Professional Teaching Assistant Position in Humanity and Society
Open Position: Professional Teaching Assistant
Location: Sabancı University, Istanbul, Türkiye
Application Deadline: August 15, 2025
Start Date: 2025-2026 Fall Academic Calendar
About Sabancı University
Established by the Sabancı Foundation in 1994, Sabancı University provides a world-class education to its students, from undergraduate to the PhD level. The university is distinguished by its innovative educational system, which is unique in Turkey. Sabancı University began to accept students in 1999. It offers students the freedom to choose their academic program within the first two years of enrollment. As of 2012, Sabancı University recognized as the most entrepreneurial and innovative foundation university in the University Entrepreneurship and Innovation Index, which is an index adopted by the Ministry of Science, Industry, and Technology of Turkey. In addition, SU is one of the highest-ranked universities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings in Turkey. As a young university, Sabancı University aspires to become an international reference point for innovation in education and research.
Position Overwiew
We are looking for a professional teaching assistant for our mandatory first-year university course Humanity and Society (SPS 101-102). SPS is a two-semester course designed for interdisciplinary world history organized in thematic and chronological order. It is one of the mass courses given as a part of our Foundations Development Program in which active learning techniques are used.
The selection of the candidate and the range of duties assigned will be compatible with the requirements and the objectives of the course. This is a position initially for six months, but there is a possibility of extension.
Qualifications
- A minimum of a Master’s degree in Social Sciences, preferably in Political Science, History, or other related fields.
- Qualified candidates’ language scores will be taken into consideration and candidates with the highest scores will be prioritized
- Qualified candidates’ compatibility and skills with the respective needs of the SPS course will be taken into consideration. Good teamwork skills, any prior teaching experience, and potential to contribute to the designed format of the course will be evaluated.
Key Responsibilities:
The position involves (but not limited to) the following responsibilities:
- Facilitating four discussion sections with a teaching partner on a weekly basis, and occasional replacement teaching
- Attending the weekly SPS colloquiums and lectures to follow course content
- Grading of exam papers and other short assignments
- Keeping track of student attendance and grades
- Proctoring during examinations
- Attending all training, orientation programs, and meetings designed for SPS teaching assistants.
Application Process
Applicants are requested to complete an online application form and submit a CV, their latest transcript, their student evaluations (if any), and documents of an English language proficiency examination (if any) at http://crm.sabanciuniv.edu/academiccv/application.php?advertcode=SPS101-102D-2025. Please make sure to include SPS101-102D-2025 as the Advertisement Reference Code. For full consideration, applications must be received by August 15, 2025. Early applications are encouraged as the evaluation process starts immediately. A committee of SPS instructors will evaluate all applications after the indicated deadline
Sabancı University is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and equal treatment in education and employment. The University respects all individuals without any discrimination of gender, religion, national and ethnic origin, race, color, physical disability, physical appearance, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, age, or political affiliation in the administration of its educational, admission and employment policies, and its scholarship and university-sponsored programs.