Teaching Assistant Positions Available for HSSEAS Ethics/Writing Courses
HSSEAS seeks outstanding candidates for Summer 2018 and for academic year 2018-2019 to be Teaching Assistants (TAs) in support of faculty who are teaching engineering courses that fulfill, among other topics,the School’s Ethics requirement and the Engineering Writing requirement. The courses are:
• Engineering 183EW: Engineering and Society
• Engineering 185EW: The Art of Engineering Endeavors
Responsibilities of Teaching Assistants
TAs will have the opportunity to help students with engineering and ethics subject matter and with writing and communication skills in the context of the practice of engineering. .
TAs for these courses are required to take Engineering M495I (2 units, offered in Spring 2018) to gain skills in the teaching of writing in engineering prior to their first TA assignment.
TAs will work with students enrolled in their section. Responsibilities include:
• 3 hrs of weekly discussion sections including
o facilitating a weekly 2-hour class discussion and team work section
o leading a weekly 1-hour writing workshop
• responding to and grading drafts of written assignments
• grading homework assignments and/or examinations
• participating in on-going mentoring in the teaching of writing in engineering practice skills
Professional Development Benefits for Teaching Assistants
• gain strategies for teaching not only content, but communication skills to prepare students for
successful participation in their professional areas
• hone and expand skills for teaching undergraduates
• acquire knowledge of group dynamics and skills to promote team work
• develop professional writing and communication skills
How to apply: Interested students should send an email with a resume attached to
browne@seas.ucla.edu. The email should also include answers to the following questions:
1. What is your name?
2. What is your student ID number?
3. What is your preferred email address?
4. What is your preferred contact phone number?
5. What is your department within HSSEAS?
6. Do you already have an M.S. Degree?
7. Who is your graduate advisor?
8. During which of the following quarters are you available to TA: (Summer 2018, Fall 2018,
Winter 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2019)?
9. Are you available and willing to take the required M495I training course in Spring 2018?
10. List which courses of Engr 183E or 185EW you have taken at UCLA (not a requirement).
Also, identify any similar courses you have taken at another university.
11. What is your GPA? (UCLA Graduate Division requires TAs to have at least a 3.0)
12. Briefly list your non-academic activities and hobbies.
13. List any writing courses you have taken (not a requirement).
Deadline: Applications will be accepted until April 13, 2018, but the collection of writing samples
and interviewing of candidates will
• Engineering 183EW: Engineering and Society
• Engineering 185EW: The Art of Engineering Endeavors
Responsibilities of Teaching Assistants
TAs will have the opportunity to help students with engineering and ethics subject matter and with writing and communication skills in the context of the practice of engineering. .
TAs for these courses are required to take Engineering M495I (2 units, offered in Spring 2018) to gain skills in the teaching of writing in engineering prior to their first TA assignment.
TAs will work with students enrolled in their section. Responsibilities include:
• 3 hrs of weekly discussion sections including
o facilitating a weekly 2-hour class discussion and team work section
o leading a weekly 1-hour writing workshop
• responding to and grading drafts of written assignments
• grading homework assignments and/or examinations
• participating in on-going mentoring in the teaching of writing in engineering practice skills
Professional Development Benefits for Teaching Assistants
• gain strategies for teaching not only content, but communication skills to prepare students for
successful participation in their professional areas
• hone and expand skills for teaching undergraduates
• acquire knowledge of group dynamics and skills to promote team work
• develop professional writing and communication skills
How to apply: Interested students should send an email with a resume attached to
browne@seas.ucla.edu. The email should also include answers to the following questions:
1. What is your name?
2. What is your student ID number?
3. What is your preferred email address?
4. What is your preferred contact phone number?
5. What is your department within HSSEAS?
6. Do you already have an M.S. Degree?
7. Who is your graduate advisor?
8. During which of the following quarters are you available to TA: (Summer 2018, Fall 2018,
Winter 2019, Spring 2019, Summer 2019)?
9. Are you available and willing to take the required M495I training course in Spring 2018?
10. List which courses of Engr 183E or 185EW you have taken at UCLA (not a requirement).
Also, identify any similar courses you have taken at another university.
11. What is your GPA? (UCLA Graduate Division requires TAs to have at least a 3.0)
12. Briefly list your non-academic activities and hobbies.
13. List any writing courses you have taken (not a requirement).
Deadline: Applications will be accepted until April 13, 2018, but the collection of writing samples
and interviewing of candidates will