The Department of Politics is looking for one teaching assistant (tutor, m/f(d)

from January 1^st, 2025 – December 31^st, 2027

Area of Responsibility:

• Supervision of the tutorial accompanying the basic course “Understanding North America B” with a focus on politics (in the summer term)
• Support with Blackboard supervision of the course
• Support with course preparation: research and literature procurement
• Pre-correction of submitted essays and assignments (all submissions are in English and partly handwritten)
• Preparation and coordination of the final exam via e-examination
• Support with the implementation of the orientation seminars (in the winter term)

Additional Qualifications may include:

• Students of North American Studies with a sound knowledge of political systems (especially the USA
• The tutorial requires comprehensive basic knowledge of political science and the ability to teach it in English.
• Excellent knowledge of English including very good English expression and formulation skills (equivalent to C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) to conduct the tutorial
• Strong organizational skills for the coordination of the various subject tutorials and communication with the students and lecturers
• Team skills for cooperation with the tutors*in the other departments
• Very good research and library skills.

 Applications must be sent to Prof. Dr. Lora Anne Viola by e-mail by December 30^th, 2024 in PDF format: politics@jfki.fu-berlin.de

In your email please include:

University id number, CV, letter of interest, transcripts and certificates

More information can be found here (in German).