Job Title
GA Teaching: CHEM- AssistantAgency
East Texas A&M UniversityDepartment
ChemistryProposed Minimum Salary
CommensurateJob Location
Commerce, TexasJob Type
Graduate AssistantJob Description
Chemistry (GAT) Graduate Teaching Assistant
Job description
Graduate student teaching positions will assist Faculty in teaching lab and lecture classes, grading homework, exams, and papers or reports.
Masters students with a Chemistry academic or lab experience background are eligible for this position.
They will also assist and supervise students in the laboratory learning environment and monitor and supervise proper use of PPE in lab classes. May be required to assist with virtual labs and utilize the online learning management system D2L Brightspace.
Workers will assist faculty in grading associated with lecture class exams and homework and proctor exams and make-up exams.
Knowledge and training in chemistry lab safety is necessary and demonstrable knowledge of working with chemicals is required.
Students may assist in the preparation of chemicals used in student labs and may work the stockroom to assist classes with equipment and supplies.
Keeping weekly office hours to assist students is required.
All assignments will be 4.5 or 9 month terms, with re-hire eligibility evaluated at the end of every term. Failure to perform duties may result in early termination.
All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.
Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.
Skills Required
- Master's student with an academic or laboratory chemistry background
- Knowledge and training in chemistry laboratory safety
- Demonstrable knowledge of working with chemicals
- Ability to assist with chemistry laboratory and lecture classes
- Ability to supervise students and enforce proper PPE use
- Ability to grade homework, exams, papers, and laboratory reports
- Ability to proctor exams and makeup exams
- Ability to use D2L Brightspace and assist with virtual laboratories
- Ability to maintain weekly office hours for student assistance
- Successful criminal history investigation and credential verification
What We Do
Texas A&M University is a public, research-intensive institution of higher education in Texas. Founded in 1876, it provides undergraduate and graduate education while advancing research and creativity across academic and professional fields. The university develops leaders prepared for responsibility and service, and conducts research addressing challenges in areas including agriculture, disaster preparedness, robotics, immersive technology, leadership and civics for Texas and beyond.
