CALL FOR TEACHING ASSISTANT APPLICATIONS FOR SPRING 2025 SEMINARS
Spring Quarter, 2025
Deadline to apply: November 15, 2024
We are looking for teaching assistants who will design and lead a single spring seminar that covers a topic that is relevant to the theme of one or more of the following Cluster topics: Food & the Environment, Building Climates, Data & Justice, Race and Indigeneity in the US, Global Islam, America in the Sixties, Evolution of the Universe & Life, Biotechnology & Society, Sex & Gender, the Mind, and Aging. See the Cluster Program website for more information on the UCLA Cluster Program and the individual Clusters listed above.
This is a unique opportunity to teach your own class on nearly any topic!
Seminar Details and Responsibilities:
- Develop a seminar syllabus by enrolling in Writing Programs’ ENGCOMP 495N course in Winter 2025. You must take this course specifically designed to aid with inclusive syllabus design.*
- Enroll in Writing Programs ENGCOMP 495O course in Spring 2025 while teaching your seminar. This course provides mentorship and class observation during spring quarter.*
- Incorporate scaffolded writing assignments into the syllabus and balance formative and summative assessments (with consultation from Writing Programs and the Cluster Coordinator)
- Lead an interactive, highly structured class, which is composed of one 2hr 50min class (seminar-style) each week of Spring Quarter
- Independently teach a class of ~20 students
*Note: teaching assistants who have previously taught a seminar for the Cluster program are not required to enroll in 495N or 495O.
Preference will be given to those with teaching experience.
If you are interested in this position, please complete the application by November 15, 2024. We expect that all TAs will be selected by the end of Fall quarter 2024.
Please direct any questions to Alice Lee (alicel@college.ucla.edu).
CALL FOR TEACHING ASSISTANT APPLICATIONS FOR 2024-25 ACADEMIC YEAR
Funding Opportunity for the Academic Year, 2024-25
No longer accepting applications for the 2024-25 school year. Check back at the beginning of Winter 2025 for information on 2025-26 opportunities.
We are looking for teaching assistants for the 2024-25 school year. Selected students will receive a 50% TAship for the year and design and lead a spring seminar.
This is a unique opportunity to teach your own class on nearly any topic!
Clusters are year-long, collaboratively taught, interdisciplinary and open to entering first-years only. Cluster topics are: Food & the Environment, Building Climates, Data & Justice, Race and Indigeneity in the US, Global Islam, America in the Sixties, Evolution of the Universe & Life, Biotechnology & Society, Sex & Gender, the Mind, and Aging. See the Cluster Program website for more information on the UCLA Cluster Program and the individual Clusters listed above.
Details and Responsibilities:
- Attend Fall/Winter lectures
- The first two quarters are traditional lecture courses, with lab/discussion sections taught by TAs. You will be required to attend the lectures (1.25 hours twice a week) and teach two 2 hr lab/discussion sections (approx. 20 students each).
- Attend weekly teaching team meetings
- Grade Discussion Section and Writing assignments as well as exams
- The course is “writing intensive” so experience and comfort with teaching writing is a must.
- Develop and lead your own Spring Seminar
- In the spring quarter, every member of the teaching team, including the TAs, gets to teach a weekly seminar on a topic of their choice that relates to the broad issues of the courses. As preparation for these, new TAs will enroll in offerings of 495M/N/O courses all 3 quarters*.
- Other duties may include helping to lead and facilitate co-curricular activities
- Accept this appointment for the entire 2024-2025 Academic Year
*Note: teaching assistants who have previously taught a seminar for the Cluster program are not required to enroll in 495M/N/O.
Preference will be given to those with teaching experience.
If you would like to apply, please contact the Cluster Coordinator for the specific Cluster you are interested in. Cluster Coordinator contact information can be located on the Cluster website here. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until TAs are selected. We expect that all TAs will be selected by early Summer 2024.
Please direct any questions to Alice Lee (alicel@college.ucla.edu).