Rossetti Academic (Computer Science)

Intellectual ambition and academic scholarship lie at the heart of a King’s education, and we aim for every King’s pupil to be inspired to achieve their full academic potential. In line with this aim, each year the school employs a small number of graduates, doctoral and post-doctoral researchers in a part-time capacity as part of our academic enrichment programme. These roles, called King’s Rossetti Academics, are in honour of Dante Gabriel Rossetti who attended King’s from 1837-1841. Rossetti is widely known as one of the most important figures in nineteenth-century British art and a renowned poet. He is also a very important inspirational figure within the academic enrichment programme at King’s: academic scholarships in the sixth form are named in his honour, Rossetti Day is an exciting off-curriculum day of inter-disciplinary workshops for the lower sixth, and Rossetti Society comprises as series of lectures on areas of literary interest, culminating in an annual dinner organised by the English department. We are currently inviting graduates, doctoral and postdoctoral researchers specialising in Computer Science to apply to become a King’s Rossetti Academic. The King’s Rossetti Academic (Computer Science) will work to support curricular and co-curricular activities relating to Computer Science, as well as support pupils seeking to make successful higher education applications in Computer Science and related subjects. The precise nature of the role will be shaped in accordance with school needs to fit the strengths of the candidate(s) appointed, and we hope, too, that the appointed candidate will relish the opportunity to shape and extend our provision further. Core responsibilities are likely to include: Supplementing current departmental support to pupils with university applications, including: running subject extension sessions, providing feedback on draft personal statements, preparing pupils for admissions tests, conducting mock interviews Providing