PGTA - Centre For Languages and International Education

Job description

• Develop and deliver weekly small-group class/seminar teaching on the module.
• Supervise students’ independent research projects.
• Gain experience of formative and summative assessment (marking, moderation, feedback).
• Assist with supporting student learning through office hours and tutorials.
• Be provided with opportunities to devise and deliver a lecture/lectures (based, for instance, on intersections between course content and research interests).

For further information please see attached Job Description/Person Specification.

Key responsibilities

• Teaching assistance through the facilitation of seminars and/or workshops;
• Class preparation and meeting with lecturers/module organisers;
• After-class contact time with students, including time-tabled office hours;
• Dissertation co-supervision at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level(s);
• Marking students' work;
• Giving feedback to students

Requirements for role

We are seeking a candidate with interests broadly related to History and/or Politics, who is currently undertaking postgraduate research at UCL. Applicants should have an undergraduate and/or master’s degree in History, Politics or International Relations. This is a career-development role, intended to provide valuable experience for a postgraduate student (enrolled at UCL/IoE), while allowing adequate time and flexibility to pursue their research.

How to apply

Please email: l.seaber@ucl.ac.uk

(Dr Luke Seaber, UPCH co-ordinator)