Teaching Assistant Positions
Position overview
Position title: Teaching AssistantApplication Window
Open date: March 27, 2024
Next review date: Saturday, Apr 27, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Friday, May 31, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
Teaching Assistant positions
University Writing Program
University of California, Riverside
The University Writing Program (UWP) at the University of California, Riverside is accepting applications for Teaching Assistant (T.A.) positions for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Anticipated start date: September 23, 2024
Salary: Starting salary is based on an annual full-time rate of $58,250.
Teaching Assistants will not be appointed at more than 50% FTE.
See Table 18 for the salary range for this position. https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2023-24/oct-2023-acad-salary-scales/t18.pdf
Basic Qualifications:
(Must meet all listed qualifications)
• Bachelor's degree
• Must be a registered UC Riverside graduate student in full-time residence (registered for 12 units per term)
• Must be academically eligible to hold the appointment (per UC Riverside Graduate Policy)
Candidates must be excellent writers. Prior teaching experience may be considered but is not required. T.A.s are assigned to English 001A, 001B, 001C, 004, or Writing Across the Curriculum, (WAC) courses, and are supervised by the faculty in charge.
University Writing Program TA-ships are full academic year appointments at 50% FTE. Candidates should be willing to serve as T.A. for the entire academic year. (9/23/24 – 6/12/25.) T.A.s must also enroll in the English 301/302 teaching practicum. T.A.s who advance to candidacy may be updated to a Teaching Fellow position after completing the teaching practicum.
Interested individuals should submit a current C.V., teaching statement, diversity statement, writing sample, teaching evaluations (if available), and a letter from their Department Chair or Graduate Advisor verifying eligibility and availability for the year.
To apply please visit https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/apply/JPF01899.
To ensure full consideration, application materials should be received by April 27, 2024.
Qualified applicants will be asked to evaluate and comment on a sample student essay and may be invited to interview.
The University of California Teaching Assistants are represented by the UAW-AFL-CIO. http://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/bx/index.html
Qualifications
Qualifications (must meet all listed qualifications):
• Bachelor's degree
• Must be a registered UC Riverside graduate student in full-time residence (registered for 12 units per term )
• Maintenance of a qualifying grade point average
• Academically eligible to hold the appointment (per UC Riverside Graduate Policy)
- Prior teaching experience may be considered but is not required. -Candidates who have completed the English 301/302 teaching practicum and advanced to candidacy may be eligible for appointment as Teaching Fellow
Application Requirements
Cover Letter (Optional)
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Statement of Teaching - 1 page maximum
Statement of Past and/or Planned Future Contributions to Advancing Diversity and Inclusive Excellence - 1 page maximum.
In a “Statement of Past and/or Planned Future Contributions to Advancing Diversity and Inclusive Excellence”, we ask applicants to describe their past and/or potential future contributions to promoting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment, which is a key requirement of the role of every faculty member and administrator at UCR. There are numerous ways to contribute, and a commitment to this part of our mission can be reflected through research, teaching, supervision, mentoring, community engagement, service, and any of the other varied activities that are a part of an academic career.
Writing Sample - Please submit a 5-10 page writing sample. It is ok to use work that has been previously submitted for course credit.
Teaching Evaluations (Optional)
Eligibility / Availability verification - Please provide letter from your Department Chair or Graduate Advisor verifying your eligibility and availability for the year.
References optional
Help contact: abrock@ucr.edu
About UC Riverside
The University of California, Riverside is a world-class research university with an exceptionally diverse undergraduate student body. UCR is a member institution of the American Association of Universities (AAU) as well as the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities (HSRU). Its mission is explicitly linked to providing routes to educational success for underrepresented and first-generation college students. A commitment to this mission is a preferred qualification.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.