TITLE: Presentations for lectureship interview

TITLE: Presentations for lectureship interview
DATE: 2023-04-13
AUTHOR: John L. Godlee
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I applied for a junior lectureship position in Ecological Science a
few weeks ago. Unfortunately I didn't get the job, but the
experience forced me to think about who I am as a researcher, what
my strengths are, and also what my goals should be if I want to be
successful on the next application.

As part of the interview process I had to prepare a 20 minute
presentation on:

Your research strengths and future ambitions, how your research
profile presents opportunities for developing impact and knowledge
exchange, and in what ways you foresee yourself contributing to
existing research communities in the Institute, School and wider
University.

I also had to prepare a 10 minute presentation followed by a 30
minute discussion on teaching. The brief was (paraphrased):

How you would approach designing, delivering and assessing a
field-based course for first year undergraduates on core field
skills for ecologists.

The course would be taught over 10 days in late May-early June
with day visits to surrounding habitats. Plan for 65 students on
the course.

Include an overview with a syllabus, learning outcomes, methods
of delivery, formative and summative assessment, and your approach
to feedback.

Finally, I did a normal question-based interview.

I have decided to make the two presentations available online:

Research presentation

[Research
presentation](https://johngodlee.xyz/files/job_interview/research_pr
esentation.pdf)

Teaching presentation

[Teaching
presentation](https://johngodlee.xyz/files/job_interview/teaching_pr
esentation.pdf)

Teaching schedule

[Teaching
schedule](https://johngodlee.xyz/files/job_interview/teaching_schedu
le.pdf)

Teaching statement

[Teaching
statement](https://johngodlee.xyz/files/job_interview/teaching_state
ment.pdf)