Teaching Fellow in the Biological Sciences, AY
Company: University of California
Location: Merced
Posted on: November 20, 2023
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Job Description:
Position overview
Position title:
Teaching Fellow
Salary range:
See Table 18 for the salary range for this position. Salary is
based on an annual full-time salary of $59,346. Teaching Fellows
will not be appointed for more than 50% time during the Fall &
Spring semesters.
Percent time:
25% - 50%
OR
Up to 100% in summer session only
Anticipated start:
Summer 2023-May 17, 2023
Fall 2023-August 16, 2023
Spring 2024 -January 1, 2024
Position duration:
Duration may be up to one semester or a summer term.
Application Window
Open date: April 7, 2023
Most recent review date: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 11:59pm
(Pacific Time)
Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the
search committee if the position has not yet been filled.
Final date: Friday, Mar 15, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but
those received after the review date will only be considered if the
position has not yet been filled.
Position description
The School of Natural Sciences anticipates hiring teaching fellow
for Academic Year 2023-2024, in the Biological Sciences.
The Teaching Fellow is expected to do the following:
* Provide mentorship, support, and teaching professional
development for graduate teaching assistants (TAs)
* Improve communication between graduate TAs and instructors of
record
* Design and improve curriculum for discussion sections
* Serve as a back-up TA for discussion sections during short-term
emergencies.
* Attend weekly mentoring meetings with the instructors of record
(IOR)
* Attend weekly instructional team meetings with IORs and TAs
* Prepare and lead weekly TA meetings
* Facilitate active-learning activities during lectures
* Hold weekly office hours for TAs and/or students
* Available to proctor, photocopy, and grade exams
* Conduct peer observations of teaching in discussions
A Teaching Fellow is a registered graduate student in full-time
residence who has advanced to candidacy for the doctorate, at least
two years of teaching experience (including that of a teaching
assistantship) in or outside the University, and under the general
supervision of a regular faculty member. Maintenance of a
qualifying grade-point average is also required. Must meet all
requirements outlined in the UC Merced Graduate Policies and
Procedures Handbook and Academic Personnel Manual 410. Must have
served as a graduate Teaching Assistant in the biological sciences
for least one semester at UC Merced. Preferred candidates will have
either taken QSB 201: Teaching and Learning in the Sciences or
received other teaching professional development training.
he University of California Teaching Assistants are represented by
the UAW-AFL-CIO.
https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/bx/index.html
As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with
the University of California SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination
Program Policy:
https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/5000695/SARS-CoV-2_Covid-19. All
Covered Individuals under the policy must provide proof of Full
Vaccination or, if applicable, submit a request for Exception
(based on Medical Exemption, Disability, and/or Religious
Objection) or Deferral (based on pregnancy) no later than the
applicable deadline. The applicable deadline for student employees
is the deadline for students. For students starting or returning to
campus after Fall 2021, the deadline is the first date of
instruction for the term when they first enroll. (Capitalized terms
in this paragraph are defined in the policy.)
Qualifications
Basic qualifications
A Teaching Fellow is a registered graduate student in full-time
residence who has advanced to candidacy for the doctorate, at least
two years of teaching experience (including that of a teaching
assistantship) in or outside the University, and under the general
supervision of a regular faculty member. Maintenance of a
qualifying grade-point average is also required. Must meet all
requirements outlined in the UC Merced Graduate Policies and
Procedures Handbook and Academic Personnel Manual 410. Must have
served as a graduate Teaching Assistant in the biological sciences
for least one semester at UC Merced. Preferred candidates will have
either taken QSB 201: Teaching and Learning in the Sciences or
received other teaching professional development training.
Application Requirements
Document requirements
Apply link:
https://aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/JPF01550
Help contact: snsgradstaff@ucmerced.edu
Campus Information
As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all
applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining
agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or
local government directives may impose additional requirements.
This includes the University of California Policy on Vaccination
Programs:
https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/5000695/VaccinationProgramsPolicy.
The University of California is an Equal Employment
Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and invites applications
from all qualified applicants, including women, minorities,
veterans, and individual with disabilities, who will enrich the
teaching, research and public service missions of the university.
All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without
regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran
status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination
and affirmative action policy, see: UC Nondiscrimination &
Affirmative Action Policy
(https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/DiscHarassAffirmAction).
The University of California, Merced, is the newest of the
University of California system's 10 campuses. With over 9,000
undergraduate and graduate students
(https://www.ucmerced.edu/fast-facts), UC Merced provides
outstanding educational opportunities to highly qualified students
from the heart of California, the nation, and abroad. The campus
has special connections to nearby Yosemite National Park; is on the
cutting edge of sustainability in construction and design; and
supports the economic development of Central California. The Merced
2020 Project doubled the physical capacity of the campus, and
enhanced academic distinction, student success, and research
excellence (https://merced2020.ucmerced.edu/).
UC Merced is a smoke & tobacco free campus
(https://smokefree.ucmerced.edu/).
Job location
Merced, CA
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