Job Description

Ref Number

B03-02497

Professional Expertise

Teaching, Teaching Support and Examination Support

Department

UCL SLASH (B03)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Part time

Salary

35,930-41,255

Contract Type

Fixed-term

Working Type

Hybrid

Available for Secondment

No

Closing Date

27-Jun-2025

About us

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UCL's Department of Political Science & School of Public Policy offers you a uniquely stimulating environment for the study of all fields of politics, including international relations, political theory, human rights, public policy-making and administration. The Department is recognized for its world-class research and policy impact, ranking second in the UK in the Guardian rankings on research excellence in politics.



Over 150 people make up the Department of Political Science including academic, teaching and research staff, professional services and MPhil/PhD students - for an overview of our research, see https://www.ucl.ac.uk/political-science/research-0

About the role

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The Department of Political Science wishes to appoint Postgraduate Teaching Assistants in Politics of the EU for the 2025-26 academic year.



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.



We are looking for a PGTA for the following module:



POLS0020 Politics of the European Union.



The number of hours to be worked each week will be agreed with the PGTA according to their availability but normally up to a maximum of an average of 6h per week over the year,if a current full-time student.

Application Process

To apply, submit a CV and cover letter outlining how you meet the person specification.

About you

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The applicant must be a current PhD student in a relevant discipline.

What we offer

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Please see following link for the benefits that UCL offers:

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/pay-benefits/staff-benefits

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.



We encourage applications from those who are underrepresented in the sector and at UCL including but, not exclusive, to disabled, D/deaf and neurodiverse people, LGBT+ people, people from black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds, especially women.



You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/