ACADEMIC DEMONSTRATOR SCHOLARSHIP
for the academic year 2022/2023

Demonstrator scholarships can only be awarded to students who engage in appropriate educational, scientific activities, and participates in the Scientific Students' Associations Conference, and their GPA is more than 3.5 in the pre-application semester.

You must verify these with your supervisor and submit your application with the proposal of the supervisor and the Head of Department who is responsible for the education. Data for the applications are registered by the Registrar’s Office.

The application must be filled in electronically (download it here), a motivation letter must be attached, in which the student describes his/her previous activities, results and goals, and a copy of the documents certifying the academic results, professional or scientific work must be attached (pdf or jpg). (The evaluation criteria can be downloaded from here.)

Content of the application:

The student who has won the scholarship is obliged to actively take part in the academic work (education) of the adequate campus and Institute/Department guided by a supervisor. After the scholarship is awarded, the Head of Institute/Department - with the involvement of the relevant supervisor – define tasks in a written form for the student. Every six months, the student must prepare a written report on the performance of the tasks for the chairman of the Faculty’s Scientific Committee using a form that can be requested from the responsible person of the Scientific Students' Association.

The Academic Demonstrator Scholarship is for 10 months; the amount of the scholarship is HUF 20,000/month.

If the student’s GPA falls below 3.5 at the end of the semester or if they do not fulfill their educational / Scientific Students' Associations work, the scholarship can be withdrawn on the proposal of the supervisor.

The application and all necessary documents must be sent electronically (scanned) to the Faculty's Registrar’s Office at info@etk.pte.hu. In the subject field, please indicate: "Academic Demonstrator Scholarship Application".

Deadline of the application:
September 9, 2022 (Friday) 12:00 pm
(applications received after the deadline will not be considered)

The applications are evaluated by the Scientific Committee of the Faculty, with special focus on the professional performance at the Scientific Students' Association.

Incomplete applications are not evaluated (e.g.: missing signature of the Supervisor, or Head of Institute/ Department), furthermore, academic, professional and other activities that are not verified with valid documents are not taken into account.

TEACHING DEMONSTRATOR POSITION

Aim of the application

Working as a teaching demonstrator, students studying at PTE ETK will have the opportunity to see and experience the application of the professional knowledge they have acquired so far, and the duties of instructors. In addition, they help their fellow students in a more direct way and from their own experience to acquire professional knowledge and study material.

The teaching demonstrator position is for one semester (study period and exam period).

Duties of the teaching demonstrators

• takes part in the preparation of the courses at the assigned Institute/Department (practice, seminar, consultation, tutoring), as well as other educational tasks assigned by the tutor (appointed by the head of department/institute director responsible for the subject course, who is at least an assistant professor)
• preparing a report on the performed tasks (on a monthly basis) to the Institute/Department
• Requirement: 6 contact hours per week during the study period (practice, seminar, consultation, tutoring), 6 contact hours of consultation per week during the exam period, plus individual preparation time for the tasks

Compensation of teaching demonstrator activities

• The student is entitled to a HUF 20,000 per month allowance based on a compliance verification.

Conditions of application

• minimum 2 completed semesters
• full-time schedule
• active student status at the time of application
• minimum a 4.00 GPA in the last 2 semesters
• grade 5 in the concerned subjects (the student intended to apply for).
• instructor's recommendation for the subject(s) concerned (intended to apply for). The instructor of the subject, the head of the relevant department or the director of the relevant institute can be accepted as a recommender.
• user-level IT skills
• submitting a completed application form (download here), CV, motivation letter
• proposal of ideas about the subject(s) in concern - practice, seminar, consultation, tutoring - and how to implement them
• if available: a portfolio showing the candidate’s professional activities related to the performance of the applied tasks (e.g. proof of previous high school academic competition results, university and extracurricular activities, vocational college, TDK activities) can be attached
• good speaking and written presentation skills
• empathy, good communication, direct contact with students
• flexibility, load capacity,
• up-to-date knowledge of the given subject, continuous improvement
• availability (weekly during the study period and during the exam period)
• devotion, reliability
• foreign language skills (mainly English)

It is an asset if the applicant has

• previous successful demonstrator and mentor activity
• active participation in the work of a college for advanced studies, Scientific Students' Association
• experience in a conference presentation or publication
• experience in Student Council (HÖK)
• other recognition, award, course (HÖK, professional, sports organizations, public recognition, etc.) (communication, mentoring, training, IT, first aid, red cross, etc. training)

The application and all necessary documents must be sent electronically (scanned) to the Faculty's Registrar’s Office at info@etk.pte.hu. In the subject field, please indicate: "Teaching Demonstrator Position Application”.

Deadline of the application:
September 9, 2022 (Friday) 12:00 pm
(applications received after the deadline will not be considered)

The applications are evaluated by the Scientific Committee of the Faculty, with special focus on the professional performance at the Scientific Students' Association.

Incomplete applications are not evaluated (e.g.: missing signature of the Supervisor, or Head of Institute/ Department), furthermore, academic, professional and other activities that are not verified with valid documents are not taken into account.

A student can apply for both demonstrator positions, but can only win one.

10th August 2022, Pécs

Prof. Dr. Pongrác ÁCS
professor,
dean