Computer and Information Science

Teaching Assistant Information

Open TA Positions for Fall 22 (Deadline is Tuesday, April 12, 11:59pm ET)

CIS 110, 120, 160, 121: apply here.

Other Courses: apply here

Courses other than those listed on the form may be hiring TAs as well, please inquire with those individual instructors.

If you are interested in being considered as an instructor for any of these CIS minicourses:

CIS 191 Using and Understanding Unix and Linux
CIS 192 Python Programming
CIS 195 Mobile App Development (either iOS or Android)
CIS 197 JavaScript Programming

Please reach out to the CIS Minicourse Coordinators, Swapneel Sheth & Joe Devietti (swapneel@cis, devietti@cis)

PhD students completing a teaching practicum should speak with the course instructor directly, and do not need to fill out these applications.

Approval/Payment

Once you have been selected to be a TA for a CIS/CIT/NETS course you will receive an offer letter from the department, you will need to sign this offer letter and save it as a PDF. After signing the letter you will receive paperwork from PEFS for you to fill out and return with your offer letter.

NOTE: In order to be paid, you must return the paperwork and your offer letter to establish your payroll record for this position. The start date of your employment or re-employment in this position will be effective only when you have emailed all of the necessary payroll documents to the PEFS office.

Time sheets must be submitted on a weekly basis.

Assignment Guidelines

Below are the guidelines for assignment of teaching assistants for classes.

35 – 70 students thirty TA hours
70-105 students forty-five TA hours
105-140 students sixty TA hours
15 – 35 students fifteen TA hours

Hours per week to be arranged but should be ten hours or less.

Resources

TAs needing the textbooks for the course they are assisting with can obtain a voucher to use at the bookstore from the Towne Business Office (Towne 293).

Options for TAs needing space for office hours: