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TA for SuccessWorks career courses (InterLS-210 & 215)

Apply now(opens in a new window) Job No: 508775
Division/Organization: College of Letters & Science
Department: Successworks
Job Type: UW Student Assistant
Remote Eligbility: Partially Remote
Location: SuccessWorks at the College of Letters and Science
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $14,578.50
Job Categories: Interpersonal Communication, Leadership, Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Graduate Assistant-Teaching Assistant, Career Management

Department Overview:

 SuccessWorks is the center for personal and professional development, just for College of Letters & Science students. We connect students with the advisors, alumni, and employers who can help them explore their interests, try out different occupations, and then land the job or internship of their dreams. Our TAs teach career skills with SuccessWorks’ support.

Anticipated Start Date:

 8/18/25

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

 12/31/25

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Partially Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 Minimum: 20 Maximum: 20

Schedule:

 5 hrs/week: Attending lecture/discussion and office hours
1 hr/week: Attending weekly instructional team meetings (REMOTE)
14 hrs/week: Lesson planning and grading (REMOTE)

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 Minimum: $14,578.50 Maximum: $14,578.50

Number of Positions:

 4

Qualifications:

 Mandatory:
-Graduate student, in good standing at UW–Madison (minimum 3.0 GPA)
-Bachelor’s degree in a liberal arts and sciences field
-Wireless access to email, Canvas, and Zoom (personal laptop/tablet required)

Preferred:
-Enrolled in a graduate program outside the College of Letters and Science
-Professional work experience outside academia
-Experience facilitating college-level discussions and classroom activities
-Experience in teaching student writing, speaking, and online communication skills

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

-Ability to articulate the benefit of a liberal arts and sciences education for career success
-Appreciation of the diverse backgrounds, needs, and goals of UW-Madison undergraduates across a wide variety of programs and majors
-Understanding of issues involving diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace
-Familiarity with student advising and/or career development

Position Summary/Job Duties:

Inter-LS 210, "Taking Career Initiative" (1 credit)
-Each TA manages 3 discussion sections of 22 students each (66 students total)
-Discussion times: MTWR 9:55 + 11:00 + 12:05, 50-minutes each

Inter-LS 215, "Communicating About Careers" (3 credits; Comm-B)
-Each TA manages 2 discussion sections of 18 students each (36 students total)
-Discussion times: Thursdays 9:00–10:45am, 11:00am–12:15pm, 2:30–3:45pm, 4:00–5:15pm
---Applicants must be available for two of these times
---Applicants must also be available for lecture Tuesdays 2:30pm-3:45pm

Duties shared by all positions
-Lead weekly discussion sections or review weekly online postings
-Hold regular office hours (by Zoom if desired) and respond to student communications within 48 hours
-Grade assignments in Canvas within 1 week of completion
-Attend weekly 1-hour team meetings
-Manage advisor, alumni, and employer visits as necessary
-Contribute to ongoing course development and program assessment

Parameters shared by all positions
-TAs are supervised by the SuccessWorks Career Education Instructor
-All course materials, guests, and assignments provided by Career Education Instructor
-TAs work with various guest presenters: career advisers, alumni, and/or employers
-New TAs must attend several training workshops during the week before classes start
-50% position, generally qualifying for health benefits and tuition remission (tuition remission not available for graduate students enrolled in programs with service-based pricing tuition – see https://policy.wisc.edu/library/UW-1029)
-Appointments may be renewed each semester, based on performance

Physical Demands:

Attend lecture/discussion, speak in front of the class, lead classroom activities

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/
 
 

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