Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA)

Funding for (UK/EU/o’seas): UK/EU/Overseas

Funding amount:

Tuition fees: £4,665 (home) / £20,100 (overseas)

Research stipend: In line with national standard for 23/24 set by UKRI

RTSG: currently set at £800 per annum

Teaching payment: £4,712.50 (up to 250 hours x £18.85 per hour, Teaching Support Role)

Hours: Part time approx. 250hrs p/a

Contract (temp/perm): Contract/temporary

Closing date: 21^st April 2023

The project:

A GTA scholarship requires the Postgraduate Research (PGR) student to teach Undergraduate students, as well as carry out research. The University of Bristol policy on PGRs who Teach makes it clear that teaching is optional for most PGRs, therefore the Law School takes care to ensure that anybody appointed as a GTA is capable of teaching and has sufficient time to do the job properly. The GTA will have a teaching contract, making it very clear what is expected from their teaching role, and puts in place the framework to allow them to deliver on both teaching and research.

How to apply:

Please make an online application for this project at http://www.bris.ac.uk/pg-howtoapply. Please select on the Programme Choice page. You will be prompted to enter details of the studentship in the Funding and Research Details sections of the form.

Applicants should:

• hold an (unconditional) offer of place to study a PhD with the Law School;
• hold or expect to hold a first class/good upper second class Bachelor’s and Master’s with distinction/merit (or equivalent qualifications) in any relevant discipline;
• submit to law-pgr-admissions@bristol.ac.uk a one-page statement outlining why you are applying and your suitability for the GTA role, your approach to teaching, any relevant teaching experience, and units from the Bristol core curriculum you would be prepared to teach;
• submit to law-pgr-admissions@bristol.ac.uk a reference from someone who can speak to your teaching experience or to your potential as a teacher.

Candidates will be selected for these awards on the basis of:

• academic excellence;
• teaching experience (or potential), matched to teaching needs;
• research potential.  

Contacts: law-pgr-admissions@bristol.ac.uk

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