GA Teaching - School of Communication Master's program - Fall 2026 and/or Spring 2027
About The Position
The majority of the graduate teaching assistant's primary duties are in support of instruction. This includes serving as a primary or secondary teaching instructor in a class or laboratory, assisting a faculty member with teaching-related tasks, grading student assignments that require knowledge of subjects taught, meeting with and/or tutoring students, holding office hours, preparing instructional materials, and assisting during class and/or lab. Specifically, for these positions, the Graduate Teaching Assistant will be fully responsible for the instruction of undergraduate students in teaching COM 110 - Communication as Critical Inquiry and/or other instructional duties as per programmatic needs. This involves preparing and delivering all lessons, grading student performances and writing, and creating and administering tests/quizzes. The GA will teach two sections of COM 110 or a comparable assignment, hold office hours, and attend professional workshops and seminars on teaching as well as observe other more experienced teachers.
Requirements
- Eligible for appointment as per the requirements in the Graduate Assistant Handbook
- Must be a degree seeking graduate student at Illinois State University in Communication
- Demonstrable oral proficiency in the English language as a requirement for teaching assistant positions (mandated by state law)
Responsibilities
- Serve as a primary or secondary teaching instructor in a class or laboratory
- Assist a faculty member with teaching-related tasks
- Grade student assignments which require knowledge of subjects taught in a class or laboratory
- Meet with and/or tutor students
- Hold office hours
- Prepare instructional materials
- Assist during class and/or lab
- Fully responsible for the instruction of undergraduate students in teaching COM 110 - Communication as Critical Inquiry and/or other instructional duties as per programmatic needs
- Prepare and deliver all lessons
- Grade student performances and writing
- Create and administer test/quizzes
- Teach two sections of COM 110 or a comparable assignment
- Attend professional workshops and seminars on teaching
- Observe other more experienced teachers
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
