Why Be a Chemistry Teaching Assistant

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Why Be a Chemistry Teaching Assistant?

• Professional interaction with professors and
  other students
• Valuable experience (bolster your resume)
• Learn and understand chemistry better
• Other aspects of self development
• Paid in-state tuition ( 2000/semester)
• Plus 2281.50/semester, (monthly paycheck)
• Total 4200/semester 8400/year
• UTM office with computer, phone, etc.

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TA Duties

• Eighteen (18) hrs/week total
• Teach two 3-hour labs per week each semester
• Grade half of all lab papers (reports, quizzes)
• Office hours
• Hours in help lab (4hr/wk)
• Miscellaneous service to department

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Qualifications

• Complete Chem 121, 122, and 320 before first
  semester of employment

? Preference is given to applicants
? with strong grades in Chemistry courses
? who make a commitment to complete Physical
Chemistry 351 or 352 in the first year of
employment
? who have completed additional Chemistry
courses at the 300 and/or 400 level
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To Apply

• Applications are accepted in the first 4 weeks of
  each Spring semester for the following Academic
  Year

• Contact the Chemistry Department Office

• Links to information and applications are on The
  Chemistry Department webpage