BIS 471/571 Teaching Assistant

OSU Oregon State University•Corvallis, OR

About The Position

Oregon State University’s College of Business is hiring two part-time student employees for the School of Accounting, Finance, and Information Systems. The Teaching Assistant supports BIS 471/472 course instructors and students through lab development and testing, course-content preparation, student help sessions, grading, and related administrative work. Work may be done virtually, though periodic in-person meetings with instructors and the College of Business IT team, meetings with students, or an on-campus class demonstration may be required. The role is limited to a maximum of 24 hours per week and pays $16.55 per hour. The anticipated start date is November 23, 2026; no end date is provided. Candidates must be academically enrolled and meet OSU student employment and academic-standing requirements. They must be pursuing a Business Information Systems or Computer Science major or graduate program at Oregon State University. Because the position provides access to confidential student data and is designated critical or security-sensitive, the employee must demonstrate integrity, follow OSU, College of Business, and FERPA rules, and successfully complete a criminal history check.

Requirements

Be academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university and pursuing a program or course of study.
Meet applicable OSU academic-standing and minimum enrollment requirements; students on academic suspension are ineligible.
Pursue a Business Information Systems or Computer Science major or graduate program at Oregon State University.
Demonstrate high integrity and strong work ethics, and abide by OSU, College of Business, and FERPA rules.
Successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined position qualified under OSU Standard 576-055-0000 et seq.
Pay attention to detail and demonstrate good interpersonal, listening, verbal, and written communication skills.
Have good organization, project-management, and time-management skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience or familiarity with Microsoft Azure, Windows and Linux operating systems, Active Directory, Hyper-V, pfSense, Wireshark, and AWS.
Certifications, internships, or work experience in networking, cybersecurity, and AWS.
Familiarity with the student culture at Oregon State University's College of Business.
Recently completed BIS 471 and/or BIS 472 in OSU's BIS program with a grade of B+ or higher.

Responsibilities

Design and test computer-networking and cybersecurity-related lab exercises.
Edit documents and videos and record videos of lab walkthroughs.
Conduct lab help sessions.
Review and edit content on the Canvas course site.
Grade work and complete related data-entry tasks.
Transcribe narrated PowerPoint lectures.
Make PowerPoint slides and Canvas pages accessible.
Work one-on-one with course instructors and complete assigned tasks in a timely manner.
Help students with academic and lab questions relating to BIS 471/472, through virtual and/or in-person meetings.
Help identify and process possible academic-integrity violations in the BIS 471/472 courses.