"Teaching Assistant in Mechanical Engineering/Engineering: 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. Salary is based on an annual full-time salary of $68,000. Teaching Assistants will not be appointed for more than 50% time during the Fall & Spring semesters.

Percent time: 25% - 50%
OR
Up to 100% in summer session only

Anticipated start: Summer 2025 - May 17, 2025
Fall 2025 - August 15, 2025
Spring 2026 - January 1, 2026

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

Application Window
Open date: March 11, 2025
Most recent review date: Monday, Dec 15, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Final date: Tuesday, Mar 10, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Position description

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

Mechanical Engineering
Engineering Fundamentals (courses may include the following: Introduction to Materials, Statics and Dynamics, Circuit Theory, Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Strength of Materials, Spatial Analysis, Information Systems, etc.)

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

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree in the subject area or a related field
2. Maintenance of a qualifying grade point average
3. Academically eligible to hold the appointment (as outlined in the Graduate Policies and Procedures Handbook)
4. 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)
5. Must have passed an Oral English Proficiency Examination (if applicable)

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• List of Subjects/Courses - List of subjects or courses eligible to teach based on academic or teaching experience (Optional)

Apply link: https://aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/JPF01910

Help contact: soegrads@ucmerced.edu

Job location

Merced, CA