Position: INSPIRE PGCE

Department/Division: Outreach

Personal Details
Title MRS

Surname TAHA

Forenames (in full) ELSHIMA OMER HASSAN

CID number (if applicable)

Date of Birth 11/08/1979

Nationality BRITISH

Are you from outside the European Economic Area? Yes No NO

Home Address: 517 CUTMORE, ROPEWORKS,

1 ARBORETUM PLACE, BARKING

Postcode: IG11 7GT

Telephone (Day) 020-85072418

Telephone (Evening) 07979-076-580

Telephone (Mobile) 07979-076-580

E-mail: sheimataha@yahoo.co.uk

Term Address:
(if different from
above)

Postcode:
Current Employment Details:

Please select your position within Imperial College (tick most appropriate box):

Final Year Research Student

Research Assistant

Other

Not Connected to Imperial College

Name of current/most recent academic department:

Name of current/most recent research group:

Name and contact details of current/most recent

academic supervisor:

Telephone:

E-mail:

Educational Qualifications: Please include all the educational qualifications

including the GCSE grades in Maths and English (or recognized equivalent)
Date Qualification Awarding Body Subject Studied Classification

Sep 06 – Sep 07 MSc Queen Mary, Medical Electronic Merit

University of London, and Physics

Sep 98 – Jul 03 BSc Ajman University of Biomedical V. Good

Science & Technology Engineering

Sep 98 Secondary School Ministry of Education, 91.1%

Certificate (Science UAE
Section)
Referees:

Referee 1

Name (and Title) Dr. Jens D. Mueller

Position: Lecturer

Address: School of Engineering and Materials Science

Department of Engineering, Queen Mary,
University of London,
Mile End Road, London
E1 4NS
Postcode:

Telephone: 0044 20 7882 5421

Fax: 0044 20 8983 1007

E-mail: j.mueller@qmul.ac.uk

Referee 2

Name (and Title) Dr. Hazel Screen

Position: Lecturer

Address: School of Engineering and Materials Science

Department of Engineering, Queen Mary, University of
London,
Postcode: Mile End Road, London
E1 4NS
Telephone: 0044 20 7882 5435
Fax: 0044 20 8983 3052
E-mail: h.r.c.screen@qmul.ac.uk
 Referee 3

Name (and Title)

Position:

Address:

Postcode:

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Personal Statement and Previous School Experience:

Please provide a brief explanation (max 300 words) as to why you are interested in this
position. Please also include any previous teaching or classroom-based experience which
may be of relevance.

I can easily say that teaching resembled for me a personally satisfying and rewarding career that
sum everything I seek for to be a useful person in the community. I think that I would succeed as
a teacher because of my enthusiasm and keenness to my subject of study as well as my ability to
easily communicate with others especially young people. I have also developed leadership skills
from a very early age were I was head of my class throughout my school life all the way to
university. I was the head of the engineering society and I was able to liaise between the students
and the teaching faculty. I can’t say that I love to be the centre of attention, but I can say that my
father always encouraged me to be brave and to express myself with no fears. He being my idol
whom was a Senior lecturer and a teacher trainer has always provided me with the support to
achieve my goals in life. I tried to follow his footsteps and I being a teacher was my utmost goal
which I am still strongly seeking to achieve. Although I didn’t go for teaching at the beginning
when I chose engineering as my undergraduate study, but I was aiming at being a university
lecturer in subjects related to engineering. It was a natural decision because I loved maths,
physics and science in general and biomedical engineering was the sum of all my favourite
subjects in a unique bouquet. During school days I used to teach my classmates maths and
science and help them to prepare for exams. I even helped my elder brother who simply hates
maths to study for his finals when I was in sixth grade and while he was in high school. My
undergrad course gave me the chance to develop my skills and to be able to have a clear, logical
approach of thinking and I was able to derive practical approach in problem solving and to have a
precise trouble shooting mind. I was able to work under pressure and developed good
organisational skills throughout my study, but this was really fruitful when I worked on my projects
in which I got very high grades. Being a mother of two I can say that I learnt to be patient and to
try to do the job along with family is very hard, but I have the needed determination to achieve my
goals in order to set the right example to my children. I want them to be proud of me as a mom
and as a person who is useful in the society. I have to say that I am very lucky to have the
support and help of my family that always backed me in all my decisions. I know that without them
I would have never reached or continued to achieve my goals. Finally, I would like to express my
keen desire to be given the chance to be part of this course and I want to thank you for the
consideration of my application.

My undergrad course gave me the chance to develop my skills and to be able to have a clear,
logical approach of thinking and I was able to derive practical approach in problem solving and to
have a precise trouble shooting mind. I was able to work under pressure and developed good
organisational skills throughout my study, but this was really fruitful when I worked on my projects
in which I got very high grades. During my undergrad study I was the head of the engineering
society and I was able to liaise between the students and the teaching faculty.

Being a mother of two I can say that I learnt to be patient and to try to do the job along with family
is very hard, but I have the needed determination to achieve my goals in order to set the right
example to my children. I want them to be proud of me as a mom and as a person who is useful
in the society. I have to say that I am very lucky to have the support and help of my family that
always backed me in all my decisions. I know that without them I would have never reached or
continued to achieve my goals.

I am interested on obtaining this training position to further enhance my skills and also offer me
the opportunity to develop new skills while strengthening those I already possess. Overall I am
seeking for many choices to gain more experience to try attracting employees and to enhance my
competitiveness in the job market.
Please e-mail this form, monitoring form and a copy of your C.V. to inspire@imperial.ac.uk
By Friday 18thth February 2011
Interviews will be held on week beginning 28th February 2011
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted