Undergraduate Students
Primary contact: Emily Half
Courses that typically hire TAs: 84-104, 84-226, 84-275, 84-322, 84-323, 84-352, 84-369, 84-387, 84-405 (any course that has enrollment higher than 35 typically).
How to apply: TA positions are coordinated by the department.
Primary contact: Nuria Ballesteros Soria
Courses that typically hire TAs: varies by semester
How to apply: varies by course
Primary contact: Rita Portnykh
Courses that typically hire TAs: The core introductory economics courses (73102, 73103, 73230 and 73240) always hire TAs. Other courses might hire TAs, depending on enrollment.
How to apply: A new application is posted every semester.
Primary contact: Cassie Conrad
Courses that typically hire TAs: Course assistants are needed for courses such as 67.240 (Mobile Web Design & Development), 67.250 (Information Systems Milieux), 67.262 (Database Design and Development), 67.272 (Application Design and Development), and 67.443 (Mobile Application Design and Development).
How to apply: Course assistants and graders are hired by the instructor and typically have previously taken the course. Students are encouraged to contact the instructor or department for more information about these opportunities
Primary contacts: Nancy Monda and Gang Liu
Opportunities available: language assistants (speaking/writing assistants) and grader positions
Courses that typically hire: Most language sections, except Italian, hire language assistants every semester. Language Assistants are not required to attend lectures, teach recitions or grade assignments. Their main responsibilities are to help students practice language (mostly speaking and writing related to course content) outside the classroom, thus they are hired as "tutors" ($10/hour). Language assistants are limited to undergrad only. Some larger classes may hire graders.
How to apply: Application forms open each semester. Interested students should contact the professor or the contact persons listed above to apply.
Primary contact: Pat Doyle
Courses that typically hire TAs: Any class that has recitations will receive one TA for every 30 or 40 students. Any non-recitation courses will receive a grader for every 20-30 students.
How to apply: TAs or graders are typically hired by the instructor. Students are encouraged to contact the instructor or department for more information about these opportunities.
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Primary contact: Emilie O'Leary
Courses that typically hire TAs: Most courses in the department hire TAs and the department also hires graders for some classes. Examples include: 85-102 Intro to Psychology; 85-241 Social Psychology; 85-219 Biological Foundations of Behavior; 85-221 Principles of Child Development; 85-309 Advanced Stats; and 85-310/85-320/85-340 Research Methods.
More information available on the Psychology website.
How to apply: Application is available online.
Primary contact: Gretchen Chapman
Courses that typically hire TAs: all undergrad courses with an enrollment of 25 or more students.
How to apply: Hourly undergraduate students are hired for one course in any given semester. The instructor for that particular class hires their TAs, typically by considering students who have taken the class previously.
Primary contact: Samantha Nielsen
Courses that typically hire TAs: Our department offers a wide array of experiences for our TAs. For our TAs (undergraduate and graduate), depending on the course, they will be grading, and could also lead recitations, hold office hours, help with the logistical organization of the course, among other things.
The Stat & DS Department hires undergraduate TAs for most, if not all, of our undergraduate courses at the 100, 200, and 300 levels. There are not always undergraduate students TAing for our 400 level courses, but there have been undergrads on a select few of those courses in recent semesters (e.g. 36-401, 36-402, 36-410 and 36-462). What courses are in need of TAs can change semester to semester, and the best place to find an updated list of courses is on the departmental TA application on our website, which is opened each semester a week or so before registration.
How to apply: Applications for the undergraduate TAs will open each semester at least the week before registration. Please check here to see the timeline surrounding our applications.
