PGTA in Political Theory

About us

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

The Department of Political Science wishes to appoint Postgraduate Teaching Assistants in Political Theory 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.

Please find the modules below that we are looking for PGTAs in:

POLS0061 – Foundations of Political Thought – T1

POLS0063 – Ethics and Public Policy – T1

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.

To apply, submit a CV and cover letter outlining how you meet the person specification. Please state the modules you would like to teach on in your cover letter.

For a full job description and to apply for this role please visit UCL’s online recruitment portal (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs) and search using vacancy reference B0302491.

About you

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

What we offer

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

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/

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