Physics Outreach Tutor

A flexible and impactful part-time job which fits around academic terms. Every year we employ undergraduate and postgraduate students, and graduate professionals from the top UK universities to act as COMPOS tutors. COMPOS has a friendly and diverse team of tutors who are well supported by the academic coordinators. You will be an integral part of our programme and have the opportunity to shape the futures of some great young people. Tutoring with COMPOS will provide valuable experience to include on your CV, an opportunity to refresh and enhance you own physics and maths knowledge, ways to improve your teaching and communication skills, a great way to give back to the STEM community. We have a wide range of ethnicities and backgrounds among our students, and we welcome applications from a similarly diverse range of potential tutors. Main requirements: You should have or be working towards a degree in physics or a physics-related subject such as engineering, we take UG students from their second year and above. Right to work in the UK and a clean DBS check which we will provide Ability to deliver engaging online tutorials in fluent English Compliance with our safeguarding rules and Code of Conduct Enjoy working with younger STEM students and sharing your interest in your subject Description: COMPOS (Comprehensive Oxford Mathematics and Physics Online School) is a large-scale outreach project at the University of Oxford, https://compos.web.ox.ac.uk/tutors. We develop the talent of STEM-keen students in UK state schools, particular those from schools with no expert physics teacher or from backgrounds historically disadvantaged in STEM. Students work with us from late October through to July in Years 10 and 12, and from October to February/March for students doing examinations, Years 11 and 13. This coming academic year we expect to enrol about 1000 students. COMPOS tutors deliver tutorials online after school hours; during evenings and at weekends. Communication with your group and programme delivery is done through our secure online learning platform. Our team of staff will support you by organising the programme of study, introducing you to your group and maintaining close communication throughout the year. We set the curriculum, monitor quality, ensure the safety of all, and evaluate the programme's impact. You are assigned a tutorial group of about 8 students from the same school year. Every year group follows the same set of topics and assignments, supported by supplementary webinars from our lead tutors. We supply lesson plans and markschemes for all assignments. You are responsible for delivering interactive and engaging weekly 90-minute online tutorials throughout the course. You will also mark any work submitted by the students, supply COMPOS staff with data on attendance and grades, and return marked work to students in a timely manner. Each tutor typically works 4 hours weekly. To be eligible, you need to be at least in your second year of a degree, and capable of tutoring a very capable 18 year old in physics and maths. Please apply through our webpage: https://compos.web.ox.ac.uk/tutors