Department of Chemistry & Physics
General Chemistry Teaching Assistant Application
Position Description: Teaching Assistants (TA’s) work in the lab and help with the preparation of chemicals and laboratory clean-up. Time commitment is ~3 hours per lab (additional time for prep and clean-up may be necessary). You must complete safety training each semester.
Compensation: TA’s are paidminimum wage on an hourly basis.
Please complete the following and return an electronic version to Dr. Simmons (). Put your last name in the file name.
Name: ______Major: ______
Cell Phone: ______Email: ______
Expected Graduation Year: ______
TA positions are available for the following assignments:
Honors General Chem Lab: R 9:15
General Chemistry Lab: T 1:30, T 5:30, W 1:45, W 5:30, R 1:30, R 5:30
General Chemistry Lab Prep
Organic Chemistry Lab: T 1:30, R 1:30, R 5:30
Organic Chemistry Lab Prep
Biochemistry Lab Prep
Biochemistry Lab: T 1:30, W 1:45
Analytical Lab Prep
Analytical Lab: M 1:30
Physics Lab Prep
Physics Lab: T 1:30, W 1:45, R 1:30
- For which class are you applying for a TA position? Circle below all that apply.
General Chemistry Organic Analytical PhysicsBiochemistry
- Take a screen shot of your Fall 2016 class schedule and paste below.
- What additional activities do you have that will impact your schedule? (regular meetings, CAE tutoring, etc.)
- If you had your choice, which of your available afternoons/evenings would you prefer to TA? List at least 3 options.
- If you had your choice, which TA assignment (Gen Chem prep, Organic lab, etc.) would you prefer? List at least your topic 3.
- For which laboratory course(s) have you already served as a TA?
- List your previous lab instructors:
- Do you qualify for Federal Work Study? Have you received Federal Work Study in the past? If so, do you know how many hours you will receive this fall?