Teaching Assistants

A teaching assistant is a graduate or undergraduate student selected by a faculty member to assist in educational activities.

The main goals of the project are:

• to ensure the efficiency of the teaching process;
• to identify the most talented and capable students and postgraduate students at HSE University and involve them in teaching activities;
• to create and test innovative methods in HSE's educational process.

Teaching assistants are paid for their duties.

Teaching assistants may take part in the following activities:

• assisting teachers in classes and consultations with students under courses;

• checking the results of ongoing assessments under courses;

• assisting teachers in proctoring functions;

• assisting teachers in class preparations (e.g., developing case studies, business games, tests, training sessions, computer experiments and other didactic formats);

• updating the course homepage in EIOS, e.g., posting course materials, test questions, etc.;

• developing topics and assignments for ongoing assessments under the course;

• developing handouts and assignments for students' independent activities;

• assisting teachers in class preparation and organization (e.g., selection of materials, information sources, equipment for practical activities, sociological surveys, printing of methodological materials for students, etc.);

• posting content on educational platforms for e-courses or mixed format courses;

• checking the correctness of course settings as posted on online platforms.

Students interested in becoming teaching assistants can contact the lecturers directly.

Teaching assistant recruitment campaign

The recruitment campaign for teaching assistants is held twice during the calendar year.

Please note that from July 1, 2021, Agreements can only be concluded with vaccinated persons.

Regulations on the “Teaching Assistant”, “Faculty Digital Assistant” and “Study Assistant” Projects at HSE University

Rules for Teaching Assistant, Digital Assistant and Study Assistant Projects at the Graduate School of Business of HSE University

Procedure for entering into an Agreement:

• collect the necessary documents for entering into an Agreement

• preparation of the Agreement and the Statement of Works
• have the Agreement and the Statement of Works signed by the Teaching assistant and HSE University
• prepare the Acceptance Certificate on the basis of a work report

• have the Acceptance Certificate and the report signed by the Teaching assistant and HSE University

Starting work as a Teaching assistant

To enter into the Agreement, the following documents should be emailed to the Department of Student Affairs in PDF format:

• passport copy

• MIR banking card details (if you do not have a MIR bank card, please contact your bank to obtain one). The card must be issued as a personal MIR card in your name

• SNILS copy (Individual insurance account number)

• INN copy (Taxpayer identification number)

• resume/CV

If you have already worked or are working as a Teaching assistant, you need to inform the project coordinator.

If your documents have changed since your last Agreement, please provide updated information.

If your passport details have changed:

Send a PDF copy of your passport (photo page and registration) to the Department of Student Affairs. Please mention in the email that your passport details have changed.

If your bank card details have changed:

Send information to the Department of Student Affairs.

Please mention in the email that your details have changed.

 
For Foreign Students

For applications for foreign students from countries outside of Russia, please ensure that the students will be in the Russian Federation during the contract period and that they have all the required documents (including medical insurance) on time.

Required documents for foreigners (DOCX, 15 Kb) 

Finishing work as a teaching assistant

At the end of the work, the Acceptance Certificate and the report must be signed.

IMPORTANT!

Students or postgraduate students who are participating in projects are responsible for the timely submission of reporting documents and documents required for Agreements, and for informing the coordinator about changes in personal information (passport or bank card details, etc.) in a timely manner.

If the documents necessary for Agreements and Acceptance Certificates are not submitted on time, the student or postgraduate student may be denied the Agreement.

For more information, please see the page of GSB Learning Analytics and Quality Assurance Centre.