AY Student Teaching Assistant, Economics Department (WS-ST2)
About The Position
Student Teaching Assistants are Economics or Quantitative Economics majors who will have typically earned excellent grades in Econ 121 Principles of Economics and all or most of the core courses: Econ 260 Introductory Econometrics; Econ 261 Macroeconomic Theory; and Econ 262 Microeconomic Theory. Student Teaching Assistants for Business and Management Studies will have earned excellent grades in the courses taken toward completion of the concentration. TAs will typically work 2-3 hours per week averaged over the semester, but hours may be lower some weeks and higher during others. This may vary depending on instructor. Students may apply to multiple openings at one time by completing the Economics Department & Business and Management Studies TA application. Hiring instructors require applicants to supply: A Statement of Interest for position, A transcript, A résumé. Specific requirements for each TA position will be discussed with those candidates chosen to interview by faculty instructors.
Requirements
- Economics or Quantitative Economics major
- Earned excellent grades in Econ 121 Principles of Economics and all or most of the core courses: Econ 260 Introductory Econometrics; Econ 261 Macroeconomic Theory; and Econ 262 Microeconomic Theory.
- For Business and Management Studies, earned excellent grades in the courses taken toward completion of the concentration.
- Earned a B+ or higher in the course for which they will TA.
- Specific qualifications are determined by faculty supervisors for each course.
Nice To Haves
- Mastery in field: grading and tutoring in economics
- Analysis and language skills: providing insightful commentary in grading feedback
- General work/life skill development: delivering assignments in timely manner to instructor
- Leadership/Behavioral: Managing expectations of fellow students and instructor
- Analysis: succinctly breaking down complex concepts into easy-to-understand segments
Responsibilities
- Grading study sets
- Providing tutoring
- Review and proof exams prior to test periods
- Hold a weekly one-hour open study/review session, plus a review session before the midterm and final exams.
- Assist with Moodle quality-control
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
