Postgraduate Teaching Assistantships

Since 1989, Birmingham Law School has appointed up to six Postgraduate Teaching Assistants (PTAs) a year. Applications are welcome from well-qualified graduates working in any field of law.

PTAs take up their positions on or soon after 1 September. PTAs are students working towards a PhD who carry out up to 75 hours of small group teaching of undergraduates on our LLB programmes. The School provides the following financial benefits for its PTAs:

• Payment of fees for the period of registration (up to a maximum of the current home/EU student rate), normally not exceeding three years
• Payment of £12,300 pa (from 2008/09); this figure is made up of an annual maintenance grant (£10,260) as well as payment for small group teaching (£2,040)

DEADLINE: 1 MAY FOR SEPTEMBER 2010 ENTRY

• Further information and application form

Research scholarships

Birmingham Law School is part of the College of Arts and Law, which offers further scholarships to research students. To be eligible for these awards, candidates must hold either an offer of a place to study or have submitted an application to study at the University. The deadline for College Scholarships is Friday 26th February.

• Further information

Enquiries:

Postgraduate Programmes Administrator
Birmingham Law School
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
United Kingdom

Email: Law-Research@bham.ac.uk

tel: 0121 414 6282 (int + 44 121 414 6282)
fax: 0121 414 3585 (int + 44 121 414 3585)