Undergraduates from their second year have an opportunity to work as Undergraduate Teaching Assistants (UTAs) or Peer Tutors in the Department.
UTAs
UTAs can assist module leaders in teaching first- and second-year modules with the following assignments:
- Lab demonstration
- Lecture support – particularly for modules with a heavy coursework element
- Providing feedback (not marks) to students following tests so students understand how and why they missed marks
- Answering queries on Ed
If you are interested in working as a UTA, please look at the current vacancies.
Peer Tutors
Peer tutors provide support to first- and second-year students who are struggling with a module. Students can have one-off or regular tutorials with a student in a higher year.
Working as a UTA or peer tutor
Acting as a UTA or peer tutor will provide you with an opportunity to deepen your subject knowledge, broaden your experience and develop further skills. These include conveying complex technical concepts, interpersonal, communication, and support skills, etc.
- You must be an undergraduate student in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- first-year modules: you must be in your second, third or fourth year
- second-year modules: you must be in your third or fourth year
- third-year modules: you must be in your fourth year
- You should have >65% in the module you want to support (or the equivalent module(s) in the old curriculum).
- Maths UTAs should have >70% in Maths.
- You must be eligible to work in the UK.
- UTAs/Peer tutors can be employed for a maximum of 4 hours per week (equivalent of 1 lab) and maximum of 45 hours per year.
- You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply as a UTA/peer tutor. If you are appointed, the Casual Worker team will carry out a Right to Work check. This is a legal requirement which applies to all workers in the UK.
- You will need a National Insurance number. Details of how to obtain a National Insurance number can be obtained from the Department for Work and Pensions. Please note the National Insurance number process can take several weeks, sometimes months, so you should do this as soon as possible.
To apply to become a UTA you need to check the UTA vacancies and ensure you are eligible. If you fit the criteria listed above, reach out to the module leader in an email expressing your interest in the role.
If the module leader appoints you as a UTA, you will need to complete and return a UTA Appendix setting out the role you are being appointed to to the departmental EEE Casual Worker Support team. You are required to complete one Appendix document per type of assignment. Please note that the module leader must sign the Appendix document.
Once you have been contacted by the central Casual Worker team for a Right to Work check and registration process and have the agreement for UTA work in place, the Appendix document is the only document that you need to provide to the Department.
If you have any queries about the registration requirements, please contact the EEE Casual Worker Support team directly. The central Casual Worker team will also be your point of contact for any queries relating to payment or changes to your personal details.
*Please remember you are required to complete your registration in full, before you can start working as a casual worker on an assignment.
Claims for work done must be submitted through the Casual Worker Timesheet App.
The App User Guide and instructions on how to submit claims can be found on the Imperial web pages for existing casual workers:
- You’ll be able to enter your time after each shift and save it for submission at the end of the week (Monday to Sunday).
- Only submitted timesheets (not in Drafts) can be seen and approved by the hiring manager.
- Rates of pay can be selected from the drop-down menu. If you’re unsure which rate of pay to use, please check with the EEE Casual Worker Support team.
If you have any questions, please email eeecasualworkersupport@imperial.ac.uk.