There will be several TA/Lab Instructor positions in the department this coming Fall. These positions pay between $3200 and $4500 (depending on duties and status) and enable the recipient to receive a tuition waiver on some (M.S. Students) or all (Ph.D. Students) of their tuition.
Recipients are expected to be on campus, ready to assume their duties up to a week (that is, as early as August 19, 2013) before the start of the semester, August 26, 2013.
Recipients of Lab Instructor positions who have not been certified as completing the GTA Institue must be on campus in time to take the GTAI. The GTAI is most likely to be scheduled for August 22 and 23, 2013.
The SPEAK test is a prerequisite for the GTA Institute for non-native speakers of English. It is generally given shortly before the GTA course (probably August 19, 2013) and also near the end of each semester. The earlier you pass the SPEAK test, the better for your chances of being hired. It is your responsibility to check with Dr. Levinstein about signing up.
Recipients who arrive late may find their awards reduced or recinded. Lab instructors will not be employed unless they have been certified as completing the GTA training.
Preference will be given to students who have taught laboratory sections or TAed for this department in Spring 2013 and given satisfactory performance. Preference will also be given to students who have passed the SPEAK test and/or completed the GTA training. Students with high grade point averages will be given preference over those with low. PhD students must be making satisfactory progress toward their degrees.
POLICIES:
Since a lack of budgetary information as well as other uncertainties, make it difficult to predict how many positions we have, notification of awards will extend from April 15 through August 30.