the DEV-PP MSc programme this coming year.

We are looking to employ PhD students as graduate teaching assistants on many of the DEV-PP modules, as described below.

If you have any questions about the role or the modules, please contact Kitty Jones (catherine.2.jones@kcl.ac.uk)

• Developmental Psychopathology 1: Perinatal period and Infancy


• Teaching October-November 2024


• Introduction to Statistics


• Teaching October-November 2024


• Nature & Nurture 1: Approaches to Addressing Key Questions in Psychopathology


• Teaching November-December 2024


• Nature & Nurture 2:  Genomic Approaches in Psychopathology


• Teaching February-March 2025


• Psychological Approaches to Treatment


• Teaching February-March 2025


• Placement


• Main placement period February-April 2025


• Dissertation


• Main dissertation period April-August 2025

Key Responsibilities

• Delivery of agreed package of teaching activities to a high standard, under the direct supervision of a member of academic staff. These activities may include seminars, classes, tutorials, lab sessions, other small group work to develop student skills, demonstration for experiments/techniques in lab-based science and computing, and/or mentoring support for UG or PGT project work. Students will not normally be involved in lecturing, but in some cases may be asked to lead lectures if the topic falls within their specialist field.


• Participation in appropriate training – including mandatory courses/sessions (e.g. courses, induction sessions).


• Careful and proportionate preparation for teaching activities. In some instances, materials will be provided by departments/faculties.


• Maintenance of information and resources on KEATS and interaction with students via the VLE.


• Attendance at lectures where needed/requested to ensure consistency of module delivery.


• Routine administration and correspondence associated with teaching delivery.


• Liaison with senior colleagues regarding contributions to the module.

GTAs are not expected to:

• lead lectures, unless they have accepted to do so on a very occasional basis, in their specialist field


• provide pastoral support to students or act as a personal tutor


• be involved in Open Days or admissions activities


• provide students with references


• set assessments


• be available to students at all times


• carry out unremunerated additional work on an ad hoc basis.

{The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.}

Education / qualification and training

Excellent subject knowledge of Developmental Psychology and Psychopathology as appropriate to the specific teaching role – For example, as evidenced by excellent performance in a BPS-accredited undergraduate degree in a psychological science

Undertaking psychological research at King’s College London, either as a PhD student or as a postdoctoral researcher.

Skills required

Knowledge / skills

Effective interpersonal skills, both written and verbal, to support and liaise with staff and students

Ability to provide advice to students on study skills and assist with any learning problems

Experience

Experience of facilitating or leading group work, activities or discussion.

Experience of adapting own skills to new circumstances.

Personal characteristics/other requirements

Ability to self-reflect on teaching design and delivery and act on feedback for future improvements.

A commitment to delivering high quality education as part of a team.

Diligent in preparing for teaching sessions and assessment activities; including undertaking preparatory reading, planning, and familiarization with assessment briefs and marking criteria.

Role specific requirements

Ability and willingness to engage in relevant departmental training and introductory pastoral support training.

Keep abreast of current literature in subject areas being taught.