Rachel Eager Email & Phone Number

Glasgow, Gb

Teach on a variety of widening participation programmes (https://www.gla.ac.uk/study/short/accesscourses/eligibilitycriteria/) including:- The Top-Up Programme- Reach programmes- The Sutton Trust- 1 to 1 Tutoring in collaboration with Glasgow City Council- University Experience Week- Secondary school outreach talks across 6 institutions in and around Glasgow and the West Coast of Scotland on access to university and widening participation

Teaching on a variety of courses including:French Culture 1 (Graduate Teaching Assistant)French Culture 2 (Graduate Teaching Assistant)'The European Emblem' Honours Course (Co-convener)'Text/Image' Honours Course (Lecturer on a rotational basis)French Grammar and Translation Honours Course (Tutor)

Teaching on 1B Comparative Literature.

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

following successful transfer from Master of Philosophy (research)This research investigates representations of gender and race by analysing popular culture in the 16th, 17th and 21st centuries using primary materials of text/image books and Vogue magazine.- Attend conferences regularly to present research findings including in Glasgow, Cambridge and Portugal. - Publish regularly in peer-review journals including editing 'The Kelvingrove Review: Place & Space 2021' (https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/thekelvingrovereview/issue19placeandspace/#:~:text=Our%20goal%20for%20the%20Issue,disciplines%20and%20types%20of%20media.) and Emblematica (forthcoming). - Secondary school outreach work: promoting positive destinations via talks.- Undertake regular training courses inc. GDPR, research ethics, Office 365.

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

- Designed newsletters sent university-wide and graphics for social media, growing Instagram and X/Twitter followers by 50% within one year.- Created and edited content for Researcher Development Blogs: PGR (https://uofgpgrblog.com/) and Higher Education (https://theauditorium.blog/) according to each audience: general public/HE specialists. Increased PGR blog traffic by 13%, reaching an audience of 123,000 visitors annually. Collaborated with other researchers to host guest bloggers.- Collaborated with colleagues to create flagship 'Flourish' programme website. Developed from conception to completion with timeliness and careful consideration for the user experience.- Digital conference panel chairing and co-hosting and organising conferences and events, e.g. This PhD Life, Three Minute Thesis and Visualise Your Thesis.- Developed and delivered half-day training workshop to the whole Research Services Directorate on creating logos, graphics and marketing materials. Feedback was extremely positive.

North Ayrshire

• Create lesson plans tailored to each pupil and deliver a lesson ensuring they improve in their specific subject.• Developed skills in business management, self-management and reliability when liaising between parents and pupils.• Focus on instilling self confidence in my pupils. Track record of 100% of pupils achieving A/Bs following my tuition.

Irvine, Scotland, United Kingdom

• Interact with diverse customers, delivering excellent customer service and building a rapport with regular customers.• Often diffuse potentially awkward situations involving the purchasing of challenge 25 products, like alcohol.• Adapted to the fast-paced environment by working efficiently to ensure all routines are completed on time• Collaborate with 12 other colleagues, ensuring our store hit top sales regularly in the region.• Suggested screens, social distancing measures and masks to the Co-operative based off other supermarkets and this was swiftly rolled out to every store across the UK. This improved colleague morale, trust and safety (2020).

United Kingdom

• Expanded brand awareness through social media and marketing. • Supported teachers starting the project, facilitated communication between founder, myself and clients.• Designed newsletter and marketing resources for social media and emails.• Outreach work based on personal experience benefitting from the programme and marketing the project to schools for other students to benefit

Lille Area, France

• Taught classes of 10-30 French pupils about English language and Scottish/British culture • Developed creative lesson plans focused on English speaking and listening comprehension and worked with students on an individual basis to set realistic goals to improve their English language skills.• Perfected presentation skills by effectively instructing classes of 10 to 30 beginner pupils • Achieved French fluency by collaborating with French colleagues and living in a French-speaking community.

West Kilbride

• Trained two other staff members.• Barista trained, excelled under the pressure of demanding customers.• Developing skills in visual merchandising, to ensure that the shop visuals enhance customer’s experience, including making displays and creating the shop window display. • Identified an opportunity to generate positive publicity for the store by creating an Instagram account to get to know the team and the products sold.

Largs

• Helped young children (aged 3-10) develop acting, singing and communication through song, dance and games. • Worked with a team of volunteers to create shows and displays.• Adapted to changes of lesson plans depending on children’s energy levels and mood – this increased their enjoyment and engagement in the tasks.

Ma Politics And French With Honours, Politics And French, 1St Class

Activities and Societies: • Active member of The University of Glasgow Model United Nations Society • Active member of Amnesty.

Obtained 7 Highers, Grade A Scottish Baccalaureate And 2 Advanced Highers

Activities and Societies: Editor-In-Chief and founder of a reintroduced "LA Post" school newspaper; Head girl, Prefect and “buddy” (2015 –.