Undergraduate TA position
Biological Sciences Program
Biological Sciences Program
The Biological Sciences Program, within the College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences, will employ Undergraduate Teaching Assistants (UTAs) Fall 2020 in a program designed to develop teaching and communication skills, organization ability, knowledge, and leadership. Each UTA will be supervised by the lab or discussion coordinator for the course they are assigned to, and will be required to perform the duties typically expected of a teaching assistant.
UTA duties will include:
- Attend weekly prep meetings as scheduled by the lab or discussion supervisor
- Attend lectures
- Teach one lab or discussion section per week (except for BSCI207, see below)
- Adequately prepare for teaching the lab or discussion
- Grade papers & assignments as assigned by the lab or discussion supervisor, or the faculty instructor
- Hold office hours as directed by the lab or discussion supervisor
- Help to proctor lecture exams as needed
- Be available one week prior to the beginning of classes for scheduled TA meetings
- UTA’s who have not previously done so will register for and attend a 1-credit weekly seminar course on teaching skills and issues, BSCI279P, which meets on Tuesday 2-3 pm (prep UTAs are exempt from this requirement).
New UTAs teaching labs must attend a lab safety training session prior to or during the first week of classes. This work will require 10 - 15 hours per week, depending on the course requirements. The stipend is $1,650 for the semester, paid in an hourly wage. Undergraduate students will be hired for only one UTA position in any given semester, but will be allowed to apply for a position in a later semester, assuming their performance is satisfactory.
UTA applications are due April 15th, 2020.