Teaching Assistantships are Academic Student Employee positions reserved for current enrolled students. All TAships are awarded as a percent of full-time, with 50% TAships being the most common: the percentage refers to the percent of a full-time 40-hour week worked.
Teaching Assistantships
TA Jobs in EVE
Applications for EVE teaching assistant and reader positions are submitted through the department's online application form.
Teaching Assistant and Reader Application
Priority consideration deadlines may vary by course and academic year. Please refer to the application form or departmental announcements for current deadlines. Applications submitted after priority deadlines may be considered as instructional needs arise.
TA Orientation
In accordance with UC Davis policy, all first-time Teaching Assistants are required to complete the campuswide TA Orientation before receiving a teaching assistant appointment. Visit the UC Davis Center for Educational Effectiveness for information about the required TA Orientation.
Salary and Appointment Information
Information about Teaching Assistant (TA), Associate Instructor (AI), Graduate Student Researcher (GSR), and Reader appointments is available through UC Davis Graduate Studies, including eligibility requirements, appointment policies, and current salary scales.
- Graduate Student Employment
Appointment information, eligibility, policies, and employment resources. - Graduate Student Salary Scales
Current salary scales and information for graduate student academic appointments.
Additional Teaching Opportunities
Teaching assistant and reader appointments are available in departments across the College of Biological Sciences and throughout UC Davis.
- Teaching Assistant and Reader Opportunities in the College of Biological Sciences and Across Campus
TAships are awarded by individual academic departments according to their own procedures for recruiting and hiring TAs. Students in any program are authorized to serve as a TA for any department. This page collects a list of units that generally hire CBS graduate students as TAs.
Questions?
If you have questions about teaching assistant or reader appointments in the Department of Evolution and Ecology, please contact Constance Suen ([email protected]).