Postgraduate Teaching Assistant for Education Studies and Culture BA
at University College London
London, England, United Kingdom -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 11 Nov, 2024 | GBP 41005 Annual | 31 Oct, 2024 | N/A | Teaching | No | No |
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Description:
ABOUT US
IOE is UCL Faculty of Education and Society.
Founded in 1902, IOE has been shaping policy and helping government, organisations and individuals navigate a changing society for the last 120 years. We embrace collaboration and excellence to create a future that is inclusive and just, and have been ranked number one for education every year since 2014 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject.
The Department of Education, Practice and Society (EPS) has specialists from a wide variety of disciplines including history, sociology and philosophy who undertake research to support education throughout the life course by contributing to economic, social and political debate as well as development in societies, nationally and internationally. The department pioneers research collaborations with external partners to diversify the contribution that educational research can make academically, professionally and practically for individuals and communities. The work of the department strives to provide solutions to current and emerging pressure points in societies, such as economic change and social injustice, by creating networks and partnerships to support knowledge transfer between education, work and communities.
The Department of Education, Practice and Society has an exciting research portfolio of projects.
Responsibilities:
ABOUT THE ROLE
The posts are open to current registered UCL Post Graduate Research students only.
The main purpose of the PGTA role is to support teaching and learning in our modules. This involves working with the academic module lead in the delivery of small group teaching for students taking modules that make up the first year of the BA Education Studies programme. The main duties of the post are: seminar group teaching; regular meetings with the module leader; assessment and provision of feedback to students; attendance reporting. PGTAs appointed will receive appropriate support in developing their teaching practice, and will receive mentoring and departmental guidance in relation to their seminar support role.
We are currently appointing to the following modules:
- Language, Literacy & Communication (Year One)
Brief module descriptions can be found at (please scroll down to bottom of page):
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/undergraduate/degrees/education-society-and-culture-ba#tab1-year1
These roles are available from January 2025 to UCL Post-Graduate Research (PGR) students who are registered from 23rd September 2024. The length of the contract will depend on the length of the applicant’s doctoral studies, and will be determined at appointment stage.
Please be aware that students may only be employed up to 180 hours in total as a PGTA across all UCL programmes. The PGTA role on the BA Education Studies is likely to equal approximately 172 hours. Please only apply if you do NOT have a PGTA contract elsewhere in UCL. If you are successful in being appointed as a PGTA on the BA Education Studies programme you will NOT be able to work as a PGTA on any other programme at UCL.
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
- 41 Days holiday: 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days (pro rata for part time staff)
- Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme (pro rata for part time staff)
- Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
- Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
- Immigration loan
- Relocation scheme for certain posts
- On-Site nursery
- On-site gym
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
- Discounted medical insuranc
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)
Education Management
Teaching / Education
Education, Teaching
Graduate
Proficient
1
London, United Kingdom