PGTA - English Language and Literature

Job description

PGTA BA English First-Year Course
The Department of English Language and Literature is recruiting Postgraduate Tutorial Assistants for BA English first-year students. Responsibilities will include providing five 30-minute one-to-one tutorials per tutee in both teaching terms, and marking and providing feedback on four tutorial essays and a commentary exercise per term for each tutee. Tutors will also provide guidance to tutees on academic issues or minor pastoral issues connected with their academic work.

 A full description of the English Department's tutorial system and what it entails can be found in the attached job description.

ENGL0012 Critical Commentary & Analysis; ENGL0005
Introduction to English Literature
PGTAs will teach on the third-year BA English ENGL0012 Critical Commentary & Analysis module in either the Autumn or Spring Term 2026-27 and / or the ENGL0005 Introduction to English  Literature module which is offered to students on the Arts and Sciences (BASc) degree in the Spring Term 2027.

Applicants should refer to the attached job description for further information about the two modules and what is expected of the successful candidates.

Key responsibilities

See job descriptions above.

Requirements for role

PGTA BA English First-Year Course

• Applicants should be in at least their second year of working towards a PhD in English Literature at UCL, and must be able to commit to being present on the Bloomsbury campus for the full duration of the teaching terms.  We welcome applicants from other UCL departments who can demonstrate in their application the ability to teach English literature;
• A helpful and proactive attitude, along with an understanding of the challenges facing students, is essential, as is the ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing, with students, academic and professional services staff at all levels;
• All applicants must have the right to work in the UK.  The Department is unable to sponsor applicants for the right to work.

ENGL0012 Critical Commentary & Analysis; ENGL0005 Introduction to English Literature

• Applicants should be registered on a programme of doctoral study with a proven specialism  in English Literature at UCL.

Applicants will be expected to:

• Complete the UCL Arena One Gateway Workshop before commencement of teaching;
• Attend a training session led by the Department Tutor and Graduate Tutor in September;
• Engage with other mandatory training require to support their role;
• Be familiar with online training environments, e.g. Moodle;
• Commit to be present on the Bloomsbury campus for the full duration of the term(s) in which they are teaching;
• Uphold confidentiality in regards to students’ performance, records and marks.

How to apply

PGTA BA English First-Year Course
Applicants should submit a c.v. and a covering letter outlining their suitability and giving details of any relevant experience and training attendance, particularly the Arena One Gateway Workshop, to the Department Manager, Stephen Cadywold, s.cadywold@ucl.ac.uk.

ENGL0012 Critical Commentary & Analysis; ENGL0005 Introduction to English Literature
Doctoral students should apply by c.v. and a covering letter outlining their suitability to the Department Manager, Stephen Cadywold, s.cadywold@ucl.ac.uk.
For the Critical Commentary and Analysis tutor role, please indicate whether you would prefer to teach in the Autumn and / or Spring Term.
If you wish to teach on the ENGL0005 Introduction to English Literature module, please indicate in order of preference the texts you would like to teach.

For all applicants, an indication of whether an Arena One Gateway Workshop has been completed should be stated in the application (this is a mandatory requirement for all PGTAs to complete before the start teaching).

Applicants must ask their supervisor for permission to teaching in the 2026-27 academic year and to send a full reference to the Department Manager.