Teaching Assistant - The Future of Europe in Berlin bei Hertie School of Governance

The Hertie School in Berlin prepares exceptional students for leadership positions in government, business, and civil society. The school offers master’s programmes, executive education and doctoral programmes, distinguished by interdisciplinary and practice-oriented teaching, as well as outstanding research. Its extensive international network positions it as an ambassador of good governance, characterised by public debate and engagement. The school was founded in 2003 by the Hertie Foundation, which remains its major funder. The Hertie School is accredited by the state and the German Science Council.

We are looking for a

Teaching Assistant - The Future of Europe (gn)

part-time (8 hours per week), to start 01 August 2024.

The teaching assistant will support teaching for the CIVICA Multicampus course on The Future of Europe. This course is the fourth edition of a Multi-Campus course organised by CIVICA - The European University of Social Sciences. The course critically explores the main European policy challenges and is designed and taught jointly by a team of professors from the different partners of the alliance. The course will be delivered synchronously across all the campuses of the CIVICA consortium as a series of live on-line lectures. On top of lectures, the course spurs students to work in teams across countries and disciplines, with the aim of completing a final capstone project assignment related to specific and concrete policy challenges. Moreover, students at the Hertie School will participate in weekly labs taught by a teaching assistant, during which they will discuss the content of the lectures.

Your tasks:

• Attend weekly lectures (12 x 120 min);
• Prepare and lead discussions on all course topics during the weekly seminars (12 x 90 min);
• Facilitate coordination across the network;
• Proctoring and grading of mid-term exams;
• Support and advise capstone project teams from CIVICA member universities and grade some of the final capstone assignments;
• General student support (mainly responding to questions).

Your profile:

• A good knowledge of European politics;
• Excellent pedagogical skills and the ability to run interactive discussion groups;
• A Master’s degree in the Social Sciences.

We offer:

A stimulating international and diverse environment in multiple areas of social science, high-quality teaching and public policy. The Hertie School is a vibrant academic community that emphasizes excellence in research and teaching as well as an interdisciplinary perspective. Our school has been certified as a family friendly work environment in higher education and an equal opportunity employer. Severely disabled applicants are given preferential consideration in the event of equal qualification.

Please submit a CV and a short cover letter explaining your interest in and your fit for the position. The deadline for full consideration is 02 July 2024.

Please contact Cornelia Woll, President and Professor of International Political Economy, for further information.