Graduate Teaching Assistant

Birkbeck, University of London, is seeking a passionate candidate to undertake a full-time PhD research in computing or mathematical sciences, and provide assistance to academic staff as a part-time Graduate Teaching Assistant.

The post holder will be registered as a full-time research (PhD) student within the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences for the period of employment with registration fees waived.

As a Graduate Teaching Assistant, you will:

Pursue research study towards a PhD thesis.

• Provide assistance to staff involved in teaching - supporting classes, marking and leading seminar discussions online.
• Undertake administration to ensure the effective running of programmes.

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Demonstrate the potential to conduct high-quality research in computer science, mathematics, statistics and/or probability theory.
• Support teaching at postgraduate level online.

Moreover, you will:

Have a good first degree or masters in a discipline relevant to computer science, mathematics, statistics and/or probability theory

• Have a practical knowledge of the Python programming language, and SQL.
• Have a good understanding of Information Systems, and Data Management.
• Be eligible for acceptance to the MPhil/PhD in the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences.
• Submitted an application to the department’s full-time MPhil/PhD including an original research proposal.

For further details, please consult the guides:

• MPhil/PhD Computer Science and Information Systems
• MPhil/PhD Mathematics and Statistics

Birkbeck has been teaching and researching computer science since 1957.

Our research is organised around three main themes: AI and Data Science, Discrete Mathematics and Algorithms and Logical Methods.

The School is particularly interested in supervising research that aligns with the work of the research groups and centres. A non-exclusive list of topics and supervisors is included below. Applicants who wish to pursue a PhD in a different field will also be considered:-

• Mathematical Analysis of Reconstruction Error for Off-Shore Wind Measurement Systems (Dr Anthony Brooms)
• Software Engineering, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Large Language Models (Dr Taolue Chen)
• Static Program analysis and verification, termination analysis, term rewriting (Dr Carsten Fuhs)
• Graph Databases, Data Modelling, Process Modelling (Dr Jan Hidders)
• Combinatorial aspects of cryptography and information security (Prof Maura Paterson)
• AI in Finance: new models and data streams (Dr Alessandro Provetti)
• Probability theory: Interacting particle systems (Dr Richard Pymar)
• Designing network algorithms founded on graph theory (Dr Felix Reidl)
• Extraction of Rules and Specifications from Temporal Data (Dr Vladislav Ryzhikov)
• Novel diffusion model learning algorithms for synthetic DNA sequence design (Dr Cen Wan)

Application

Please note that two separate applications will be required:

1. A full-time PhD application with accompanying research proposal for the PhD post for either Computer Science and Information Systems or Mathematics and Statistics.
2. A job application form for the graduate teaching assistant post, submitted via the 'apply' button.

Remuneration

Total salary £19,490 rising to £22,123 per year (0.5 FTE) (pro-rated £38,981 rising to £44,247 1 FTE Grade 6).

Terms and Conditions

Four year fixed-term contract, starting 1 July. Teaching post is part time (17.5 hours a week term time) alongside completion of a PhD.

Closing date: 1 May 2026. Interview date: 25 May 2026.

Enquiries

To know more about the role, please contact Martyn Harris, Programme Director, at martyn.harris@bbk.ac.uk.

Further guidance is available for prospective PhD students. This post is open for Visa Sponsorship.

If you have technical issues or difficulties using the recruitment portal, please contact jobs@bbk.ac.uk

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