Palo Alto University (PAU), a private, non-profit university, founded in 1975 and located in the heart of Northern California’s Silicon Valley, is a community grounded in values of social justice, dedicated to addressing pressing and emerging issues in the fields of psychology and counseling that meet the needs of today’s diverse society. The students at PAU reflect the diversity of the region, are engaged in their education, and committed to improving the lives of others. The University sees diversity in its staff and faculty as very important to serving its diverse student body (or synonymous with inclusive excellence). PAU offers undergraduate and graduate programs with online, hybrid and residential options. PAU has an engaged faculty who make significant contributions to their fields and prepare future leaders who make a difference in the lives of individuals and communities. When you put all of this together, PAU creates a legacy of confident, competent, and compassionate professionals who are at the forefront of psychology and counseling and who move ahead in life by moving lives ahead.
Position Description
Job Title: TA I - CLIN 500
Department: PhD, Psychology Department
Reports To: Murphy Alafoginis
Status: Maximum 10 hours per week
Date: 6/15/2026 - 8/28/2026
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
- Teaching Assistant Duties & Responsibilities may include, but not limited to:
- Helping with grading
- Help moderating the classroom environment and making online learning more engaging
- Facilitating group discussions
- Managing Canvas
- Holding office hours
- Helping with creating/presenting didactics and guest lectures if interested
- Making course materials accessible
- Support proctoring exams
- Creating Assignments
Required Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Currently enrolled student at PAU in good standing.
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent.
- Advanced understanding of the subject matter.
- Strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
- Excellent classroom management skills.
- Able to create a comfortable learning environment for students.
- A strong work ethic, dependable, and ability to prioritize multiple tasks and follow through in a timely manner.
- Ability to apply sound research techniques and logical critical analysis.
Application Procedures:
PAU is committed to providing an educational environment that supports a diverse, equitable and inclusive population. In your cover letter, please include information on how your background and experience has prepared you to be in an environment that holds equity and inclusion core to its mission and values.
EEOC Policy:
No Discrimination: The University is an equal opportunity employer and is firmly committed to non-discrimination in its hiring and other employment practices and in the application of its personnel policies. In compliance with all applicable federal and state laws, except where a bona fide occupational qualification exists, employment decisions will be made irrespective of the staff member's backgrounds of race, color, religion, religious creed, ancestry, national origin, age (except for minors), sex, marital status, citizenship status, military service status, sexual orientation, medical condition (cancer-related or genetic condition), disability and/or any another status protected by law.
As provided by law, and when it is requested to do so, the University will offer reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, if the individual is otherwise qualified to safely and to the University standards of quality of work, perform all essential functions of the position and if it will be done without undue hardship to the University.
PAU has a high-quality work environment that attracts and welcomes a diversity of backgrounds of its employees. In your application or in a cover letter, please include information on how your background and experience has prepared you to work at a high level of quality of work with co-workers from a variety of different backgrounds.
Skills Required
- Currently enrolled student at PAU in good standing.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
- Advanced understanding of the subject matter.
- Strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
- Excellent classroom management skills.
- Ability to create a comfortable learning environment for students.
- Strong work ethic, dependable, ability to prioritize multiple tasks and follow through timely.
- Ability to apply sound research techniques and logical critical analysis.
What We Do
Founded in 1975 as the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, Palo Alto University (PAU) is a non-profit and accredited institution dedicated to improving lives through education and research anchored in psychology, counseling, social work, clinical training and practice in a diversity of cultures, and service to communities around the world.
