Interview P07 (pseudonym) | SYNTHETIC | Topic: PhD researchers who teach
Participant: PhD student, education, second year | INT = interviewer

INT: Thanks for joining. What teaching do you do at the moment?
P07: I teach seminars on a second-year education studies module and do
     the marking for my groups.
INT: What support do you get from the module leader?
P07: The module leader is supportive, but overloaded. You can tell she
     has no time either.
INT: How were you prepared for teaching?
P07: Because I used to be a schoolteacher, I felt ready. Colleagues
     without that background were given very little.
INT: What do you get out of it?
P07: I like seeing students connect theory to their placements. It's
     helped me see my own research questions differently.
INT: How do you feel about the pay and the hours?
P07: The paid hours are fixed, but the emails from students aren't. I
     answer them at night, and none of that is counted. It's a lot of
     unpaid work.
INT: How does teaching fit with your own research?
P07: It's a juggle. I block out mornings for the thesis and teach in
     the afternoons, but marking still spills over into weekends.
INT: Would you teach again next year?
P07: Yes, but I'd set firmer limits on my evenings.
INT: Is there anything else you'd like to add?
P07: Maybe a clear limit on how many student emails we're expected to
     answer.
INT: Thank you, that's really helpful.
