Descriptions of EVE courses that employ TAs and/or readers
Frequently Asked Questions and Links
Teaching Assistants (TAs) may be appointed at 50% employment (20 hours per week), or at 25% (10 hours per week). Duties vary, but may include running lab or discussion sections, holding office hours, and grading papers and exams. The minimum GPA requirement to hold a TA appointment is 3.00. Graduate students may be appointed to a maximum of 9 quarters in one or a combination of academic titles (e.g. TA, RA, Reader) prior to advancement to candidacy; after advancement, students may be appointed to academic titles for an additional 6 quarters without an exception request. Summer appointments are excluded from these limits. In every quarter except Summer, appointment as a TA alone, or in combination with other University employment, may not exceed 50%.
TAs receive a stipend (income) as well as an instate fee remission. Current salary information can be found on the Graduate Studies web site at http://gradstudies.ucdavis.edu/facstaff/. All instate fees except local fees are remitted by a TAship. Fee information can be found on the Office of Resource Management and Planning web site at http://www.ormp.ucdavis.edu/studentfees/.
For TA positions during the 2008-09 school year, the Section of Evolution & Ecology's priority application deadline has passed. However, we take TA applications year-round and often hire TAs whose applications were submitted late, so please send in those applications even if you've missed the deadline!
For TA positions during the 2008-09
school year, the Section of Evolution & Ecology will give priority to
TA applications submitted by February
19, 2008 Monday, March 10, 2008.
Documentation Requirements: The Section of Evolution & Ecology requires the College of Biological Sciences (CBS) application which can be downloaded below. EVE also requires a copy of GRE scores, all college and university transcripts (including UCD transcripts), a sampling of previous teaching evaluations (if any), and a copy of the Advancement to Candidacy form (if applicable).
College of Biological Sciences Teaching Assistant Application - (MS Word Version 7.0) or (PDF Version) To apply to more than one Section within the College of Biological Sciences, you must submit a separate copy of this application to each department. Be sure to follow each section's instructions for supplemental information (if applicable).
An offer of a teaching assistantship or readership represents a commitment to you on the part of our section and faculty. We urge you to reciprocate by honoring the commitment you make to us when you agree to take the teaching assistant or reader position. For more information regarding TA appointments in the Section of Evolution and Ecology, contact: Graduate Coordinator, 2320 Storer Hall, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616-9755. Phone: (530) 752-1274. E-mail: gradcoordinator@ucdavis.edu. Fax: (530) 752-1449.
Teaching Assistantships are covered by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Please refer to the following CBA website for further information:http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/employees/policies/systemwide_contracts/uaw/index.html .
Each year the Teaching Resources Center (TRC) provides a "new TA" orientation in mid to late September before Fall quarter begins. All students (incoming and continuing) who will be TAing for the first time are requested to attend. The course will provide instruction and resources so your TA experience will be a successful and valuable part of your graduate education at Davis. Please visit:TRC Orientation and Enrollment Page and the TRC Home Page
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Last modified February 22, 2008