Teaching Opportunities

Ph.D. Students

Teaching opportunities are available to 2nd through 5th year PhD students. Please contact the Graduate Administrative Aide for more information.

Postdoctoral Fellows

We offer limited teaching opportunities to postdoctoral fellows. Please contact the Graduate Administrative Aide for more information.

Master's Students

We recruit M.S. students for teaching assignments approximately 3 months prior to the semester in which they will be assigned. Biology administration sends out an invitation to apply (via email) to all continuing students (typically at least second semester). Application instructions are given at that time, but please note that interviews may be required before a position is offered.

Available Positions

In general, Biology M.S. students are only permitted to teach in our Principles of Biology Labs and in CORE courses taught by Biology faculty.

Course: BIOL-UA.123, PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY LAB

Position: Laboratory Section Leader

Openings: 8, Spring Semester Only

Schedule: TBD by the Instructor of Record prior to the first week of class

Requirements: Must attend weekly TA meetings, help write and submit weekly quiz questions, write and grade homework, proctor and grade quizzes and exams, record attendance, give lectures at the beginning of each lab section, lead and supervise lab sections according to procedure manual, answer student questions, and help tabulate grades.

Course: CORE-Various

Position: Section Leader

Openings: 6

Schedule: Determined by CORE office

Requirements: Must supervise 1hr 50min lab sessions which are prepped by CORE staff. Lead students through each week's experiment, administer lab quizzes, and answer questions. Grade problem sets and exams using a supplied key, and lead test prep sessions in place of lab the week prior to each exam. To perform test prep effectively, TAs must attend the lectures.

Qualifications

To be eligible to teach for the Department of Biology, students must be in good standing with the Department and University, students must submit a current resume for consideration, students must be interviewed by a department faculty, and students must not have a poor prior TA performance review on file.

All of the courses above require students to give mini-lectures, lead discussions and help students one-on-one. Therefore good communication skills, as well as the ability to speak and understand English very well are essential.

M.S. students who are also code 103 NYU employees and are paid 100% from research funds are not eligible for teaching assignments.