Interview P05 (pseudonym) | SYNTHETIC | Topic: PhD researchers who teach
Participant: PhD student, criminology, fourth year | INT = interviewer

INT: Thanks for joining. What teaching do you do at the moment?
P05: I mark first-year essays and run one seminar a week on an
     introductory criminology module.
INT: How were you prepared for teaching?
P05: There's an online course you're supposed to do, but it's generic.
     Nobody tells you how long marking should take, so you find out
     the hard way.
INT: How do you feel about the pay and the hours?
P05: We're paid for two hours of marking per batch, but it takes me
     five if I give proper feedback. So most of that time is unpaid,
     really.
INT: What support do you get from the module leader?
P05: The module leader holds a marking meeting, which helps. But after
     that you're on your own until moderation.
INT: What do you get out of it?
P05: I enjoy the seminars. Hearing students argue about a case reminds
     me why I chose this subject.
INT: How does teaching fit with your own research?
P05: Marking weeks wipe out my research completely. I've lost whole
     weeks to it, and then I'm behind on my chapter plan.
INT: Would you teach again next year?
P05: Only if the marking hours are sorted out.
INT: Is there anything else you'd like to add?
P05: Either pay for the real hours or cut the amount of feedback we're
     expected to give.
INT: Thank you, that's really helpful.
