The Integrative Biology & Physiology Department is in need of TAs to teach the following courses in Fall 2016:
Life Sciences 2: Cells, Tissues, and Organs
Introduction to basic principles of cell structure, organization of cells into tissues and organs, and principles of organ systems.
Required skills: background in chemistry or previously taken LS 2
Positions available: 1
Physiological Science 5: Introduction to Human Physiology
Basic introduction to principles of human biology, with special emphasis on roles that exercise and nutrition play in health, and prevention and management of such illnesses as hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease.
Required skills: background in physiological science or previously taken PhySci 3 and 5
Positions available: 2
Physiological Science 111L: Physiological Science Laboratory
Designed to illustrate physiological principles studied in courses 111A, 111B (Foundations in Physiological Science).
Required skills: background in physiological science or previously taken 111A, 111B and 111L
Positions available: 2
Physiological Science 121: Disease Mechanisms and Therapies
Use of disease mechanisms as pedagogical tools to develop higher-order knowledge of basic scientific concepts. Integration of concepts from genetics, molecular and cell biology, physiology, and biochemistry to create molecular solutions to problem of inherited neuromuscular disease.
Required skills: background in skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle physiology
Positions available: 1
Physiological Science 177: Neuroethology
Physical properties of animal signals and physiological mechanisms underlying their generation. Topics include classical neuroethological models: acoustic and vibration communication in vertebrates, sound localization in owls, electrosensing and electrocommunication in electric fish, and neurobiology of birdsong.
Required skills: background in chemistry, life science and physiological science or previously taken PhySci 111A and/or PhySci M180A, MCDB M175A, NEUROSC M101A.
Positions available: 1
Applicants must also be registered UCLA graduate students during the quarter/s of the TAship and in good academic standing. All TAs must be registered and enrolled in a minimum of 12 units, hold a cumulative GPA of 3.0 at the time of the appointment and not be appointed for more than 50% time without an exception to policy approval from the Graduate Division. Applicants may not have worked more than 12 quarters under the teaching apprentice appointment. In addition, applicants may not have worked more than 18 quarters, under any combination of the academic apprentice personnel titles.
Please forward your CV, undergraduate and graduate transcripts along with a short letter of interest describing your qualifications and noting the course you would like to apply for to Marisela Diaz-Vasquez, Student Affairs Officer, mdiaz@lifesci.ucla.edu<mailto:mdiaz@lifesci.ucla.edu> as soon as possible but no later than Friday, August 26, 2016.