Biocore Program Fall 2025 Teaching Assistants
Apply now(opens in a new window) Job No: 508665 Division/Organization: College of Letters & Science Department: Biology Core Curriculum Job Type: UW Student Assistant Remote Eligbility: Not Remote Location: NOLAND ZOOLOGY BUILDINGSalary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $9,736.00-$14,576.00 Job Categories: Interpersonal Communication, Leadership, Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Education and Training, STEM, Data Analysis, Graduate Assistant-Teaching Assistant
Department Overview:
The Biology Core Curriculum is a 4-semester Honors Biology undergraduate sequence at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Anticipated Start Date:
Mid-August 2025
Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):
Late-December 2025
Remote Work Eligibility Detail:
Not Remote
Anticipated Hours Per Week:
Minimum: 13.4 Maximum: 20
Schedule:
Lecture and laboratory positions available. See Fall timetable for days/times.
Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:
Minimum: $998.00 / 2-week period depending on %
Maximum: $1,495.00 / 2-week period depending on %
Number of Positions:
10-12
Qualifications:
Interested candidates should have a broad training in Biology. Familiarity with genetics, ecology, and evolution is highly desirable for Biocore 381/382. Familiarity with anatomy and physiology for plants / animals is desirable for Biocore 485/486.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities :
Interested candidates should have a broad training in biology. Familiarity with genetics, ecology and evolution is highly desirable for Biocore 381/382. Familiarity with anatomy and physiology for plants/animals is desirable for Biocore 485/486.
Position Summary/Job Duties:
Lecture TA appointments are between 33.4% to 50%, and are responsible for attending lecture, leading 50-minute discussion sections, grading exams, holding office hours, attending weekly course planning meetings and grading other assignments. Laboratory TA appointments are 40% for lab / disc combo and are responsible leading a 50-minute discussion section to prepare students for lab, assisting in lab, grading lab reports and other assessments, attending weekly course planning meetings and holding office hours.
Physical Demands:
Biocore 382 TAs will be teaching some of their labs in the Biocore Prairie for part of September & October.
Institutional Statements:
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.
Institutional Statement on Diversity:
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu
Accommodation Statement:
If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
Advertised: February 28, 2025 09:00 AM Applications close: March 21, 2025 11:55 PM
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