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Graduate Teaching Assistant application

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING THIS APPLICATION FORM. Complete the form below as fully as possible. *New external applicants* ONLY should forward the Reference Request Form for completion by their referee. (*A  new external applicant is someone who has not previously worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Department).

If you are an existing GTA applying for a renewal or a PhD Economics student teaching for the first time in the Department, completing the reference form is not required.

For further information about the courses that are taught, please see the LSE Course Guides. Please note, these are the course guides for 2024/25. These will be updated for 2025/26 in Summer 2025.

Please complete the application form by midnight on Tuesday 20 May 2025:

GTA Application Form

GTA Application Form

  • PERSONAL DETAILS
  • VISA DETAILS (IF YOU DO NOT REQUIRE A VISA, PLEASE PUT N/A)
  • If you do not require a visa, please select the box below:
  • Are you on a scholarship?
  • Is English your first language?
  • If English is not your first language have you completed the English language test by the Language Centre?
  • It is essential that you have good spoken English to work effectively as a GTA. If English is your second language, your spoken English will be assessed at the training workshop. If necessary, you will be asked to attend English for Teaching Purposes support classes at the School’s Language Centre.
  • PREVIOUS LSE TERM-TIME TEACHING EXPERIENCE PLEASE NOTE WE WILL SHARE YOUR PREVIOUS TEACHING SCORES IF NEEDED OR IF REQUESTED BY LECTURERS
  • Did you teach in 2024/25?
  • OTHER LSE TERM-TIME TEACHING EXPERIENCE
  • ALL OTHER LSE TEACHING EXPERIENCE (LSE SUMMER SCHOOL, EC400 PRE-SESSIONAL TEACHING, ETC)
  • List the courses, up to a maximum of FOUR, which match your academic strengths and which you think you could teach well. List them in order of preference. If your application is successful, we will try to assign you to your first course choice. However, if your first course choice is over-subscribed, you should be prepared to teach on your second, third or fourth course choice. You should be prepared to be flexible and to fit in according to the overall needs of the Department. Therefore, please only select courses you would be willing to teach.
  • EC300 level courses are Undergraduate teaching. EC400/PP400 level courses are Masters level teaching.(EC441, EC442 are MRes level teaching.
  • 1st choice
  • 2nd choice
  • 3rd choice
  • 4rth choice
  • Since the number of students enrolling on courses varies, the number of classes required for each course also varies. Therefore, hours are based on a minimum of 1 hour (1 class) per week for smaller courses, and up to a maximum of 5 hours (5 classes) per week for larger courses, for 20 teaching weeks. For larger courses (particularly 1st and 2nd year courses) a minimum weekly commitment of 2 - 3 hours per week is normally required. Please indicate the number of classes you would like to teach.
  • IMPORTANT: ALL GTAs are expected to make a commitment to teach for the full academic year, i.e. September to June. Only apply if you are sure you can make such a commitment. You should not undertake other work, e.g. as a Research Assistant, if this will prevent you from completing your GTA duties. It is your responsibility to be aware of any visa restrictions on the number of hours per week you are permitted to work. If you want to discuss your individual circumstances please get in touch with Mini .
  • Please upload your CV, transcript and teaching evaluation forms
  • If your application is successful we will try to allocate you to your 1st choice course. However, this might not always be possible so you should be prepared to be flexible and fit in according to the overall needs of the Department.
  • I have read and understand this form and I accept the terms on which the offer of a teaching position is made.
  • Your Privacy
  • Your right to privacy is important to us. The personal information that you submit in this form will be used to process your application for teaching at the Department of Economics and will be shared with academic colleagues and support staff. Please visit lse.ac.uk/privacy to read our Privacy Policy and learn more about how we collect and use information about you so that you can make an informed choice about using our website.

 

For any queries please contact Mini at l.staskus@lse.ac.uk.

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