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PGTA - Operations Officer, Arts & Humanities

18 October 2024

Faculty of Arts and Humanities are looking for PGTAs. Start date: 11 November 2024. Deadline to apply: 30 October 2024, 4pm

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Department: School of European Languages, Culture and Society
Modules: 'SPAN0103 The Power of Words: Global Hispanic Literature' and 'LITC0002 How to Read Texts'

Number of hours: 'SPAN0103 (c. 50 hours total), LITC0002 (c. 90 hours total)
Start date: 11 November 2024
Duration: up to 9 months

Grade: PGTA (Grade 6)
Location: London

Application deadline: 30 October 2024, 4pm

Job description

For SPAN0103

The PGTA will:

  • attend weekly lectures,
  • deliver 5 contact hours of seminar teaching, and
  • contribute to the marking of summative assessments under the guidance of the module convener, Dr Gareth Wood.

Lecture and seminars take place 2-4 pm on Tuesdays. Texts to be covered are Carmen Laforet, Nada; Gabriel García Márquez, El coronel no tiene quien le escriba; and Diamela Eltit, Los Vigilantes.

Fluency in Spanish is essential. Start Date: 11 November 2024

For LITC0002

The PGTA will:

  • attend weekly lectures,
  • deliver 2 x 10 contact hours of seminar teaching to two parallel groups, and
  • contribute to the marking of summative assessments under the guidance of the module convener, Dr Jann Matlock.

The lecture takes place at 12-1 on Tuesdays; the PGTA seminars at 10-11am on Thursdays and a further time tbc. In dialogue with a range of theoretical texts, the reading list includes: short stories by Jorge Luis Borges and Franz Kafka; Honoré de Balzac, Sarrasine; Euripides, Bacchae; Sophocles, Oedipus Rex; Henry James, The Turn of the Screw; William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night; Sappho, poetry fragments; Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre; Derek Walcott, poetry. Start date: 13 January 2025

Key responsibilities

  • Class preparation and meeting with lecturers/module organisers.
  • Teaching assistance through the facilitation of seminars and/or workshops;Marking students' work.

Requirements for the role

The candidates will be educated to Master's degree level (or having equivalent experience) and be working towards a relevant postgraduate degree (M.Phil./PhD).

How to apply

To apply for either or both of the roles, forward your CV (maximum 2 pages) and a cover letter to SELCS.Operations@ucl.ac.uk by 4pm on Wednesday 30 October 2024.

Queries should be directed to Professor Judith Beniston, PGTA Tutor for SELCS-CMII (j.beniston@ucl.ac.uk).

Link to job description.