Part Time: The number of hours to be worked each week will be agreed with the PGTA according to their availability, but up to a maximum of 180 hours in total for the academic year if a current full-time student.
Fixed Term
The Department of Political Science wishes to appoint a Senior Postgraduate Teaching Assistant in Public Policy for the 2022/23 academic year. Module descriptions are available here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/political-science/study/undergraduate/all-undergraduate-modules
The purpose of this job is to support teaching and learning in our modules, working with the academic module leads through the delivery of small group face-to-face teaching for students taking modules in the Political Science Department.
Main duties of the post include being the in-person seminar leader for seminar/s each week. Expect to generate weekly workshops, provide demonstrations, facilitate discussion, and answer questions for material presented in lectures.
Please note lectures and seminars will be held on Tuesdays.
The appointment will be available from 1st September 2022 until 28th Feb 2023 in the first instance.
Candidates must be educated to the Master degree level in the relevant field of the module being taught.
The applicant must be a current PhD student in a relevant discipline. The ability to communicate clearly both orally and in writing, with students, academic and administrative staff at all levels, excellent organisational and time management skills and the ability to explain course material clearly to students is essential.
Applicants should apply online. To access further details about the position and how to apply please click on the ‘Apply’ button above.
When applying please submit a cover letter and your CV and include your availability and preferred number of seminars per week. Further information on the Department of Political Science, including research clusters and teaching programmes, is available on our website (http://www.ucl.ac.uk/political-science). For informal enquiries and queries regarding the vacancy or the application process, please contact (email: [email protected]).
Latest time for the submission of applications: 23:59.
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We will consider applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible.
Our department is working towards an Athena SWAN award. We are committed to advancing gender equality within our department.