Postgraduate Teaching Assistant - SRI

Ref Number: B16-01803

Professional Expertise: Teaching, Teaching Support and Examination Support

Department: School of Education (B16)

Location: London

Working Pattern: Part time

Salary: £35,930-£41,255

Contract Type: Fixed-term

Working Type: Hybrid

Available for Secondment: No

Closing Date: 13-Jun-2025

About Us

The Social Research Institute is part of the IOE, UCL’s 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 Social Research Institute is one of the leading centres for social research in the UK. It is home to seven internationally renowned research units:

• Centre for Longitudinal Studies
• Centre for Time Use Research
• CLOSER
• EPPI Centre
• Quantitative Social Science
• Social Science Research Unit
• Thomas Coram Research Unit

About The Role

We are looking to recruit PGTA's to support a variety of modules within SRI for the next academic year, for up to 180 hours.

In This Post You Will

• Assist in the preparation of materials to support teaching, including liaising with the Module Leader regarding handouts for sessions, preparing practical exercises, preparing notes for assignments, etc.
• Undertake first and/or second marking (as required) for student formative and summative assessments; generating and providing detailed feedback for students.
• Co-ordinate any attendance monitoring activities for the groups you are supporting.
• Engage in the collection of evaluation data and student feedback from the groups you are supporting to enable module reviews and improvement.

About You

In this role you will:

• Receive appropriate support in developing your teaching practice, and mentoring and departmental guidance in relation to your seminar support role.
• Receive guidance relating to small group facilitation, assessment and giving feedback.
• You will also have the option of attending an extended course, the UCL Arena One Teaching Associate Programme, and then applying for an Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.

You will currently be a UCL PGR Student or be registered as a UCL PGR Student by the start of the relevant academic year, with demonstrable sound knowledge in a subject area relevant to the programme to be supported.

Please ensure that you clearly specify on your application form the modules that you are applying for. Your application form should address all the person specification points and should clearly demonstrate how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria. These posts are for current UCL students only.

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 holidays 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.