Department
of Economics
Job
Description Pre-doctoral Teaching Associate II
for Independent
Sections of Economics 200 or 300-Level Courses
Minimum
qualifications/requirements
- Prior
experience as TA in Economics course @ UW
- Average
prior student evaluations scores of 3.0 or higher
- Satisfactory
academic progress
- Course
schedule and curriculum must coincide with departmental needs
Pre-doctoral Teaching Associate II is the title for graduate students
assigned to independently teach a section of a 200 or 300-level course in the
Department of Economics. They are
responsible for all aspects of planning and teaching. However, in coordination with the faculty
supervisor, the curriculum and content must be generally consistent with other
sections of that same course taught in the Department. Typical responsibilities
include the following:
General responsibilities
- Schedule
and attend all course meetings and final exam
- Present
lectures and facilitate discussion
- Hold
regular office hours; submit office hours to the Main Office
- Prepare,
maintain, and update webpage, electronic discussion boards, etc., as
appropriate to the course
- Manage
and respond to course-related email
- If
you must cancel a class contact the Advising Office to post a notice in
your classroom and notify your supervisor
- Respond
to and return student work in a timely manner
- Consult
with faculty supervisor, undergraduate advisers, and/or graduate program
adviser regarding course issues, as appropriate
Preparation
responsibilities
- Prepare
course plan and lectures
- Prepare
syllabus, overheads, handouts, or review materials as appropriate
- Place
course materials on library reserve
- Request
necessary equipment (e.g., audio-visual equipment)
- Review
and order textbooks for use in the course
- Prepare
exams, essays, or other assignments
- Evaluate
students based on performance in the course
- Administer
and grade assignments and exams (may include hiring and supervision of
reader/grader)
- Hold
review sessions as appropriate; obtain classrooms for such sessions
- Turn
in a copy of the final exam
questions to Graduate Program Assistant, 2 days prior to final
- Calculate
quarter grades, maintain all grade records, and submit grades by the
quarterly due date
- Administer
course evaluations
This position is subject to policies
stated in the UW/UAW contract for Academic Student Employees (ASEs). The most recent information may be found at: http://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/laborrel/contracts/uaw/addons/
Policies
on workload, vacation and paid leave are included in this contract. Vacation and paid leave must be approved by
the supervisor. Documentation of leave
approvals must be maintained per Department of Economics and UW Human Resources
policy.