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Alexander - 
Sessional Academic Tutor (Mathematics)

Even though many of our graduates will have progressed in their careers since completing a case study, they are still of interest to students who wish to gain an understanding of the world of work.

About the job

Main responsibilities

My main responsibilities are to conduct lectures, assist the progress of the students, mark multiple kinds of formal assessments.

Typical day

My main activities are to conduct lectures to the students and assess the progress. In addition to that I am attending teaching meetings. In a time between lectures I am conducting my own research.

What do I enjoy about my job?

The ability to share your expertise with young students.

Challenging aspects

Since this place only consists of international students, sometimes there is a language barrier, so it is hard to explain the material evenly for all of the students. In addition to that I personally prefer conducting research to teaching, so sometimes I think that only fraction of my knowledge is used in this process.

Why did this area of work appeal to me?

It is not very demanding in terms of time consumption so I am able to conduct my research, in the time between teaching. Moreover, I am used to do teaching while conducting research during my PhD.

Skills/qualifications I use in my job?

I use both my Master's and PhD degree to successfully teach students.


Career information

Brief history since leaving University

Starting form January 2019 I am working at the international college, at the same time I have obtained my PhD degree

Where do I see myself in the future?

I would like to have a job which is more foccused in the reserach, to be able to spend more time on challenging problems.


Advice to students

My piece of advice to students

Try to spend all you time conducting research so you would publish a huge amount of scientific articles.


Last updated: 23 Feb 2019