Hourly Paid Tutors and Markers

The School of Social Sciences & Public Policy is looking for Teaching Assistants to undertake tutoring and marking for the courses below. The total hours in each course varies but all will be part-time at less than 0.4 FTE.

The successful applicants will have a relevant undergraduate qualification and current post-graduate students will be given preference. A high level of academic literacy and familiarity with referencing (APA) is required and previous tutoring experience would be an advantage. 

CONF683 Human Rights and Human Wrongs

Examines human rights development and evolution since 1945, introducing key conceptual and theoretical underpinnings of human rights as an interdisciplinary area of study. Major human rights instruments are explored in connection with their linkages to social justice and well-being. The role of key actors is critically evaluated in the extension of human rights to different groups, while contemporary struggles to respect, protect, and fulfill human rights are also investigated.

CRIM580 Criminology and Criminal Justice

Introduces students to the patterns and regularity of crime and how the criminal justice system operates in Aotearoa (New Zealand). It provides a description of crime and emphasises the societal response by providing insight into the workings of the criminal justice system. This will be achieved by providing the student with a journey that starts with the offender's initial contact with the police, the courtroom process involved in being convicted, and the offender's experience of prison.

CRIM780 The Police and Crime Prevention

This course is designed to engage students with contemporary issues relevant to policing and crime prevention. The relative failure of traditional reactive policing to have any impact on the problem of crime will be discussed at length and the styles of policing that emerged in response to this realization will be examined. The course considers the ideological shift towards the acceptance of more proactive styles of policing, which emphasise crime prevention over crime detection. Students are then introduced to the theory and practice of other approaches to crime prevention (e.g., environmental and developmental) and how crime prevention may evolve in the future. 

POLS782 Democratic Participation

Analyses channels for bringing about social action through democratic participation by comparing various models of democracy and how these models are reflected in real-world decision-making. It considers established mainstream democratic institutions as well as alternative forms of influencing decision-making such as discursive, radical, and participatory practices, deliberative polling, citizen's juries, social movements, and various kinds of counter-hegemonic strategies.

PSYC580 Introduction to Psychology A

Introduces the student to the methods and concepts of psychology. The strengths and limitations of the various perspectives that have been developed to explain human behaviour will be critically examined using relevant experiments and studies. The course content is designed to illuminate the complementary nature of psychological models and the workings of the scientific method.

SOSC585 Climate Action

A survey of approaches to action on climate change by reference to core ideas in politics, ethics, public policy, law, economics, and social movements. By drawing on insights and methods from relevant disciplines, the course offers an integrated overview of Goal 13 (Climate Action) of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. This enables critical engagement with climate-related issues from a range of disciplinary perspectives in order to better understand how one's own research agenda can contribute to climate action, and how to enhance synergies with other disciplines to extend climate-aligned knowledge and action.

SOSC682 Methods of Social Research

Introduces students to the philosophy and techniques of social research. Philosophical assumptions and key approaches to social research are outlined, and a range of qualitative and quantitative methods are explored. A range of statistical concepts are covered.

The School of Social Sciences and Public Policy at AUT covers the disciplines of conflict resolution, criminology, economics, policy studies, psychology, sociology, and political science. We study society at many levels from individuals, families, communities, whānau, aiga, iwi, groups, organisations, governments, and cultures through to the global system in which we live.

Salary Range: $26.62 - $34.57 (dependent on experience and qualifications)

Ref: 87662

Closing Date:  1st February 2024, at 11:55 pm.