The Department of Sociology is looking for two teaching assistants (tutors)

from April 1st, 2023 – September 30, 2023

Area of Responsibility:

• Supervision of the tutorial accompanying the basic course "Understanding North America B" with a focus on sociology. The tutorial requires a comprehensive basic knowledge of sociology and the ability to teach it in English.
• Assistance with the blackboard supervision of the course;
• assistance in preparing the course;
• research and procurement of literature;
• preliminary correction of the essays and tasks submitted (all submitted work is in English and partly also handwritten);
• coordination and preparation of the e-examination.

Additional Qualifications may include:

• MA North American Studies or MA Sociology/Social Sciences (with BA North American Studies or BA Sociology/Social Sciences), or BA students who have completed UNA, the orientation module, and the mandatory study abroad. Comprehensive knowledge in the social sciences is mandatory.
• Excellent English language skills (equivalent to C1 of the European Framework of Reference), including very good English language and phrasing skills for the tutorials,
• strong organizational skills for coordinating the different subject tutorials and communicating with students and teachers,
• team skills for cooperating with the tutors* from other departments,
• very good research and library skills.

Applications must be sent to Prof. Dr. Sebastian Kohl by e-mail by December 26, 2022 in PDF format:

sociology@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).