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)