PGTA - Slade School of Fine Art

Job description

The Slade is currently seeking to appoint four Postgraduate Teaching Assistants for the 2026-27 academic year to support History and Theory of Art teaching. Applications are invited from UCL PhD students.

The purpose of this job is to support teaching and learning on our History and Theory of Art courses which form part of the BA Fine Art programme, working with the academic course leaders to deliver and contribute to sessions of teaching, seminar discussions, writing workshops, presentation workshops and gallery/studio visits, as well as assistance with project work and marking, within the existing framework of the Slade degree programmes.

Please see further information regarding the specific roles and term allocation in the attached Job Description.

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;
• Marking students' work;
• Giving feedback to students

Requirements for role

Applications are invited from current UCL PhD students

Please also review the person specification (on Page 4 of the Job Description) which outlines the skills and attributes required for this role.

How to apply

Applicants should email the following documents to Manpreet Karir, Senior HR and Finance Officer (m.karir@ucl.ac.uk) by 23:59 on Monday 8th June 2026.

• a short, relevant CV which includes any teaching experience (no more than two pages)
• a statement outlining your experience and how it will inform your contribution to the module(s) (not more than one page).

You may apply for more than one post and indicate in your application which PGTA position you are most interested in. However, successful applicants will be assigned to a module based on their application and the individual requirements of each module.