Durham University
CASUAL ACADEMIC - Demonstrator
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Durham University Physics Department Recruitment
Durham University Physics department are currently recruiting for a number of Marking, Demonstrating and Teaching Support roles for the 2026 – 2027 academic year.
Please note these roles are only open to current Physics PhD students only.
Postgraduate Teaching & Demonstrating 2025/26
Postgraduate researchers are invited to provide demonstrator assistance in the undergraduate laboratories, in tutorials and workshops, and with the marking of the undergraduates' set weekly problems. Demonstrators are paid an hourly rate, set by the University, (starting from £15.81 (Grade 5 point 19), progressing through the spine points every year of demonstrating undertaken. The role typically occupies, on average, between four to six hours per week, during the Michaelmas and Epiphany Terms.
*Dependent upon the particular class involved, postgraduate demonstrators are usually required to work for a total of about 18 weeks during the year but some appointments for part of the year may be made.
All teaching in 2026/27 is to be face-to-face.
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Please read this whole document before submitting your preferences. Further role details, payments, and training dates will be circulated after allocation of duties. Any queries, please contact physics.postgraduate@durham.ac.uk.
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Demonstrator
Casual Grade 5
- Under instruction and following appropriate training:
- Guide students in the experimental laboratory, computing class, workshop or similar
- Assist the class leader as required, such as developing enhanced experiments
- Responsible for assisting in the delivery of classes.
- Attend annual briefing for demonstrators
- Attend training sessions for each activity
- Assist the class supervisor in her/his duties in running the session
- To be present throughout each taught session, with reasonable breaks
- To ensure safe working practices and good order
- Provide support for students in practical classes
- Help ensure appropriate student conduct
- May mark log books and field trip reports
- May mark problems and lab scripts
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