Teaching Assistant in Cognitive and Informational Sciences: AY 25-26, Includes Summer 2025 (Anticipated)

Position Overview

Position title: Teaching Assistant

Salary range: See Table 18 for the salary range for this position. The salary is based on an annual full-time salary of $68,000.00. Teaching Assistants will not be appointed for more than 50% during the Fall and Spring semester.

Percent time: 25.00% - 50.00%

Anticipated start: Summer 2025 - May 15, 2025
Fall 2025 - August 18, 2025
Spring 2026 - January 1, 2026

Position duration: Duration may be up to one semester or a summer term.

Application Window
Open date: March 10, 2025
Most recent review date: Friday, Nov 14, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Final date: Monday, Mar 2, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Position Description

The School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts anticipates hiring Teaching Assistants for lower- and upper-division courses for Academic Year 2025-2026, including Summer Session 2025, in the following disciplines:

Cognitive and Informational Sciences

The Teaching Assistant will be responsible for grading, attending lectures, leading discussion sections when appropriate and holding office hours. Additional information on the title is available at https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-410.pdf

The University of California Teaching Assistants are represented by the UAW-AFL-CIO. http://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/bx/index.html

Program: https://cogsci.ucmerced.edu/graduate-program

School: https://ssha-grad.ucmerced.edu/

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

Qualifications (must meet all listed qualifications):

Bachelor's degree in the subject area or a related field
Maintenance of a qualifying grade point average
Academically eligible to hold the appointment (per UC Merced's Graduate Policies and Procedures Handbook)
Must be a registered UC Merced graduate student in full-time residence (registered for 12 units per term appointed; for summer appointment registered in 12 units in the previous term; incoming students for summer appointment have submitted the Statement of Intent to Register)
Must have passed an Oral English Proficiency Examination (if applicable)

Application Requirements

Document requirements

Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

Apply link: https://aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/JPF01896

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