Graduate Assistant - Teaching Assistant, Honors College

University of Nevada Reno • Reno, NV

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) appreciates your interest in employment at our growing institution. We want your application process to go smoothly and quickly. Final applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment. If you need assistance or have questions regarding the application process, please contact our recruitment helpline at [phone] or [email protected] . For UNR Med professional job postings, please contact the Office of Professional Recruitment at [phone]. Job Description The University of Nevada, Reno Honors College is seeking to hire two Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) to teach introductory honors seminars under the supervision of a lead honors faculty member and the Honors College Associate Dean. The Honors College is the fastest growing college at the University of Nevada, Reno, and expects to welcome 325 first-year students in fall 2026. All first-year students are required to complete HON 109, a one-credit first-year experience discussion-based seminar that emphasizes critical thinking, engagement with diverse primary source texts, community-building, and personal and professional development. As the Honors College is an umbrella college that serves high-performing undergraduate students with any major, all HON prefix courses are interdisciplinary; thus, GTAs may have any disciplinary background. The Honors College recognizes that GTAs are, above all else, students. To that end, GTAs have access to a faculty mentoring program that includes regular meetings, teaching observations, and incentives and opportunities for professional development.

Requirements

• Candidate must be enrolled as a graduate student at the University of Nevada, Reno.
• Candidate must be active in a degree-seeking program.

Nice To Haves

• PhD students preferred, including incoming PhD students.
• Experience as an instructor, teaching assistant, discussion leader, or academic mentor.
• Experience and/or knowledge of honors education or other special educational programs for high-performing students.

Responsibilities

• GTAs, along with a lead honors faculty and the Honors College Associate Dean, will teach HON 109 in fall and spring semesters.
• GTAs may have the opportunity to teach an upper division honors seminar of their own design in the spring.
• GTAs will join a teaching team that includes other faculty, GTAs, and undergraduate TAs.
• GTAs will hold weekly office hours in a shared GTA office space in the Honors College.
• GTAs will attend regular faculty check ins, monthly All-College meetings, HonorsFit (a one-day honors orientation for incoming students), and the Honors Faculty Retreat (a two-day introduction to the Honors College for all faculty).
• Opportunities for summer teaching are possible.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees