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

  1. For which class are you applying for a TA position? Circle below all that apply.

General Chemistry Organic Analytical PhysicsBiochemistry

  1. Take a screen shot of your Fall 2016 class schedule and paste below.
  1. What additional activities do you have that will impact your schedule? (regular meetings, CAE tutoring, etc.)
  1. If you had your choice, which of your available afternoons/evenings would you prefer to TA? List at least 3 options.
  1. If you had your choice, which TA assignment (Gen Chem prep, Organic lab, etc.) would you prefer? List at least your topic 3.
  1. For which laboratory course(s) have you already served as a TA?
  1. List your previous lab instructors:
  1. 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?