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Teaching
Assistantship
General
Description of Duities: (Note: duties described in this classification standard are examples only; they are not necessarily descriptive of any one position. Individual positions may be assigned responsibility for other duties which require the skills, knowledge, experience and education of this classification standard.)
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Teaching Associates typically are responsible for providing classroom and/or laboratory instruction, making assignments to students, preparing course materials, administering examinations, assessing student performance, tutoring students and determining course grades.
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Also incumbents may assist faculty with field experience,
supervision, simulation exercises and/or research projects.
Normally, incumbents in Range A are designated to teach
courses at the lower division level, and incumbents in
Range B are designated to teach courses at the lower and/or
upper division level
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Generally
assisting faculty in evaluating student work and examinations,
preparing course materials and aids, or performing other
functions requiring knowledge and background beyond that
generally possessed by undergraduate assistants
Minimum
Qualifications:
Knowledge and Abilities: Knowledge of the subject matter to which the individual is assigned. Ability to relate well to others within the academic environment and ability to instruct and evaluate students. Experience: Evidence of satisfactory achievement in previous academic work. Education: Range A: Equivalent to or completion of the requirements for a bachelor's degree and concurrent admission to or enrollment in a graduate degree program of the university that is related to the discipline to which the individual is assigned. Range B: Equivalent to or completion of the requirements for a master's or doctorate degree and concurrent admission to or enrollment in a doctoral degree program of the university that is related to the discipline to which the individual is assigned. One academic year of full-time doctoral study, with successful completion of all requirements, may be substituted for the master's degree requirement.
Exceptions:
Exceptions to minimum eligibility qualifications
may be granted at the sole discretion of the hiring department/authority.
Application
Procedures or Hiring Unit Contact Person: Applicants
must turn in an application which is available in the department
office, E426, along with a current resume.
Hiring
Criteria:
- Current enrollment or matriculation in the Master's or
Joint Doctoral Program.
- Must be enrolled in six units of graduate course work.
- Must maintain a 3.0 GPA.
Percentage
or Hours of Appointment: Varies.
Deadline
to Apply and Procedures for Notification: Applications
are received by the department on an on going basis; however,
they should be submitted by May 15 for Fall and November 1
for Spring. Applicants awarded a position will be notified.
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