Teaching Assistant

Company: University of California - Merced
Location: Merced
Posted on: October 16, 2024

Job Description:

Position overview

Position title:
Teaching Assistant



Salary range:
See Table 18 for the salary range for this position. Salary is based on an annual full-time salary of $58,250.00.

Teaching Assistants will not be appointed for more than 50% time during the Fall and Spring semester.




Percent time:
25% - 50%




Anticipated start:
Summer 2024 - May 17, 2024

Fall 2024 - August 16, 2024

Spring 2025 - January 1, 2025





Position duration:
Duration may be up to one semester or a summer term.






Application Window




Open date: March 22, 2024




Most recent review date: Friday, Jul 12, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.




Final date: Friday, Mar 21, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.




Position description

The School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts anticipates hiring Teaching Assistants for lower- and upper-division courses for Academic Year 2024-2025, including Summer Session 2024, in the following disciplines:

Cognitive and Informational Sciences

The Teaching Assistant will be responsible for grading, attending lectures, leading discussion sections when appropriate and holding office hours. Additional information on the title is available at https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-410.pdf

The University of California Teaching Assistants are represented by the UAW-AFL-CIO. http://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/bx/index.html



Program: https://cogsci.ucmerced.edu/graduate-programSchool: https://ssha-grad.ucmerced.edu/





Qualifications


Basic qualifications
Qualifications (must meet all listed qualifications):

* Bachelor's degree in the subject area or a related field

* Maintenance of a qualifying grade point average

* Academically eligible to hold the appointment (per UC Merced's Graduate Policies and Procedures Handbook)

* Must be a registered UC Merced graduate student in full-time residence (registered for 12 units per term appointed; for summer appointment registered in 12 units in the previous term; incoming students for summer appointment have submitted the Statement of Intent to Register)

* Must have passed an Oral English Proficiency Examination (if applicable







Application Requirements



Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
  
  
  
  
  
  Apply link:
  https://aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/JPF01720
  
  Help contact: pthao29@ucmerced.edu
  
  
  
  About UC Merced
  
  The University of California, Merced, is the newest of the University of California system's 10 campuses. With over 9,000 undergraduate and graduate students (https://cie.ucmerced.edu/analytics-hub/student-statistics), UC Merced is committed to interdisciplinary excellence in research and teaching as well as to diversity, equity and inclusion. Ranked as one of the best public universities in the nation by U.S. News and World Report, UC Merced provides outstanding educational opportunities to highly qualified students from the heart of California, the nation, and abroad. The campus has special connections to nearby Yosemite National Park; is on the cutting edge of sustainability in construction and design; and supports the economic development of Central California. The Merced 2020 Project doubled the physical capacity of the campus, and enhanced academic distinction, student success, and research excellence (https://merced2020.ucmerced.edu/).
  
  The University of California, Merced is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.
  
  Please refer to the University of California's Affirmative Action Policy and the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy.
  
  As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements. This includes the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/5000695/VaccinationProgramsPolicy.
  
  
  
  
  
  Job location
  Merced, CA

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