Graduate Teaching Assistant

The role

The School for Policy Studies at the University of Bristol is seeking to recruit two Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTA) for a PhD in the areas of:

• Poverty/inequality
• Zemiology/social harm/criminology

The successful applicants will join a dynamic School that pushes forward intellectual debates and real-world solutions to a range of policy and social dilemmas within an interdisciplinary environment.  

What will you be doing?

GTA postholders will study for a PhD under supervision of two members of staff within the School for Policy Studies, and undertake teaching duties within the School’s undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. They will be attached to one of the School’s seven research centres linked to their research interests (see: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/sps/research/centres/).

GTA scholarships are highly competitive and guided by the principle of supporting the recipient’s educational as well as research development in a holistic way.  School-specific support for GTA post-holders will be complemented by centrally-provided support, organised by the Bristol Doctoral College, which will take advantage of the Personal and Professional Development programme for all Postgraduate Research students.

You should apply if

Please note that if you have already applied to study for a PhD in the School and your PhD topic relates to either poverty/inequality or zemiology/social harm/criminology you are eligible to apply for this GTA scheme

Further information, including a detailed outline of the GTA award, the eligibility and selection criteria as well as additional guidance for international applicants, can be found by entering the reference ACAD106726 in the search facility on the University vacancies page (see: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/) and navigating to the attachment at the bottom of the screen.

Please apply for the PhD Social Policy programme using the University’s online application system (see: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/apply/). Applicants are encouraged to approach potential supervisors by email to discuss their research intentions/ideas and research proposal prior to applying.

Additional information

PhD applications MUST be submitted no later than 5pm on 2nd May 2023. To be considered, the application should include all the required documentation listed on the Admissions Statement. The Admissions Statement is linked under the Entry Requirements on the PhD Social Policy prospectus page.

Applicants should also send a statement explaining the applicant’s interest and suitability for the GTA (maximum 500 words) to sps-pgadmissions@bristol.ac.uk by the same date.  The subject line of this email should be ‘GTA Scholarship Application’.

Interviews will take place not later than the end of May 2023.

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