About the Opportunity
Position overview
Department
Physics and Engineering
Faculty
Computing, Mathematics, Engineering & Natural Sciences (CoMENS)
Location
London, Devon House / Portsoken
Term
Part-time (Up to 0.88 FTE); Fixed Term
(7 January 2027 – 31 May 2027)
Salary Range
Teaching Assistant (G6) 1.0 FTE £38,719 to £42,290, progressing to £43,555 once in post.
Pro rata for agreed FTE.
Benefits
The university supports staff maintaining a good work/life balance, offers flexible working and parental leave opportunities, an Employee Assistance Programme which provides free, confidential advice on both home and work concerns as well as optional private medical insurance, season ticket loans and being part of the cycle to work scheme.
Line Management Responsibility
N/A
Reports to
Head of Physics and Engineering
Start date (dependent on successful completion of relevant checks)
7 January 2027
The role
Northeastern University London invites applications for a Teaching Assistant in Physics . The appointee will support teaching of first year undergraduate Physics courses.
Appointments will be commensurate with experience and qualifications reflecting a record of demonstrated ability to support teaching.
Core duties include:
Teaching and demonstration
Lead laboratory sessions, under the guidance and/or supervision of subject expert faculty, in Newtonian Mechanics and Electromagnetism, including: Measurement of density & errors
Motion in 1D and 2D
Work and energy on an air track
Uniform circular motion
Conservation of momentum
Maxwell's Wheel
DC circuits
Simple Harmonic Motion
RC circuits
Oscilloscopes
Magnetic force
Standing waves
Demonstrate laboratory techniques and safety procedures to students.
Lead small-group discussion or recitation sections that reinforce lecture content.
Session preparation and safety
Run a pre-session dry-run of practicals where required, checking that equipment functions correctly, reagents are viable, and results are reproducible before students arrive.
Confirm, alongside technical staff, that health and safety and COSHH checks have been completed
Report equipment faults, missing materials, or safety concerns to the technical team promptly, before the session starts.
Enforce laboratory safety protocols throughout each session.
Support technicians with session close-down, cleaning and resetting workstations, and checking that equipment is switched off and stored correctly.
Student support
Support students during laboratory and recitation sessions.
Hold regular office hours to help students with problem sets, lab reports, and exam preparation.
Support students with varying levels of prior science background, flagging any who may need additional academic support.
Respond to student queries or forward them to the appropriate person.
Assessment and feedback
Grade lab reports, quizzes, problem sets, and exams according to instructor-provided rubrics.
Provide timely, constructive written feedback.
Maintain grading consistency and flag academic integrity concerns to the course instructor.
Training and coordination
Complete all required training.
Attend coordination meetings.
We particularly encourage applications from those with an interest in innovative teaching, learning and assessment; those with experience of supporting a wide variety of students; and those belonging to groups underrepresented in UK higher education. We are open to appointing on a reduced fraction/job-share basis subject to our business needs.
Person specification criteria
To undertake this role, the following should apply – should you not have the experience below, please do highlight where transferrable skills would assist with you undertaking the role. Unless specified, all criteria are considered essential.
Qualifications
Master’s degree, or equivalent professional experience, in a relevant area
PhD completed, or near completion, or equivalent professional experience, in a relevant area (desirable)
AFHEA status, or equivalent, achieved or…