Teaching Assistant /Graduate Teaching Assistant

The Teaching Assistant or Graduate Teaching Assistant supports faculty members with instructional, assessment, laboratory, and academic-administration activities. The role helps students understand course material outside scheduled classes and contributes to accurate student records, course preparation, and effective delivery across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist faculty with class planning, course materials, assignments, learning-management-system uploads, and the preparation of course files.
• Arrange group tutorials and, under faculty guidance, conduct tutorial sessions to help students work through difficult topics.
• Track attendance, maintain absence records, support exam proctoring, upload grades, and help ensure assessment records remain accurate.
• Allocate regular office hours and respond to student questions within the boundaries of the role and faculty supervision.
• Support laboratory sessions when relevant, check that consumables are available, and report equipment or facility issues.
• Contribute to faculty research, curriculum refinement, accreditation documentation, quality assurance, and other duties assigned by the Dean.

Requirements and Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree is required for the Teaching Assistant route; a master’s degree is required for the Graduate Teaching Assistant route.
• A strong GPA and distinguished academic performance are expected; relevant professional certification is preferred.
• Three to five years of related experience, effective communication, presentation and computer skills, and flexibility to support faculty and student needs are expected.

Skills and Competencies

Teaching support, tutoring, grading, student advising, learning management systems, course files, research support, quality assurance, communication. The successful candidate should be dependable, organised, responsive to feedback, and able to communicate clearly with colleagues and stakeholders. Careful record keeping, professional conduct, and a consistent focus on quality are important throughout the work.