Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

Job Post – Teaching Assistant (Chemistry Program)

Position Title: Teaching Assistant

Department: Chemistry Program

Report to:  Prof. Israel Schechter

Start Date:  ASAP

Type of Position: Full-time

Post ID:   RS-20230013              

Position Description:

Teaching assistants are needed for the following courses: Principles of Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry 1, Analytical Chemistry 2, Physical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. The position is in GTIIT for a period of at least one semester.

Duties and Responsibilities:

·       Oral tutoring in class, for groups of ca 50 students (in English).

·       Preparation of exercises and other teaching materials for the tutoring.

·       Coordinating the teaching materials with the course teacher and obtaining his/her approval.

·       Writing solutions to the exercises and distributing them to the students.

·       Preparation of teaching materials, as requested by the course teacher.

·       Composing homework exercises for the students (upon teacher’s request).

·       Checking students’ homework (upon teacher’s request).

·       Setting time for meetings with students and answering their questions.

·       Assisting the course teacher in composing the exams (upon request).

·       Checking the exams and assisting in providing grades (upon request).

·       Taking care of routine administrative tasks related to the course.

·       Maintaining the course website page. The page is used for student-tutor communication and publishing of course materials.

Required Job Specifications:

 Required qualification / academic degree: Ph.D. or M.Sc. degree in chemistry, or currently working on their Ph.D. thesis.

Required Job Competencies:     

·       Language ability: Fluent English- speaking, reading and writing.

·       Excellent knowledge and deep understanding of the material in the relevant courses.

·       Good communication and educational skills.

·       Ability of reading scientific documents and adopting lab. procedures.

·      Ability of solving technical problems in chemical labs.

Application Information:

Please send your English and Chinese CVs with a cover letter to aao@gtiit.edu.cn and israel@technion.ac.il in the format of name + position (post ID). Only qualified candidates will be contacted.