Royal Holloway University of London International Study Centre is looking to appoint an External Examiner for the Psychology module on our International Foundation Year (Level 3). The term of office will be four years, beginning September 2019.
External Examiners undertake the following tasks:
• Provide feedback to programme teams on the design of assessments, examination papers and marking schemes;
• Attend the final Assessment Board(s) to provide advice, and to endorse the collective decisions of the Board;
• Review of a sample of assessed work;
• Submit a yearly report.
Person specification
• Knowledge and understanding of UK sector agreed reference points for the maintenance of academic standards and assurance and enhancement of quality;
• Competence and experience in the fields covered by the programme of study, or parts thereof;
• Relevant higher-level academic and/or professional qualifications or extensive practitioner experience, where appropriate;
• Competence and experience relating to designing and operating a variety of assessment tasks appropriate to the subject and operating assessment procedures;
• Sufficient standing, credibility and breadth of experience within the discipline to be able to command the respect of academic peers and, where appropriate, professional peers;
• Familiarity with the standard to be expected of students to achieve the award that is to be assessed;
• Fluency in English, and where programmes are delivered and assessed in languages other than English, fluency in the relevant language(s) (unless other secure arrangements are in place to ensure that external examiners are provided with the information to make their judgements);
• Meeting applicable criteria set by professional, statutory or regulatory bodies;
• Awareness of current developments in the design and delivery of relevant curricula;
• Competence and experience relating to the enhancement of the student learning experience.
Candidates should not have links to either Royal Holloway International Study Centre or Royal Holloway University. In addition, candidates should not be working in a faculty, school or department of a Study Group partner university that receives students from us.
For further information about the role or to submit a CV please contact:
Alexia Gonzalez, Head of Centre
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01784 276 687
Closing date: September 6th, 2019.
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