Teaching Assistant in Management of Innovation, Sustainability and Technology: AY 24-25, Includes Summer 2024 (Anticipated)

The University of California Merced is hiring Teaching Assistants for the Management of Innovation, Sustainability and Technology and related engineering courses for the 2024-2025 academic year, including Summer 2024. Responsibilities include grading, attending lectures, leading discussions, and holding office hours. Candidates must be registered UC Merced graduate students with a Bachelor's degree and meet specific academic requirements. This position is based in Merced, CA.
The School of Engineering anticipates hiring Teaching Assistants for lower- and upper-division courses for Academic Year 2024-2025, including Summer Session 2024, in the following disciplines:

Management of Innovation, Sustainability and Technology
Management of Complex Systems
Engineering Fundamentals (courses may include the following: Introduction to Materials, Statics and Dynamics, Circuit Theory, Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Strength of Materials, Spatial Analysis, Information Systems, etc.)

The Teaching Assistant will be responsible for grading, attending lectures, leading discussion sections when appropriate and holding office hours. Additional information on the title is

The University of California Teaching Assistants are represented by the UAW-AFL-CIO.

QUALIFICATIONS

Basic qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in the subject area or a related field
• Maintenance of a qualifying grade point average
• Academically eligible to hold the appointment (as outlined in the Graduate Policies and Procedures Handbook)
• Must be a registered UC Merced graduate student in full-time residence (registered for 12 units per term appointed; for summer appointment registered in 12 units in the previous term)
• Must have passed an Oral English Proficiency Examination (if applicable)

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Document requirements
• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• List of Subjects/Courses - List of subjects or courses eligible to teach based on academic or teaching experience
(Optional)

Help contact: soegrads@ucmerced.edu

ABOUT UC MERCED

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JOB LOCATION

Merced, CA