We are seeking a Teaching Assistant for assigned course(s), facilitating communication between and providing course support to students and faculty.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Responds to student inquiries through TA office hours, synchronous sessions with instructor, or other forms of communication.
• Assists with discussion forums by facilitating and contributing to discussion to promote student engagement.
• Promotes communication between faculty and students by communicating to faculty when there is a problem or concern, or need for clarification on course material.
• Provides support to faculty by collecting and reviewing the format of written assignments (such as APA formatting).
• Communicates regularly with the course faculty.
• Works under the direction of a faculty member.

Special Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work with diverse populations.
• High level of comfort with technology and the online course format.
• Strong knowledge of content area for specific courses.
• Strong knowledge of research methodology, learning sciences, learning theory, or other theories of learning.

• Bachelor’s Degree. Completed Master’s Degree in related field strongly preferred.
• Prior teaching experience in the relevant course content area preferred.

• Master’s Degree in Education or related field preferred.

Classified Title: Teaching Assistant 
Role/Level/Range: ACRO37.5/03/CE  
Starting Salary Range: $19.75 - $35.35 HRLY ($20.00 HRLY targeted; Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Casual / On Call 
Schedule: Monday - Sunday 
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt 
Location: Homewood Campus 
Department name: ​​​​​​​Counseling 
Personnel area: School of Education