Botany Teaching Assistant

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Position Title:

Botany Teaching Assistant

Requisition Number: H00591P

Position Category:
Hourly/Work Study

Campus

Location:

Weber State University - Ogden, UT

Hours per week: 10-15

Months per year: 4

Hourly Pay Rate: $15

The Botany Teaching Assistant (TA) will serve as instructional apprentice under the guidance and supervision of a faculty member. The specific duties of the TA will depend on the nature of the course/lab to which the TA is assigned and the support needs of the department as a whole. Duties may include assisting with course preparation, instructional support in labs and/or fieldwork (including guiding students in best practices and safety), leading review sessions and discussions, mentoring independent projects and assisting with grading.

This position is 50/50 eligible, student must be enrolled full-time and have at least a 2.0 GPA in order to qualify.

• Has completed the class in need of a TA with a B or better grade.
• Approval of the course instructor.
• Current major in the college of science.

• Botany major.
• Previous experience in teaching such as tutoring.

To apply, complete the online application, attach a resume, and a cover letter. If you are hired, please keep in mind that you will need to complete the appropriate Payroll and HR documents prior to beginning work.

Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles etc., using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Agility is emphasized. Important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion. Maintaining equilibrium to prevent falling. Walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. Amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.

Medium work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Required to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; using a computer terminal; extensive reading.

The worker is subject to both environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside. The worker is subject to extreme heat. Temperatures above 100 for periods of more than one hour. Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions, such as wind and humidity.