Post Graduate Teaching Assistant (PGTA) - CDE
Ref Number
B16-02142
Professional Expertise
Teaching, Teaching Support and Examination Support
Department
School of Education (B16)
Location
London
Working Pattern
Part time
Salary
£36,433-£41,833
Contract Type
Fixed-term
Working Type
On site
Available for Secondment
No
Closing Date
14-Sept-2026
About Us
About UCL Institute of Education
Founded in 1902, UCL Institute of Education 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.
About the Centre for Doctoral Education
The Centre for Doctoral Education (CDE) undertakes research to inform, challenge and develop doctoral education internationally. Our work explores the experiences, practices and achievements of doctoral students, supervisors and early career researchers. We draw on this expertise to offer doctoral programmes within our own institution, supporting the largest concentration of doctoral students studying education and related social sciences in the UK.
About the Role
We are seeking to recruit a number of Post Graduate Teaching Assistants. Each appointment may have up to 180 hours employment available over the course of the Academic Year 2026 to 2027, the specific allocation to be negotiated.
The general role of the post holders will be to facilitate sessions for doctoral students that form part of the IOE’s research training programme, which may include (1) the IOE MPhil/PhD Core Course; (2) the post-upgrade workshop; (3) Qualitative Data Analysis; (4) Quantitative Data Analysis Courses (5) the IOE Doctoral Community student-led engagement scheme (6) IOE CDE Poster Conference, and IOE CDE Summer Conference, and other events as may require support, (7) Support the process of module dialogue and wider feedback from students on the Research Training Programme as a whole.
These posts are open to current doctoral students at UCL IOE who have completed a successful upgrade from MPhil to PhD; or successful completion and passing of IFS for EdD students.
These posts are available from 1 November 2026 to 31 July 2027. You will need to be available for the dates of the relevant courses, which will be confirmed in due course. Please specify which course(s) you are interested in and how many hours you are available for (to a maximum of 180) in the academic year. Please note that it will not be possible to undertake the role whilst undertaking other PGTA roles simultaneously in terms 2 and 3.
About You
You will be a current doctoral student at UCL IOE and have completed a successful upgrade from MPhil to PhD; or successful completion and passing of IFS for EdD students.
You will have the ability to facilitate constructive discussion of methodological issues and an interest in relevant methodological issues and ability to provide constructive suggestions on student proposals.
Your application form should address all the person specification points and should clearly demonstrate how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria. It is important that the criteria are clearly numbered and that you provide a response to each one.
What We Offer
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 insurance
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
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 therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. Our faculty holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.
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Ref Number
B16-02142
Professional Expertise
Teaching, Teaching Support and Examination Support
Department
School of Education (B16)
Location
London
Working Pattern
Part time
Salary
£36,433-£41,833
Contract Type
Fixed-term
Working Type
On site
Available for Secondment
No
Closing Date
14-Sept-2026
About Us
About UCL Institute of Education
Founded in 1902, UCL Institute of Education 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.
About the Centre for Doctoral Education
The Centre for Doctoral Education (CDE) undertakes research to inform, challenge and develop doctoral education internationally. Our work explores the experiences, practices and achievements of doctoral students, supervisors and early career researchers. We draw on this expertise to offer doctoral programmes within our own institution, supporting the largest concentration of doctoral students studying education and related social sciences in the UK.
About the Role
We are seeking to recruit a number of Post Graduate Teaching Assistants. Each appointment may have up to 180 hours employment available over the course of the Academic Year 2026 to 2027, the specific allocation to be negotiated.
The general role of the post holders will be to facilitate sessions for doctoral students that form part of the IOE’s research training programme, which may include (1) the IOE MPhil/PhD Core Course; (2) the post-upgrade workshop; (3) Qualitative Data Analysis; (4) Quantitative Data Analysis Courses (5) the IOE Doctoral Community student-led engagement scheme (6) IOE CDE Poster Conference, and IOE CDE Summer Conference, and other events as may require support, (7) Support the process of module dialogue and wider feedback from students on the Research Training Programme as a whole.
These posts are open to current doctoral students at UCL IOE who have completed a successful upgrade from MPhil to PhD; or successful completion and passing of IFS for EdD students.
These posts are available from 1 November 2026 to 31 July 2027. You will need to be available for the dates of the relevant courses, which will be confirmed in due course. Please specify which course(s) you are interested in and how many hours you are available for (to a maximum of 180) in the academic year. Please note that it will not be possible to undertake the role whilst undertaking other PGTA roles simultaneously in terms 2 and 3.
About You
You will be a current doctoral student at UCL IOE and have completed a successful upgrade from MPhil to PhD; or successful completion and passing of IFS for EdD students.
You will have the ability to facilitate constructive discussion of methodological issues and an interest in relevant methodological issues and ability to provide constructive suggestions on student proposals.
Your application form should address all the person specification points and should clearly demonstrate how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria. It is important that the criteria are clearly numbered and that you provide a response to each one.
What We Offer
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 insurance
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
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 therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. Our faculty holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.
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