TA Hiring Process

The Selection and Application Process

Recruitment process:

  • Letters are sent to faculty teaching ARSC 1020/1, PHYS 1001/2 and PHYS 1003/4 to identify top students who they recommend as Teaching Assistants. Letters of recruitment are also sent to top students in the above courses inviting them to apply.
  • Any student interested in becoming a TA, whether recruited or not, should fill out an application and return to Professor Vigil.

Selection process:

  • Teaching assistants are selected based on previous teaching experience, recommendations from references, grades in the courses for which they would teach, and their availability.
  • Approximately 10-16 TAs are hired per section per semester, based on total enrollment in the course. TAs are hired on a semester-by-semester basis.
  • Fall semester hires are considered in late spring (late March/early April).
  • Spring semester hires are considered in late Fall (late October/early November). Applications are accepted at any time throughout the school year.
  • The lab coordinator, Melissa Vigil, will notify accepted students via email.
  • Students may continue to TA as long as they are undergraduate or graduate students at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ. Students wishing to continue their TA position through the next semester do not need to submit a new application, but notify the lab coordinator in writing, with their schedule attached, according to the timeline noted above.

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