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ACADEMIC STUDENT EMPLOYEE POSITION AVAILABLE
SPRING QUARTER 2008
CLASSIFICATION/JOB TITLE
Teaching Associate (3-5 positions possible)
DEPARTMENT
Communication Studies
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
1. Attend workshop sessions during the summer, at least two weeks prior to the fall quarter.
2. Register for COMM 689 each quarter.
3. Receive written and oral feedback from TA Coordinator.
4. Attend every class session for assigned class.
5. Read all required materials.
6. Lecture, discuss, conduct pedagogical activities, etc. to teach the topics from the selected textbook.
7. Grade all speeches, exams, quizzes, homework assignments, etc.
8. Take roll every day in class.
9. Administer SOTEs following the proscribed procedure.
10. Enroll in Communication Studies graduate courses full time, or register for thesis, project, or comprehensive exams.
11. Make progress in the graduate program. Progress includes being a full time student in the program, completing a committee designation form, completing a plan of study form, maintaining a 3.0 GPA in the program, working towards completing a thesis or project.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
To be eligible, applicants must be graduate students in the Communication Studies program, or recently accepted graduate students in the Communication Studies program. Further, students must have completed the required 24 units of Communication coursework for the graduate program, must meet the minimum GPA of 3.0 overall, or in the last 90 quarter units, and must meet the minimum TOEFL requirement for the program (230/575/88). Applicants must be classified graduate students, or conditionally classified graduate students, if the condition is A) the required prerequisites in Marketing, for the IMC track students and/or B) the graduate writing requirement. Also, prior to beginning the teaching associate position, graduate students must participate in the department’s shadow program and/or a community college internship program approved by the CSUSB Department of Communication Studies’ Graduate Coordinator.
TIMEBASE OR HOURS OF APPOINTMENT
Timebase = .27 Note: see department policy for information on additional work load or Criteria for Multiple Sections.
HIRING CRITERIA
The following criteria will be considered when selecting the department teaching associates:
1. Based upon the number of applicants, the number of teaching associate positions available, the budget, and the quality of the applications, a short list will be created by the department graduate committee.
2. Short list applicants will be invited for an on-campus interview in May.
3. The on-campus interview will include the graduate committee members and any tenure track, or lecturer, in the Department of Communication Studies
4. After the interviews are completed, each faculty member will individually rank each interviewee. The Graduate Coordinator and TA Coordinator will tally the rankings and develop a list in order of preference. This list is presented to the department chair.
5. Offers will be made by the department chair in the order presented. TA positions will be filled based on department needs and budget.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND DEADLINE
Interested graduate students must submit an application to the Teaching Associate Coordinator no later than the deadline posted by the Department of Communication Studies. The application includes a vita, or resume, and a statement of intent outlining qualifications (no more than one page). Returning TAs need only submit a statement of intent (no more than one paragraph). The deadline for applications is Wednesday April 30, 2008. Interviews will be conducted the following week. Dates can change year to year.
PROCEDURES FOR NOTIFICATION
Applicants awarded a position will be notified by the Communication Studies Department Chair.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT TEACHING ASSOCIATE Coordinator, Communication Studies, 909-537-7377
It is the policy of CSUSB to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual preference, marital status, pregnancy, age, disability, disabled veteran's or Vietnam era veteran's status.