Each year the Division of Biological Sciences has Teaching Assistant/tutor positions that must be filled with qualified applicants. The following TA/Tutor Employment Application Link is for undergraduate students at UCSD only. If you have received your Bachelor's degree, or higher, please contact the TA Coordinator about opportunities as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at biota@ucsd.edu or (858) 534-9766.
A teaching assistant (TA)/Tutor assists in the instruction of an upper or lower division course at the University under the supervision of a faculty member. The TA/Tutor primarily assists the faculty member in charge of the course by conducting discussion sections that supplement faculty lectures and by grading assignments and examinations.
A TA/Tutor may also assist with the development of assignments or exams, hold office hours and proctor examinations. The general instructional content of the course, as well as the official assignment of student grades and decisions on grade appeals, are the responsibility of the faculty member in charge of the course. In no instance shall a teaching assistant be assigned responsibility for the entire instruction of a course.
Please see the campus Office of Graduate Studies website for additional information concerning academic student employment.