MPS Tutors
Becoming a Tutor can be very rewarding and give you new skills and experience for your future career. In the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, many of our PhD students have joined our pool of tutors and have worked in labs and practicals, workshops, and by offering support to undergraduate students as part of a helpdesk.
Doctoral Tutors are current PhD students. School Tutors are non-PhD tutors who are experienced in teaching and have subject expertise.
The School runs a training course called Fundamentals of Teaching and Learning each Autumn. The course is specifically designed to support tutoring in the disciplines of Mathematics and Physics and is a bespoke version of the university wide fundamentals course - Fundamentals of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
New research students are automatically invited to the first introductory session.
To become a Tutor in the School, you will be required to complete this course, or provide evidence of existing qualifications related to teaching.
All registered tutors are invited to look at the opportunities for tutoring in each department using the forms below.
You will be asked to complete a list of preferences for the modules that will run each term, well in advance of the term starting.
Your choices are matched by the lead academic in the Department, and offers of work are then emailed to you. You must respond and confirm if you want to go ahead.
Details of pay rates are also included in the email, and the relevant term dates. If you commit to becoming a tutor you must be available for the duration of the teaching term.
Each tutor will receive a contract of work and you must be able to provide evidence of your Right to Work in the UK.
To view the opportunities choice form for Physics and Astronomy
To view the opportunities for Mathematics
If you have any queries about your pay, hours etc, please contact the School Administrator in the first instance.
The module convenor has overall responsibility for your work and will be in regular contact to ensure that things are going well.
If you have any problems and cannot talk to the module convenor, you can talk to the lead academic for Tutors in your department.
Marked work can be collected from the School Office (09:00-17:00 Mon-Fri). Please allow at least one hour after the deadline to collect.
You can view your payslips at https://myviewhr.sussex.ac.uk
Mathematics designated faculty - Dr Miroslav Chlebik
Physics and Astronomy designated faculty - Professor Xavier Calmet
Fundamentals course convener - Professor Simon Peeters
School Administrator - Mrs Gemma Harman
Deputy School Administrator - Miss Sophie Corton
Mathematics course co-ordinator - Mr Lewis Johnson
E: lj273@sussex.ac.uk
Physics and Astronomy course co-ordinator - Mr Luke Murphy
Mathematics Office
Physics and Astronomy Office
MPS is pleased to announce the launch of our new Teaching Recognition scheme, designed to formally evidence the teaching experience you gain in your time at MPS. The resulting transcripts and certificates are validated by Head of School’s signature and can be used to support job applications in the future.
The scheme is voluntary and intended to add value to your experience in MPS.
To take part in this scheme Doctoral Researchers and Research Staff Members must keep a record of teaching type work undertaken each semester on the “teaching record self-assessment” template and ensure it is signed off by the appropriate staff member(s). At the end of your degree / contract this information should be transferred onto the certificate and brought to the school office, along with the evidence, for validation. Please see below for step by step guidance.
Certificate of Teaching Recognition Guidance [DOCX 15.20KB]
No longer wish to be an Associate Tutor?:
Please email the School Administrator to tender your resignation. Please note you would normally be required to complete the term's teaching that you have already signed up for, unless your circumstances are dramatically altered.