Teaching Assistant

Position Number: 1P0006

Title: Graduate Teaching Assistant

Functional Title: Teaching Assistant

Category Status: 04-Graduate Assistant

Applicant Search Category: Graduate Assistant

University Authorized FTE: 25

Unit: BSOS-African American Studies

Hiring Range Minimum: 13883.00

Hiring Range Maximum: 14427.00

Campus/College Information: 

Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.

Background Checks 

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Position Summary/Purpose of Position:Serve as teaching assistant (TA) for AASP230 Social (In)Justice and African-American Health and Well-Being, an I-Series course focused on African American health disparities. TA responsibilities will include:

• Attend regularly-scheduled lectures, hold regular office hours, meet regularly with the supervising faculty, and correct and grade student papers.
• The supervising faculty may define additional duties and expectations.
• TA responsibilities will require a weekly time commitment of 10 hours averaged over the term of the appointment.
• Benefits include up to 5 credits of tuition remission (or candidacy tuition) per semester and the option to participate in the faculty/staff health benefits program.
• International Teaching Assistants agree to provide the University, upon request, evidence of employability as required by United States immigration laws.

Minimum Qualifications:The qualified candidate must be enrolled in a degree program as a full-time graduate student at the University of Maryland College Park and be in good academic standing.

Preferences:Preferences:

• Experience with Canvas/ELMS.
• Past experience working with undergraduate students, grading, meeting with students, responding to student emails, and providing instruction.
• Background in African American and Africana Studies, Sociology, Public Policy, Public Health, or a related field.

Additional Certifications:

Additional Information:Include a cover letter, resume, and list of three references (name, title, email, affiliation). when applying for the position.

Posting Date: 08/15/2024

Closing Date: 

Open Until Filled Yes

Best Consideration Date 08/21/2024

Physical Demands 

Work performed in a classroom, an office environment, and online.

Diversity Statement: 

The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

Women, minorities, LGBTQ+, veterans, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

^Student Posting Contact Information:If you have questions, please contact nrivera2@umd.edu.

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