Undergraduate and Non-Math Graduate Teaching Associateships
The Department of Mathematics hires qualified undergraduate students of any major and graduate students from other departments to assist us in our teaching efforts. Teaching Associate (TA) hiring takes place only once per year, with the application process in Winter Quarter and the screening, training, and hiring in Spring Quarter. Hired TAs begin teaching in Autumn Quarter.
You are encouraged to apply for a teaching associateship in Math if you posses the following qualities and meet the following requirements.
Qualities:
- excellent communication skills,
- an interest and enthusiasm for teaching, and
- excellent proficiency in mathematics
- undergraduate or graduate student status at OSU,
- successful completion of at least one post-calculus course (equivalent to courses above OSU Math 254) by the end of Winter Quarter,
- good academic standing at OSU, and
- Spoken English certification (for international graduate students only)
Completed applications must be received by the last day of Winter Quarter classes. Decisions about support for the next academic year will be made during Spring Quarter. TAs who are hired will begin teaching Autumn Quarter.
It is not necessary to be a math major to be eligible for a TA position. Candidates must be available throughout Spring Quarter for interviewing and training on campus.
If further information is needed, please contact Cindy Bernlohr via email at: bernlohr@math.ohio-state.edu
Please note: March 13, 2009 is the application deadline for a Teaching Associateship for the 2009-10 academic year. This is a firm deadline; no quarterly hiring is done throughout the academic year.
Undergrad TAs currently receive a stipend of $1010 per month for approximately 20 hours of work per week. Duties include teaching recitations, grading, holding office hours, and tutoring.
Graduate TAs currently receive a stipend of at least $1440 per month for a 50% appointment. Basic graduate school tuition and fees are waived. Duties include teaching daily classes or recitations, grading, holding office hours, and tutoring. (Please note: If you will be a graduate student in the Department of Mathematics, please contact Denise Witcher about support information.)
If you are a graduate student and wish to have a GTA appointment with any OSU department, you must also meet the following conditions:
- You must be certified to teach by the Office of Spoken English if you are a non-native English speaker.
- You must be in a degree-granting graduate program.
- You must be academically eligible, as determined by the Graduate School.