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Teaching assistants at ITU

Teaching assistants

Teaching Assistants (or TAs) are essential to the teaching at ITU. TAs assist the course teachers with a number of tasks, including being present at exercises for Q&A, help and instructions to students.

WHO TO CONTACT
From September 2023, all management and hiring of Course and Study Lab TAs is anchored in SAP and handled by the TA Project team.
Going forward, please direct any questions or concerns related to TAs to ta-support@itu.dk.

Why become a TA?

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There are many good reasons to become a Teaching assistant:

  • Study related employment
  • Decent hourly wage
  • Further reflection on topic
  • Looks good on CV
  • Give back and be part of the TA/ITU community
  • Get to know more students

Vacant positions

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Spring Courses

Application open: 11 October 2024 (TBC)
Application deadline: 27 October 2024 (TBC)

General job description (TBA)
Link to open positions here (TBA)

Autumn

Summer University and Autumn Courses

Application open: 17 April 2024
Application deadline: 01 May 2024

Find an overview and read more about the available positions here See the job listings and apply by clicking this page

The application process

In October and April, a call for TA positions will be posted here.
It will be advertised on ITU Student, ITU Billboards etc.

We have tried to best describe the process from reading the job description all through to having it qualified.
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The TA basics

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Here is some information about the formalities related to being a TA.

Read about who can be a TA, number of hours, tax and salary, duration, contracts and all the details.

About the TA role

What does a Teaching Assistant do? What is expected of a TA supporting both students and teachers?

If you are curious about the role, then read more

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Being a TA

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Ready to start your job?

Here’s what you need to know.

TA report

An ITU-project group has during Autumn 2022 and Spring 2023 collected- and analysed data about Teaching assistants (TAs) at ITU and the TA process from recruitment to  exit.

The aim was to uncover the value TAs add to the learning environment and to optimize TA-related processes.

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