Application and appointment process
Qualified tutors (normally doctoral students registered for the PhD degree in UCD) are engaged by the school on an hourly basis. Offers for tutors are usually issued in the summer for the following academic year.
Applications for hourly-paid tutorial work open in May each year via Google Forms for each of our four subjects of English, Drama and Film and Creative Writing. Applicants are asked to rank their preferences for modules. Provisional offers are
issued in June.
The Head of School, Assoc. Prof. Niamh Pattwell, authorizes the appointment of hourly-paid staff.
All offers of teaching hours are made on a provisional basis and are subject to student numbers, approval by UCD Human Resources, and accepted in line with details laid out in UCD Hourly Paid Employees
For further information, please get in touch with the administrator with responsibility for tutors:
- For Creative Writing: (opens in a new window)Stacy Grouden
- For English: (opens in a new window)Karen Jackman
- For Drama and/or Film: (opens in a new window)Joanne Dalton
Tutor Representative
My name is Kelly Michels, and I am your new EDF Tutor Representative. I received my PhD in Creative Writing and have been tutoring over the past five years at UCD. My role as the EDF Tutor Rep is to help foster community and support for the
tutoring experience. I will be your point of contact for concerns, issues, or ideas regarding the tutor experience so that these can be brought to the attention of the school. I look forward to getting to know you all, and please feel free to email me at kelly.michels@ucd.ie
Tutor Support Officer
My name is Assoc. Prof. (opens in a new window)Naomi McAreavey and I am the Tutor Support Officer for the school. The Tutor Support Officer role complements the work of the Head of School, subject heads, and module coordinators by providing teaching, learning, and
assessment support to tutors and occasional lecturers of all levels of experience in the four subjects of the school. Please email me with any questions or concerns at
(opens in a new window)naomi.mcareavey@ucd.ie
Tutor Handbook
Detailed information and guidance for tutors working in the school can be found in the Tutor Handbook. Please contact Karen Jackman for the current password.